"Think Regionally, Act Locally" - The SOCO Project is a regionally coordinated solution that effectively responds to local needs
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Implemented by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development (MLGDRD), with a credit facility from the Word Bank.

THE GULF OF GUINEA NORTHERN REGIONS SOCIAL COHESION (SOCO) PROJECT

The project is contributing to the prevention of conflict spillover from the sahelian countries by improving the social and economic resilience of the targeted Northern Regions in the Gulf of Guinea countries (Ghana Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo) .

In Ghana, the SOCO Project is being implemented in six (6) regions in the northern parts of Ghana – namely the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, North East, Savannah and Oti Regions. Forty-eight (48) MMDAs are benefitting from the project.

SOCO Ghana Target Regions

AT A GLANCE

Regions
1
MMDAs
1
Subprojects
1
Clusters
1
Communities
1

COMPONENTS

Using the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach, the project interventions target vulnerable cluster of communities in border areas exposed to conflict and climate risks. The SOCO project has five (5) components geared towards the achievement of its objectives.

Component 1
Investing in Community Resiliency and Inclusion.
Component 2
Building Foundation and Capacity for Inclusive and Resilient Communities.
Component 3
Regional Coordination Platform and Dialogue.
Component 4
Project Management.
Component 5
Contingent Emergency Response Component.
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We are always ready to have discussions that will further the conversation towards the achievement of the project development objectives.

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