About the Assessment
USAID/Ghana requested that USAID’s YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE) project conduct a rapid youth assessment. USAID/Ghana recognizes the importance of actively engaging young people to achieve Ghana’s long-term goal of being a self-reliant, prosperous, and stable democratic country, and to avert threats and challenges to progress. Some of these challenges include unemployment, poverty, gender inequality, conflict, and climate change, all of which significantly affect the outcomes of young Ghanaians. The assessment provides a comprehensive snapshot of the youth landscape, including salient challenges, needs, opportunities, and resources in Ghana. It is designed to inform the implementation of the USAID/Ghana 2020-2025 Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) by providing recommendations for integrating and engaging youth. It is also intended to be a useful resource for Ghanaian stakeholders and international development partners.