WaterAid Ghana, a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) focused organisation, has underscored the urgent need for strategic and increased investment towards ensuring menstrual health and hygiene at all levels. That, the organisation said, would help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. WaterAid Ghana therefore called for investment in research to […]
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NGO solves water problem at Yidania
The Participatory Action for Rural Development Alternatives (PARDA), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has constructed a borehole for the Yidania Community in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region to provide potable water to households. The borehole, with accessories and tools for maintenance, is valued at about GHȻ75,000.00, to help […]
Continue readingNavrongo Research Centre diagnoses 100 children with sickle cell disease
Dr Patrick Odum Ansah, the Director of the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, says the Centre has diagnosed about 100 children with sickle cell disease in the area. Children below the age of five were recruited after the Point of care […]
Continue readingFulani herdsmen, farmers get training in conflict resolution in natural resource use
Dressed in a green “batakari” (long attire) with a red hat, Adama Musah joined chiefs, farmers, women leaders, and assembly members at a local high-level meeting organized by World Vision Ghana. He represents the Fulani tribe in that area. The only time Amadu met with chiefs and farmers was when […]
Continue readingMen and boys schooled on laws against child marriage
Some men, boys and parents in some districts in the Upper East Region have been trained on key national policies and legal frameworks that speak against the practice of child marriage in Ghana. The training was to equip the participants who are championing campaigns against child marriage and related practices […]
Continue readingPARDA presents 214 dual desks to schools in two Districts
The Participatory Action for Rural Development Alternatives (PARDA), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has presented 214 dual desks to basic schools in the Builsa North Municipality and the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. Out of the total number of desks valued about GHȻ100,000.00, the Chuchuliga Junior High School […]
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