Ghana allocates 2 billion cedis to youth employment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s government plans 3.5 billion cedis for the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, including 2 billion for employment and training. One billion will fund allowances for National Service personnel, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced, according to MyJoyOnline.
Ghana will allocate 2 billion cedis to youth employment and skills development programmes in the 2027 budget, from a total allocation of 3.5 billion cedis for the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced the allocation on Thursday 12 November during the presentation of the budget to Parliament.
An additional 1 billion cedis will fund allowances for people undertaking national service across the country. The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, a public programme supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, will receive 170 million cedis, while the National Youth Authority will receive 200 million cedis, according to Cassiel Ato Forson.
The funds allocated to employment and skills will finance initiatives aimed at improving youth training and their opportunities to access the labour market. National Service personnel are deployed in public and private institutions, where they gain professional experience while contributing to the provision of services, according to the Ghanaian government.
