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At least 120 Chief Executive Officers in the country are expected to meet over one of Ghana’s greatest socioeconomic challenges – jobs for the youth.<\/p>\n

A one-day stakeholder forum organised by the National Youth Authority is expected to come off September 20 at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.<\/p>\n

The CEOs and top government officials will deliberate on how to re-channel their corporate social responsibilities into a more focussed agenda to address unemployment.<\/p>\n

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CEOs from 32 banks, 24 oil-related companies, 20 big-name retail provisions companies and 16 automobile and airline companies, 10 mining companies, six pharmaceuticals and health services and five telcos will all have one agenda to mull over.<\/p>\n

Senior minister Yaw Osafo Maafo is headline speaker for the forum which will also be addressed by Business Development minister Mohammed Awal.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executives will also learn lessons from how South Africa engaged big businesses and entrepreneurs to help address teeming unemployment in the rainbow nation.<\/p>\n

Parliament’s youngest MP Francisca Oteng-Mensah who was 23 years old when she won the Kwabre East seat will make a case for greater attention to youth development.<\/p>\n

Ghana has an extremely youthful population with at least 57% of it 27million citizens under 25 years. While unemployment data is scanty, a 2006 National Security reports pegs unemployment at 26% of the population.<\/p>\n

More than a decade later, many believe the situation has worsened.<\/p>\n

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Ghana is part of Africa’s scary youth unemployment challenge which informed the African Union’s decision to dedicate the next 50 years to youth development and empowerment.<\/p>\n

The AU has launched its Agenda 2063 aimed at ensuring the continent’s greatest asset, the youth, determine the \u201cAfrica We Want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deputy NYA CEO Bright Acheampong explained, the Youth Authority has taken up this continental challenge, localising it with programmes it believes can help address the unemployment crisis.<\/p>\n

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