There are many things wrong with this country we call Ghana, mostly from deeply embedded systemic issues, issues that are so ingrained that one wouldn’t even know where to begin solving them.
Despite such a broken system which leads to suffering for the citizenry, most of who are unable to enjoy the opportunities available to the elite, they are very few social safety nets. A social safety net is a government program that aims to mitigate the problems of the less fortunate, such as unemployment or welfare benefits. Such a system is a dream for a country like Ghana, despite us having more resources per capita than many nations worldwide that actually have such systems.

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