Over the past few decades, a number of indices tailored around businesses have been developed globally and in Ghana. These indices facilitate informed decisions that affect businesses drawing from current business performance and prospects for the future. Examples of such indices around the world are World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, the OECD Business…
The importance of cassava in Ghana cannot be denied. Apart from being the main ingredient of daily staple food enjoyed in many Ghanaian households – fufu, akple, to some extent gari, Cassava has undoubtedly proven itself to be a resilient and food security crop, though regarded by many to be a reserve crop for the…
Government and relevant stakeholders have made efforts to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on Ghana’s educational system. However, as with many education systems around the world, Ghana’s education system was not prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic and lacked the resilience needed to adjust to the crisis. This led to disruptions to learning, loss of contact…
This evaluation analyzes the extent to which affiliation with an agriculture business supported by Root Capital’s lending and advisory services—in this case, an oil palm aggregator in Ghana called Serendipalm—improves the wellbeing of smallholder farmers. With insights directly from the business’ supplying producers, the report highlights the impacts of affiliation with Serendipalm on farmer livelihoods,…
Construction work ranks among the three most dangerous occupations in the world (Safe Work Australia 2012). The rapid and dynamic pace of work, high-risk nature of tasks, use of harmful materials and dangerous equipment, and other issues such as personality conflicts and heavy workload expose the construction workforce to significant physical and psychosocial risks (Gunasekaran…
Young construction workers suffer significant rates of poor physical and mental health. Studies have shown, for example, that young construction workers have higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, and musculoskeletal disorders compared to others of a similar age in other industries and older workers. To overcome this problem, all stakeholders must contribute to the management…
Research shows that the rapid and dynamic pace of work, the high-risk nature of tasks, the use of harmful materials and dangerous equipment, and other issues such as heavy workload expose the construction workforce to significant physical risks which significantly affect their physical health. This is particularly severe in the case of young construction workers…
This brief presents findings from a mixed-methods study that explores the state of mental health among young workers (aged 18-35 years) in Ghana’s construction industry. The study focused on workers in the three largest urban areas in Ghana (i.e., Accra/Tema, Kumasi, and Takoradi/ Cape-Coast). Interviews and a focus group discussion with health experts, employers, and…
On 9 April 2019, Ghana’s two main political parties – the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress – concluded talks on political vigilantism with the National Peace Council. Their object was to find ways to disband political vigilante groups.
I am going to vote NO to political parties sponsoring candidates for elections at the local government level in Ghana. This is because there is an urgent need for constitutional, legislative and administrative reforms in the governance architecture of the country. Such reforms are necessary to strengthen the checks and balances that will make the…