Ghanaian Woman Opens Up About Her Charcoal Business: "I Make GH¢1,500 a Week"

Ghanaian Woman Opens Up About Her Charcoal Business: "I Make GH¢1,500 a Week"

  • A Ghanaian woman is trending on social media after disclosing how much she makes from her charcoal business
  • The woman, identified as Christie claimed she makes between GH¢1,500 and GH¢2,500 from her trade
  • Christie said in the interview that she started the charcoal business six months ago to support her family

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A Ghanaian woman has opened up about her charcoal business and shared how much money she earns from it every week.

Speaking in a YouTube video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the woman, identified as Christie, claimed that her charcoal business was very lucrative, adding that she earns enough to cater for herself.

Charcoal seller, Ghanaian woman, entrepreneurship, Ahafo Region, Accra.
A Ghanaian woman opens up about her charcoal business and how much she earns. Photo credit: Razak Ghana/YouTube & UGC.
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According to the lady, she makes close to GH¢1,500 weekly from her trade, which translates to almost GH¢6,000 per month.

The Ghanaian woman said she relocated from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to Bediako, a town in the Ahafo Region, to seek a better life.

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However, after arriving in the town, Christie said she faced several challenges that she had not anticipated before making the move.

This led her to venture into the charcoal business, which has turned out to be a good decision in hindsight.

"This business is difficult; it requires hard work. It's not easy at all, but despite the difficulty, I'm able to make GH¢1,500 every week. There was even a week that I made GH¢2,500 in a week," she said.

Christie said she started the business about six months ago to raise money to cater for her children.

Below is the video of Christie's interview.

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Christie's earnings from charcoal business divide opinions

Christie's claims on how much she earns from her charcoal business seemed to have divided opinions on social media after her story was shared on Facebook by a Ghanaian blogger.

YEN.com.gh collated a few of the reactions below:

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@Godwin Asigini said:

"You sit there, adding capital to profit and worrying people."

@Úm FràÑcís replied:

"Haha she added profit to her capital ..She sells in one bag, or in that small polythene bag."

@Hika Cissey also said:

"I sell charcoal and I will tell you for a fact that it may be true she makes 2,500gh a week. Cus if in a day she makes 50gh from one bag and can sell 10 bags a day calculate it times seven days in a week. That will be more than 2,500gh."

@Salomey Mensah commented:

"Can someone help me with the capital to venture into charcoal......I love a hardworking job."

@Sophia Asante also commented:

"The reason Ghana is very hard, now charcoal 10 cedis can't cook anything hmm."

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Diana Akumkadoa relocated from the Upper East Region to Accra to seek greener pastures.

The young lady said she makes close to GH¢300 a day from the Okada business in the capital.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at 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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