My Story: How Nathan Addo Larbi hawked bread to complete UCC with first-class honours

Nathan Addo Larbi is my name. I just graduated on 16th December 2021 as a first-class student at the University of Cape Coast, UCC.

Nathan Addo Larbi selling bread

In fact, it was a herculean task for me to combine business with academics but I was able to endure to the fullest. Because of the financial crisis at home, I used to miss lectures and quizzes to hawk on the street to sell bread. I did the bread selling from level 200 to level 300.

Nathan Addo graduates with first class honours

The majority of my program mates made fun of me for carrying bread on my head but I endured since I knew that’s the only option I had to support my parents at home.

Nathan Addo graduates with first class honours

In fact, it wasn’t an easy task for me at all yet, I have been able to blend business with studies of which I have successfully graduated today as a first-class student of UCC.

I successfully established a maize trading company during level 400 first semester, which is known as “ Sankofa Maize Connect Enterprise (SMC) “, and recognized by the Register General Department.

Nathan Addo with his proud mother on graduation day

Currently, SMC is an inequity partnership which Umoja Generation wealth which is based in UK

I hereby admonish the youth of today and that they should forget the search for white-collar jobs which is unattainable and venture into entrepreneurship, which will make them self-employed and provide antidotes to the ailing Ghanaian economy.

Above all, they should never give up no matter the obstacles.