Students Unions move to establish fund to tackle graduate unemployment

Representatives of Students Unions in the country have held a consultative meeting with a financial institution towards the establishment of a Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund.

The meeting which was attended by representatives of NUGS and its eleven affiliates agreed that when established, students from tertiary institutions will contribute GH¢ 2.00 while Students of Senior High Schools pay GH¢ 1.00 a year to the fund.

The Secretary General of the All African Students Union, AASU, Fred Awaah who spoke to Radio Ghana said the establishment of the fund is a student initiative in tackling graduate unemployment.

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