Beyond Degrees: New platform turns every Ghanaian skill into opportunity

For millions of young Ghanaians, the search for work has meant the same story: send the CV, wait, hear nothing, and wait again. Today, a new Ghanaian platform says the waiting can end. Sankofa Job, a national employment platform built by Ghanaian company G&T Prestige Ltd, launched today across all 16 regions of Ghana, with a simple message for every job seeker: don’t wait. Your skill is already a job. Sankofa Job connects people who need work with people and businesses who need workers. It is free for every job seeker, open to every Ghanaian with or without a degree or a CV, and protected by Ghana Card verification through the National Identification Authority (NIA), so that the people and businesses on the platform are who they say they are.

A problem every family knows About one in three young Ghanaians aged 15 to 24 who want work cannot find it, and nearly two million young people are not in school, work or training, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. At the same time, the Cyber Security Authority has warned the public about fake recruiters and cloned websites that take money from desperate job seekers. “Talent is everywhere in Ghana, but access is not,” said Anthony Akwasi Gyamfi, PharmD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of G&T Prestige Ltd. “For too long, finding work has depended on who you know, what you can pay and how lucky you are. Sankofa Job is here to change that. Not some Ghanaians. Every Ghanaian. ” Beyond degrees: a place for every skill Sankofa Job pays special attention to Ghanaians who have long been left out of online hiring: masons, seamstresses, mechanics, hairdressers, caterers, technicians and the self taught. Most Ghanaians learn their skills outside formal schooling, and many have years of excellent work but no certificate to show…