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The Ashanti Region town of Timeabu in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality can pass for a typical example of youth exodus.<\/p>\n
Almost every young man and woman has moved out of the community in search of greener pastures.<\/p>\n
Besides economic factors, lack of basic social amenities is compelling children to leave in droves, leaving behind the elderly.<\/p>\n
Statistics from the United Nations indicate 836 million people worldwide live in extreme poverty.<\/p>\n
Despite the global launch of the Sustainable Development Goals to commit countries to providing relief, the situation persists.<\/p>\n
Timeabu is a cocoa growing community located on the Ejisu-Kwaso road.<\/p>\n
It is about 20 kilometers off the main Kumasi- Accra Highway.<\/p>\n
The town\u2019s significant contribution to Ashanti Region\u2019s share of cocoa production and potential to do more are undoubted.<\/p>\n
However, the youth are not interested in farming as ageing farmers struggle to make most out of their sweat and toil.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Mohammed Ali is 75 year old farmer. He says most young ones who should assist on the farms continue to leave the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of us are very old; the absence of electricity is really a challenge. I had so many young ones\u00a0who support us in our farm. But they are all leaving the community.\u00a0 There is nobody to assist you in your farms. We really need electricity hear\u201d.<\/p>\n
The absence of electricity is compounding the discomfort of travelling to and from the town on a bad road.<\/p>\n
Commercial vehicle operators are unwilling to ply the rather dusty road to the community.<\/p>\n
Commuters are often forced to walk about 5 kilometers from the main road to catch a vehicle.<\/p>\n
Teachers leave schools in the area as frequent as they are posted there.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Parents are worried because their children are being denied their right to good basic education.<\/p>\n
\u201cthe absence of electricity and the bad roads are the reason the teachers continue to leave the community\u201d, a parent said.<\/p>\n
A community with an estimated population of 500 has no clinic.<\/p>\n
Sick persons walk about 7 kilometers to the nearest health facility to access healthcare at Kwaso.<\/p>\n
Ziaratu Mohammed is a young mother. She recounts the difficulties she endures when she is in labour.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWhen we are sick, we have to walk to Kwaso which is very far from here. No commercial vehicle is willing to ply this route. In pregnancy, we, sometimes, have to walk and it is very frustrating. Authorities should come to our aid. We need a health facility\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sustainable Development Goals require signatory countries to implement nationally appropriate social measures.<\/p>\n
It is meant to achieve substantial coverage of the poor and vulnerable by 2030.<\/p>\n
With conditions such as this prevailing at Timeabu and many others across Ghana; achieving the goals can only be a herculean task.<\/p>\n
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