Being a youth in Ghana is depressing – University student bemoans high unemployment rate
Published:
4 months ago
Source:
3News
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With the country's unemployment rate still high, some tertiary students nearing graduation have expressed fear and uncertainty about their future. The sense of uncertainty looms large, casting a shadow over their hopes and dreams, despite their academic pursuits and aspirations. The 2023 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey revealed that 1.9 million youth aged 15 to 35 in Ghana are not employed, not in education or training. This is the concern of many youth who are questioning how they can create a bright future with such limited opportunities.
"It's actually not easy being a youth in Ghana. I feel it's a whole depression on its own because Ghana as a country has its own problems and they tend to affect the youth even more and so this places a high responsibility on me."
"As for me, today is not a day for any Ghanaian youth to celebrate because it is a day we need to mourn and let the politicians understand that they have woefully failed us," they told TV3 on Monday, August 12, 2024.