The Need

Why We Do What We Do

%

of children in Ghana are involved in some form of child labor

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%

of students will not progress from primary to secondary school

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%

is the unemployment rates for Ghana’s College graduates

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According to UNICEF, over 30% of children in Ghana are involved in some form of child labor. Due to extreme poverty, there is a family reliance on income generated by children working, or by the sale of the child. There are no reliable figures on the number of children affected by the worst forms of child labor (sale of children, child prostitution and trafficking) and children living and working on the streets of Ghana, but it is believed that the large majority of all cases involve children, mainly girls. (Source)

Another stunning statistic published by UNICEF is nearly 45% of students will not progress from primary to secondary school. For those who can find a way through high school and university, the unemployment rate for Ghana’s graduates is bleak at 39%. (Source)