Some jobs are often undermined due to their nature and the conditions under which those who engage in them work.

Selling food on the streets may look common but those who engage in it have different tales to tell.

Some have been able to erect their own homes, buy lands and take their children through school.

A middle-aged man, Christian, in an interview with GhanaWeb, highlighted the benefits of entrepreneurship after he quit his job as a national security person to sell roasted maize and plantain on the streets.

According to him, he has been selling street food, precisely roasted plantain and maize for 6 years and has been able to cater for his family.

Even though the business may be female-dominated, Christian said he remained unperturbed about public opinion and forged ahead since he was making a profit.

When asked if the business is a profitable venture, he said “It is better than sitting at home. It helps. That’s what I've used to take care of my children and their education. I have four children. One is in the University of Ghana, and one is in Okuapeman SHS. This business has enabled me to take care of them.

“I usually roast corn. I was working with National Security, but I stopped to do this job, and it's better than working for someone else,” he said in an interview on GhanaWeb TV.

He said people will laugh at you, “but if you know what you are doing, you don’t mind. I’ve been able to use this to take care of my children.”

Christian lamented the current economic status of the country attributing it to the high cost of street food in Ghana.

“Right now, in Ghana, due to economic hardships, everything is expensive, even the charcoal we use. Therefore, you have to price it in a way that allows you to make a profit. Even food prices have increased,” he noted.

Another woman who also sells roasted plantain in Dome recounted how through savings, she has been able to buy land and build a house.

She noted that the business has helped her to cater for her children’s education and their entire livelihood.

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