HO, Ghana — The sidewalk in front of Ghana Commercial Bank is not where Godwin “Romeo” Dagadu expected to find himself.
He needs a loan to help him stay in school. He wants to be a banker some day. His mother is here, to co-sign the application.
Gone are the days when his father, who moved to the United States, would wire a few hundred dollars every once in a while, which he put toward school fees.
His father lost his factory job in Minnesota and moved to South Africa, where as a teacher he’s not earning enough to send money home.
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