Inclusive Vocational Training for Physically Disabled and Socially Disadvantaged Young people in Northern Ghana
By Prosper Bazaanah
1. Introduction and Background
Many countries in Africa and particularly sub-Saharan Africa, are recording alarmingly high numbers of unemployment, skill gap and socio-economic exclusion among disabled and deprived young populations.
This is particularly evident in large urban and rural districts/municipalities like the Northern Region of Ghana, where the prevalence of disability and youth unemployment has been reported to be between 13-40%.
Inappropriate school environments, lack of skills training, and access to labour market, coupled with socio-economic forces, compel these young people into the street begging for survival. There is a need for initiatives to close these skills and employment gap.