The Sirigu Women’s Organisation for Pottery and Art (SWOPA), a Non- Governmental Organisation, is empowering some women groups in the Kassena-Nankana West District and the Kassena-Nankana Municipal of the Upper East Region, to promote sustainable peacebuilding and social cohesion in communities. The women groups termed “Poyaasi and Isi” are to, […]
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MSMEs in Kassena-Nankana West urged to take advantage of AfCFTA
Some micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have been engaged to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost their production. The day’s workshop was organised by the National Coordination Office of AfCFTA in Ghana under […]
Continue readingAgenda 111 execution: Veep disappointed at pace of Paga Hospital project
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work of the Agenda 111 hospital project in Paga in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region. “I wish I could say I am happy with the progress of work done so far; unfortunately, […]
Continue readingPikworo Slave Camp: Transit Centre for chained Africans
For many, Paga, the capital of the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region is known as a tourist destination in Ghana because it is blessed with friendly Crocodiles with ancestral connection. But, the history of the people Paga, Ghana and Africa cannot be told in total without the […]
Continue readingKassena-Nankana West lack WASH facilities
Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in healthcare facilities and public places in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region remain a major challenge. Residents at a Town Hall meeting at Paga, the District capital, noted that many health centres, Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds and […]
Continue readingWarehouse built for Nankong community
The Organisation for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability (ORGIIS-Ghana), an environment focused organisation, has commissioned a warehouse valued at GH₵82,000.00 at Nakong in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. The facility was handed over to the Sanyiga Kassena Gavara Kara (SKGK) Community Resources Management Areas (CREMA), one of […]
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