The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) on Friday met with Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale, who is the CEO of SHAXI - a ride-hailing platform set up in 2021—for a youth employment partnership.

This strategic partnership with SHAXI will create thousands of jobs for Ghanaian youth who remain unemployed or seek better job opportunities.

As part of this collaboration, YEA will support the first 2,000 vehicles that subscribe to the SHAXI platform with GHC500 worth of fuel coupons every month for six months.

"This bold move is designed to ease the operational cost for drivers and encourage more youth participation in the transport business," YEA noted.

SHAXI vehicles that operate on a 24-hour basis will receive additional incentives. This ensures that at least two young people can be employed per vehicle, working in shifts, and maximizing both income and job creation potential.

YEA noted that "this is a true game-changer in public-private collaboration where innovation and star power are used to drive real impact in youth employment!"

On his part, Shatta Wale noted that he is open to making more investments in the tech industry to provide more jobs to the youth.

This is not the first initiative being taken by YEA; in April this year, the agency entered a one-year agreement with SoccaBet Ghana to create 500 job placements.

Also, the agency, in partnership with the Ghana Fire Service, will recruit 5,000 young Ghanaians as fire assistants across the country.

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and the Ghana Police Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to recruit 12,000 young individuals across the country to serve as Community Police Assistants (CPAs).

Speaking at the signing ceremony on Monday, May 19, at the Ministry of Interior, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YEA, Malik Basintale, noted that the government's priority is not solely about creating job opportunities but "involving our youth in building safer communities.""We are here today because we have found some 12,000 jobs within the Ghana Police Service. Every day and anytime I wake up, the first thing that comes to mind is where I can find jobs for young people out there."His Excellency the President is always willing to hear the number of jobs that have been found and delivered to young people. Today, we have found 12,000 more jobs for young people out there, and we are ready to exhibit in the coming days," he added.