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SHS Graduate Complains About Hardship After School: "I Can't Even Boast of GH¢50"
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SHS Graduate Complains About Hardship After School: "I Can't Even Boast of GH¢50"

by  Salifu Bagulube Moro 2 min read
  • A video of an SHS graduate lamenting over life after school has surfaced on social media
  • In a trending video, the young girl opened up about the hardship she faced after returning home from school
  • The young lady, who is awaiting her WASSCE results, also stated her difficulty in securing a job to mitigate the economic hardships she was experiencing

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A Senior High School (SHS) graduate has taken to social media to express her frustration about her hardships after completing school.

In a video circulating on TikTok, the young lady, identified as Akuah Bella opened up about her struggles to find employment.

SHS graduate, economic hardship, WASSCE. WAEC, life after school
SHS graduate complains about economic hardship after returning home from school at the end of WASSCE. Photo credit: @akuah_bella0/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

She said that while in school, she heard people complaining about economic hardship, but she was unbothered because her parents always supported her.

However, after completing her secondary education and returning home, she now appreciates the hardships people face in the country.

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"If you are in school and they complain that times are hard, you will not feel it. After completing school, I can't even boast of GH¢50. Times are really hard, I can't find a job to do," she said.

Akuah Bella was part of final year SHS students who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

She is currently awaiting her WASSCE results, which are yet to be released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

Netizens react to Akuah Bella's video

Following the emergence of Akuah Bella's video on TikTok, netizens thronged the comment section to share their views on it.

@Wonders 12 said:

"Haha very soon everything will be okay, keep praying."

@Mhan like Francis also said:

"U people were saying don't travel abroad, u can make it in Ghana Make it na."

@Ricotta dy Don wrote:

"We don’t talk much."

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SHS students build an electric tricycle for the physically challenged in society

SHS students build an electric tricycle

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported earlier that a group of SHS students designed an electric tricycle for persons with disability.

The students while displaying their invention and explaining how it works stated the tricycle was created to improve mobility for the physically challenged in society.

The students from Dabokpa Technical Institute in Tamale showcased the electric tricycle at the National Education Fair.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over five years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Salifu joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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