Recommendations for Connecting West African Youth to Entrepreneurship and Small Business through a Multiple Level Strategy

The current employment rate of youth in West Africa is at a very high proportion compared to many other economic region of the world. African governments have attempted to address this problem, but always coming up short. Finding solutions to poverty problems will rid global society of its major problem. One of the enduring barriers to prosperity in an open-market economy is the failure to master the skills of Entrepreneurship. Therefore, prosperity for disadvantaged youths depends on, at the most basic level, adequate supply of youth entrepreneurs. The purpose of this paper is to look at various options of creating youth employment and recommend viable strategies for implementation.