Give young people skills and the systems to create jobs

Skills gaps, limited access to affordable capital, weak market linkages and other systemic barriers can prevent talented young people from converting ideas into viable businesses and sustainable jobs.

Today, young people make up roughly 38% of Ghana’s population of about 35 million, meaning millions of young Ghanaians are entering, or preparing to enter, an economy that must create opportunities at an extraordinary pace.

The challenge is even greater for young people living with disabilities, who often confront additional barriers to education, employment, finance and entrepreneurship.