The SFAN Story

Our story began in a little classroom at Radford University, Ghana, in late 2013. Our founder, Tom-Chris Emewulu, was in his second year of a B.Sc. degree when he read a report stating that of all 66,000 students who graduate in the country, only 3% could find formal employment within one year.

With a desire to change the narrative and armed with his experience of building a thriving retail business before college, he invited his friends to join forces with him in bridging education and employment to empower. As they embarked on this journey, he uncovered a much broader challenge:

Youth unemployment is a significant challenge in Ghana and the entire continent. Although there have been tremendous improvements in Africa’s economic activities, the challenge lies in integrating young people into the workforce. There is a big disconnect because even as Africa’s economy expands and domestic demand increases, youth employment has not.