The Trotro Girl
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Ground Up

Ground Up shines the spotlight on the career paths of people and the growth of businesses. How they started, how they have been sustained and how far they are yet to go. It exposes the struggles but also the strengths of entrepreneurship.

Edward Asare

Many young people in Ghana may dream of travelling abroad. Economic hardships, an escape from the consequences of the unmet expectations of friends and family or perhaps, just simply, to enjoy the

A surfing adventure

Kofi Acquah, from Busua Beach, Western Region, where he grew up, shares his story with us. Growing up in Busua, there was a black surf shop that was interesting to him. He often saw people

Invest in you

Neris, from Benin, is our portrait for today. Enjoy! Neris is an engineer at Melcom Head Office in Accra. He is 28 years old. His hobbies are playing basketball, watching movies and

Lemons into lemonade

Emmanuel Norvisi Quaye is our portrait for today. He shares with us how he turned the lemons handed to me by life, into lemonade. Emmanuel Norvisi Quaye is the last of 9 siblings. He is 35 years