From My Desk

Photo: Bright Abiah and Obed Asamoah        Ghana, one of the most notable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, has nonetheless grappled with its alarming rates of graduate unemployment for decades; a phenomenon that has seen the vast numbers of graduates from the nation`s tertiary institutions exceed by far, available decent job opportunities on the job market. Government after government has attempted to do its bit in helping minimize, if not totally eradicate this stark and glaring reality. The fact still remains, however, that none of the measures deployed by these governments have yielded the desired outcomes, with literally thousands of the nation`s human capital jobless and thus unproductive. It is instructive to note that it has been widely conceded that one of the sure routes to gainful employment is self-employment or entrepreneurship, as it were. This route has however been the road less traveled by the teaming youth of this country. Re...

Photo source: www.ghaniantimes.com.gh "The choices you make in your life will make your life. Choose wisely. ” - Michael Josephson    Owing to a couple of challenges I faced during and after my university education, I resolved to provide viable and workable ideas that will guide and inspire young people to sail through the difficulties akin to that stage of life. I have written several articles towards this end that have been published on several websites, blogs, newspaper publications, and magazines.               A couple of weeks back, I received an email from one of my readers that brought to the fore some interesting perspectives. Consequently, I decided to include his email in my next blog. This post is in pursuance of this resolve. These, I must emphasize are perspectives from a reader. I may or may not subscribe to the entirety of his write up but I trust that he shares some interesting insigh...