President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has so far provided employment for 160,000 Ghanaians.
This figure, he said, is across 169 factories under the initiative.
Mr Akufo-Addo said these when he commissioned the state-of-the-art Koforidua Sports Stadium also referred to as the Youth Resource Centre, the first of ten such stadia with ancillary facilities being constructed across the country, last week in Koforidua,
On sector growth, President Akufo-Addo said, tourism related jobs totaling 277,985, reflected a 10% increase from last year, whilst providing growth training to 6,000 young individuals engaged in various roles, such as cooks, security personnel, and tour guides will focus on unearthing talent within the tourism value chain in 2024.
“Just as the 1D1F initiative, under which we have provided employment for some 160,000 Ghanaians across a hundred and 169 new factories.”
He also disclosed that the YouStart programme, which is meant to support the youth to build commercially viable businesses will receive GH¢200 million, and US$150 million from the World Bank, all aimed at supporting youth enterprises, and lifting our youth out of unemployment.