By Morkporkpor Anku
Accra, Oct. 23, GNA – Mastercard Foundation has commissioned a diagnostics exercise to achieve its bold ambition of enabling three million young Ghanaian women and young men to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.
The exercise involved diverse stakeholders, including young people, academia, the government, and the private sector.
Madam Rica Rwigamba, the Country Director for the Foundation in Ghana, said the agriculture and agriculture-adjacent sector was identified as the sector with the most feasible job creation and youth development potential, especially for young women.
Madam Rwigamba was speaking at an Editors’ Roundtable Forum organised by the Foundation to interact with the media on their activities in Accra.
She said to harness the opportunity in the sector to create work opportunities for young people, they sought to deepen efforts in the agriculture industry, using a value chain and market systems development approach to address systemic barriers, enhance productivity and provide access to financial services for operators within the value chain.
“The Foundation’s vision in Ghana is that by 2030, the country will be a continental demonstration of young people, especially women, harnessing opportunities to shape the future of work and to create an inclusive economy with enhanced resilience for the most vulnerable,” she added.
The Country Director said the Young Africa Works in Ghana was aligned with an Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All and the government’s commitment to positioning the country as a global entrepreneurship and technology hub.
“It also aligns with the Ministry of Agriculture’s flagship programmes, including Planting for Food and Jobs,” she said.
She said the Foundation was committed to its agenda of helping three million young Ghanaian men and women to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.
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