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ARDCoD calls on Ministry

The Executives of the Association of Retired District Coordinating Directors (ARDCoD) called on the Hon. Minister-Designate for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, to formally introduce the Association to the Ministry.

According to the President of ARDCoD, Mr. Kenneth Osman, the Association is incorporated under the Company Act. 2019 (Act 992) and the current membership stands at 85, made up of retirees who served as Chief Directors and Coordinating Directors with knowledge and experience in the local governance.

He assured the Ministry that with their expertise and experience in local governance, they were ready to contribute significantly to the growth of Ghana in their retirement.

He said the Association was open to sharing such experiences and could be relied on in policy formulation and implementation in Engineering, Development Planning and Administration.

The ARDCoD could also be relied on to assess the performance of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies  (MMDAs) staff performance and capacity-building training.  

The Chief Director of the Ministry, Mr. Amin Abdul-Rahaman, suggested to ARDCoD to consider bringing on board retired Directors from the MMDAs to bring their expertise to bear, as some of them almost rose to the rank of Chief Directors before retiring.

The Minister, Hon. Korsah, assured them of the Ministry’s support to work to achieve its objective.

 

Source:                MATILDA TETTEY
                             (PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, MLGDRD)

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Workshop Empowers 14 Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies on Urban Productive Inclusion

 

 

In a bid to uplift the extreme poor in urban areas and foster sustainable income generation, a comprehensive workshop session was recently conducted for 14 Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies. The workshop, centered on Urban Productive Inclusion (PI), forms a pivotal component of the Ghana Productive Safety Net II Project.

 

The overarching goal of the Urban Productive Inclusion component is to target the most vulnerable within the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) households. By honing in on the extreme poor, the program aims to equip them with the tools and opportunities necessary for sustainable income generation activities.

 

During the orientation session, representatives from the 14 Assemblies were brought up to speed on the modalities and objectives of the project. This strategic move ensures that these Assemblies are well-equipped to set up robust frameworks, efficiently target and select beneficiaries, and embark on the journey of empowering individuals to move beyond the LEAP program towards sustainable economic independence.

 

This initiative marks a significant step towards not just providing aid but fostering long-term solutions that empower individuals to break free from the cycle of poverty. As these Assemblies gear up to implement the strategies discussed, the collective efforts are poised to make a tangible difference in the lives of the urban poor, ushering in a future of productivity and inclusivity.

 

Source : Darling Maame Efua Cann & Stephanie Edem Klutsey

 

MLGDRD PR UNIT

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SOCO confab held in Tamale

A conference was held on the theme: “Leveraging Digital Tools for a Balanced and Coordinated Development in Northern Ghana”, to discuss the progress made on the Gulf of Guinea Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project implementation and the impact made on the lives of Ghanaians in the beneficiary communities across the five regions of the north and the Oti region.

The conference was on the backdrop of a World Bank Group mission field visit to the SOCO Project sites, which allowed the Ministry and the Group to learn firsthand the impact of the Project.

The Minister of State at the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Hon Osei Bonsu Amoah, who opened the conference, described the $150 million credit support by the World Bank for the SOCO Project as a game changer due to its span of intervention.

Referring to the Multidimensional Poverty Report in 2020 by the Ghana Statistical Service, Hon. Amoah said that the northern Regions are lagging in the national average on electricity coverage, Housing, Assets, cooking fuel, Drinking water, Toilet, School attendance, School attainment, and Nutrition.

He noted the wide development gap between the north and south and said it required a coordinated effort to bridge the north-south divide, and this, he said, the Project aimed to achieve in the six SOCO implementing Regions.

Outlining the progress of the Project, Hon. Amoah chronicled that under the first year of implementation, over 556 infrastructure projects were executed. These consist of 74 rural markets,  55 health facilities, 66 classroom blocks and teachers' accommodation,  42 roads,  and 228 water facilities, including boreholes with handpump, mechanized boreholes,  and small-town water systems.

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added that the project has also created 3,748 jobs for community members through their participation in the construction of community infrastructure projects, strengthened the capacity of 4,709 local development actors, including staff of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and community members for local development planning and management, as well as 9,954 farmers and rural enterprises are currently receiving technical and financial support from the project.

The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Robert Taliercio O’Brien together with other officials and the SOCO Technical Implementation Mission as part of the SOCO field visit, earlier toured the Sagnarigu Municipality to ascertain the progress of work on some infrastructure projects in the area.

The delegation also interacted with the Shishegu Soap Makers group, which was selected for support from the SOCO initiative after a needs assessment by the Community Project Implementation Committee (CPIC).

The five-year project is being implemented in 48 MMDAs in Ghana. The project seeks to prevent the spillover of conflict and activities of extremist groups from the Sahel, reduce vulnerability to climate change, strengthen local institutions, provide economic opportunities and improve public trust.

Source:     Matilda Tettey

(Public Relations Unit, MLGDRD)

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