this may include supporting the potential trainees to train in the following skills:

One of the crucial factors facing most developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa is youth unemployment. The types of higher education institutions in Ghana include 10 public universities, eight technical universities, seven university-level professional training institutions and other polytechnic institutions. Overall, there are 138 tertiary institutions, including colleges of education and nursing training.

In Ghana over one hundred thousand youth graduate from the country’s tertiary institutions and they set out to look for white-collar jobs but never get the jobs. Those who also complete secondary education but are not able to continue to tertiary due to either lack of funds or lack of capacity to pursue formal education keep increasing every year. Some of the youth decide to embark on journeys through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to Europe to seek greener pastures but unfortunately are not able to make it through the journey and lose their lives.

To reverse or at worse minimise this social canker, BHA plans to support the youth to gain some entrepreneurial skills to become self-employed through the following:

• Fabric creation (batik, tie & dye), fabric design (sewing).
• Hairdressing, pedicure and manicure, massaging and facial treatment, etc.
• Tailoring, Seamstress
• Carpentry, metal works, masonry and other activities that goes with building, mechanic work, car spraying, bakery and other catering services, etc.
• Weaving of kente (Ghana’s most expensive traditional cloth) as well as other vocational skills which the members will like to acquire.
• Electricals, electronics, surveying and architecture

These we believe will create employable skills for the youth to be self-sustainable in order to come out of poverty.