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Abstract: Providing entrepreneurial skills to Ghanaian youth has become a national concern in recent time. This has been highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 Target 4.4, which states that by 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship. This study explores the benefits and prospects of beaded accessory industry in Shama District of the Western Region to ascertain its feasibility as an avenue for providing the youth with entrepreneurial skills. Qualitative research design was used. Self-reported data were collected from the 17 people comprising three (3) producers, four (4) sellers and ten (10) users of beaded accessories using interview. The data collected from the interviewees was analysed using descriptive and thematic content procedures. The results of the study show that beaded accessories are worn by royals; used for cultural purposes; women wore them around their waists, as earrings/necklaces/anklets/bracelets for various functions in the past; used to decorate sewn clothes, bags/purses and footwear. It was recommended that in the face of this current unemployment rate among the youth in Ghana, the government should liaise with the chiefs to establish small bamboo fashion accessories industries at the places where there are bamboo plantations.
Susana Obo (2024) studied this question.