Springboard Road Show Foundation

Michael Jajah

Intervention: CoRe

CoRe is one of the greatest gifts of my life. 

Michael lost his teaching job and experienced financial setbacks due to the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19. He shares his story of recovery:

I am Michael Jajah, a National Service person residing at Abeka in the heart of Accra. I was teaching in a private school until March when the nation had to go into a lockdown. I was drastically affected by COVID-19 in multiple ways. I experienced the humiliation of being without a job and the financial troubles that come with it. As time went on, things got very tough for me. My service allowances stopped from April.

Fortunately, I was allowed to continue teaching, handling two core subjects – Mathematics and Science – until the students wrote the BECE. At that point, when nothing came in, I had no option but to quit my post as a National Service teacher.

I heard about the mentoring component of the Core Programme and was attracted by the prospect of learning from professionals in my field. I signed up for the programme and opted to join the digital marketing and graphics design group.

CoRe has given me hope. It has taught me how to create my own business or look for a job other than teaching. Specifically, I have learned the strategic dynamics that can keep a business growing on all fronts. My priority now is to occupy myself with something so that I do not stay idle. I want to learn more and improve myself as I work. Ultimately, I want to become a business owner and employ other people.

I would like to express my profound gratitude to my mentor Maximus Amertorgoh and the team that organised the Core Mentoring Programme.

This is one of the greatest gifts of my life.