Poverty & Urban Poverty

The Progress of Ghana Towards SDG 4: Journey to Achieving Free, Equitable, and Quality Education by 2030

In July 2012, at what became known as the Rio+20 summit, leaders from twenty (20) countries gathered in Brazil for a United Nations summit on Sustainable Development to deliberate and produce a set of universal goals aimed at addressing global human concerns. At this meeting, world leaders agreed and committed to starting efforts to develop […]

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Vote Buying: A Disheartening Situation Undermining Ghana’s Democracy and A Prospective Cause of Economic Hardship

With the evolution of democracy, citizens now possess the right to participate in decision-making in governance, especially in choosing their leaders. They are allowed to look critically at policies presented by aspiring leaders. If they agree with policies addressing their grievances, such a leader is mandated to lead. This explains the definition of democracy by

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Green Ghana Day: A Day of Planting, A Year of Abandoning Seeds.

Climate change is essentially a long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns. It is a global concern. Climate Action is the 13th Sustainable Development Goal. Here, the purpose is to limit human-caused climate change. Climate change threatens life on Earth by posing the threat of unfavorable outcomes such as strong droughts, water scarcity, devastating fires,

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Ghana’s Economic Tightrope Walk: Navigating Inflation, Growth, and Poverty

The average Ghanaian does not need an economics degree to know the economy is going through a very rough patch. They feel it on their commute to work and when shopping for foodstuffs. As of August 2023, Ghana faces an extremely challenging economic outlook with high inflation exceeding 40%. This is largely driven by rising

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Abolishing Teacher’s Licensure Exams:  How Occupational License is Becoming a Barrier to Poverty Reduction in Ghana

The need to improve, protect the public against incompetent and dishonest practitioners, and improve the quality for persons receiving the service justifies the emergence of occupational licenses. In Ghana, most professions require permission to enter or license, including teaching which its license commenced in 2018. This article would discuss how occupational license is becoming a

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The Bitter Brew: How Inflation in Ghana Has Eroded the Prosperity of Cocoa Farmers

Ghana’s social and economic landscape has been significantly shaped by cocoa growing, which is primarily practiced by smallholder farmers. But as the plague of inflation progressively erodes these farmers’ affluence, the sweet taste of cocoa’s success is slowly turning bitter. This article explores the negative effects of inflation on Ghana’s cocoa growers and the wide-ranging effects

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