The Ghana chapter of the United Kingdom-based global network of churches, therefore, advised the unemployed youth to be patient and guard against engaging in life threatening activities to earn a living.

It observed that irregular migration as well as devious economic activities such as illegal mining, lumbering and cyber fraud would put their lives in danger.  The coalition, however, called on the government to do more to address the national challenge of social insecurity, unequal economic opportunities, income and wealth among her youthful population.

Interacting with a section of the media on the “WEA Business Coalition Breakfast” in Accra, Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the National Coordinator of the Coalition appreciated government’s efforts in addressing unemployment in the formal sector, but added that issues of low incomes of small and medium scale enterprises and industries must be considered and addressed as well.

The WEA Business Breakfast, is an initiative by the Ghana chapter of the Coalition to create opportunity and a common platform to interact with the media periodically to identify key challenges and bottlenecks impeding the growth of the private sector.

Mr. Ahenu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a media advocacy non-governmental organisation emphasised the private sector remained the engine of economic growth, but  because of lack of business skills, ideas, plans as well as financial management and innovative financing, many businesses in the country were collapsing.

Hence, the need for Ghana to place priority on and promote youth enterprise development through entrepreneurship and skill training, he added.  WEA Business Coalition in Ghana, seeks to strengthen local churches through national alliances, supporting and coordinating grassroots leadership and seeking practical ways of promoting unity of the body of Christ by bringing Christian businesses together.

As a global network of churches in 129 nations and formed in 1846 in London, WEA seeks to strengthen local churches through national alliances, supporting and coordinating grassroots leadership and seeking practical ways of showing the unity of the body of Christ.