Ghana §

• Independence 6th March 1957
• Has been unstable from 1966-1981
• Geography
  • Tropical climate
  • Wet and dry season

Economy §

• Lower-middle income in 2011
• Economic growth affected by
  • COVID-19
  • Inflation crisis due to Ukraine-Russia Conflict => lack of food
• Youths unemployment

Poverty §

• Cocoa has been backbone of Ghana’s economy since 1870s
• Many families in poverty

Education §

• System: 6-3-4-4

• Offcial language of instruction is English

• Problems

  • Inaccessible
  • Girls unable to get edcuation: gender inequality, long distance from school

• Number of drop outs gets higher

• Health

  • Normal diseases exist
  • New mental issues starting to exist

• Gender inequality

  • Unpaid domestic chores is bad for women
  • Many marriage before 18
  • Sexual violence

• ethnicity

  • Most peaceful country in western Africa
    • Still some issues

• Corruption is the main obstacle to why business doesn’t grow?

  • Corrupted elites take advantage of foreign aids
  • Share aids

• Created bodies for people to report against police officers

  • Weren’t effective