Springboard Road Show Foundation

Samuel Amoafo

Intervention: CoRe

An inspiring encounter. 

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic affected Samuel’s animal rearing business as he became so under-resourced that he could not buy ration for his farm animals.

My name is Samuel Amoafo, from Asiwa in the Ashanti region of Ghana. I wish to express my gratitude to the organizers of the CoRe mentoring programme for such a wonderful initiative. I heard about the CoRe programme on radio and decided to follow it. I have been part of the Agric mentoring group which has had a major positive impact on my personal and work/business life.

Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I was into animal rearing, but encountered major challenges after the pandemic set in especially about the lack of resources to buy ration for the animals. Consequently, I decided to rely mainly on grass in feeding them and the outcome was that, about five of the animals died.

Through the CoRe Programme, I have learnt not to give up when faced with adversity. I feel very much empowered to navigate my way out of difficulties and excel in life. Again, I have drawn profound lessons on how to balance work and personal life and what it takes to be an effective negotiator.

Last but not the least, I have also been equipped to prepare a professional curriculum vitae and a well-structured business plan. I cannot say thank you enough to the great minds who came up with the idea of the CoRe Programme. It has indeed been an inspiring encounter to me. Thank you once again.