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Ghana

Ghana

Ghana

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Ghana

Facts about Ghana

Population: 25.5 million (UN, 2012)
Life expectancy: 64 years (men), 66 years (women) (UN)
Human Development Index: 138 / 187

Welcome to Ghana

Ghana has made considerable progress in reducing poverty. Despite this, there is growing inequality as the gap between the rich and poor widens. Concern Universal has worked in Ghana since 1999. We work in the northern enclave- specifically the Upper West region (still the poorest in Ghana), Northern Brong Ahafo, Northern Volta Regions as well as Kwahu North District.

Poor households lack food for around a quarter of each year. In bad years, this rises to more than half the year with little or no food. Access to financial services is scarce, with 78% of families in rural communities lacking access to even the most basic financial services. We work with the rural poor in deprived districts- especially women, smallholder farmers (both men and women) and rural micro-entrepreneurs.

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Augustina lives in the Upper West of Ghana, one of the country’s poorest regions. Like many women in Ghana, she had no right to an income…

Augustina lives in the Upper West of Ghana, one of the country’s poorest regions. Like many women in Ghana, she had no right to an income…

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Bringing microfinance to rural Ghana

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The Lantaa is a Community Savings and Credit Association (CSCA) in Pinihin in the Nkoranza North district of Brong Ahafo in Ghana. It is made up of thirty members -twenty-three women and seven men
It's Global Handwashing Day!

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October 15 is a Global Hand washing day, initiative started by The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap (PPPHW) in 2008, which is aiming to raise awareness about importance of hand washing with soap.
How can our lives be more environmentally friendly?

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Sitting here at my desk, my MacBook, Table Lamp, and TV surround me; many like me take this for granted and leave so many unused appliances on. As a student I have always been environment conscious and was forever following my housemates round the house turning off the lights after them, not only is this expensive but it’s detrimental to the ecosystem.
What was the outcome of the recent climate summit in New York?

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The Climate Summit in New York in September was going to draw a lot of public and media attention, taking into account that at the last climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009 governments failed to come with any law-binding resolutions or agreements on global warming.
What is the future of the Millennium Development Goals?

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With the deadline looming fast upon us, what can we learn from the achievements that the MDGs brought? What about their weaknesses? Where do we go from here?

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We know from decades of experience that by working with others – and pooling our expertise and resources – we can achieve much more than we ever could on our own. That might mean working with small, grassroots organisations that have a better understanding of the local context, or joining with other international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to reach greater numbers of people with our campaign messages.

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