1. Fun + work^=2030

2. PROBLEM DISCRIPTION
• Data from GAG research network shows excess supply of graduate to the tune of 75000
annually into the Ghanaian labor market
• Graduate unemployment has become a great social problem since most unemployed youth
resort to social vices like prostitution , armed robbery ,just to mention a few
• We extended our research to some refugee camps where we found out that a lot of the
inmates are suffering due to lack skills of fund raising and entrepreneurship in other to
adequately keep up the centers.
• Free lands photographers are suffering from technology change from analogue to digital
which rendered the analogue cameras outmoded.
•
graduates
5
% employed
%unemployed
0
year graduated

3. objectives
• The objective of G-YEI is to transform the university
students to become job creators on the wings of
entrepreneurship.
• To make digital instant photography attractive and money-link
to the Ghanaian youth within the next five years.
• To reduce youth unemployment by 25% in the next two years
•

4. Strategies
Learning platforms and
knowledge sharing
conferences
Organize business plan
competition to reward talented
individuals and groups with
impressive business plans.
Give self employable training
and working skills in instant
digital photography and
strategic refilling of print
catheridgies for cost effective
work delivery

5. Result
• Fifty unemployed youth are being engaged in digital instant
photography.
• The Liberian refugee camp of the people living with
disability can now prepare concrete business proposals to
source for funds to run the activities of the camp.
• We have 20 Ghanaian youth who now engage in organizing
conferences to assist the unemployed.
• Photographers are now enjoying full cost effective running
of their business due to the catheridge refill strategy the
acquired during the training seminal.
• We have provided a platform for business networking and
enhanced the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship