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As part of his visit to Ghana, Ousmane Diagana, Vice President of the World Bank for the Western and Central Africa region, engaged with the SOCO Project Ghana team and key stakeholders on 11th January 2025 at the Regal Hotel in Tamale. This meeting provided a platform to assess the project’s impact, address challenges, and…
Education Reimagined: the SOCO Project’s Commitment to Early Childhood Education in Dahile In Dahile, a small, close-knit community located in Lambussie in the Upper West Region, the dream of early childhood education remained elusive for years. This district, home to approximately 75,000 people, has a high birth rate, with an average of four children per…
The SOCO Project has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening grievance redress mechanisms with a transformative training program held from November 26th to 28th, 2024. The event brought together grievance response teams from the Tamale, Bolgatanga, and Wa Zones, along with members of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The three-day program focused on the operationalization of…
The 6th Implementation Support Mission for the Ghana Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (SOCO) took place from 16th to 26th September 2024, beginning with strategic discussions in Accra before transitioning to field visits in northern Ghana. Led by Ashutosh Raina, World Bank Task Team Leader (TTL), alongside officials from SOCO MLGDRD and…
The SOCO Project, through its community-driven development (CDD) approach, is empowering local communities in Ghana’s northern regions by addressing climate change, supporting sustainable livelihoods, and fostering local economic growth. One such intervention is in the Kpassa community of the Nkwanta North District, where SOCO is transforming the lives of local bakers through its Local Economic…
In a landmark event held on 15th October 2024, the Nabdam District Assembly in the Upper East Region witnessed the inauguration of its first Youth Parliament, an initiative under the National Youth Authority with funds from the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project. The Youth Parliament, part of SOCO’s Youth Engagement and…
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development in collaboration with the World Bank held a one-day Deep Dive workshop with Development Partners (DPs)
In spite of the importance of LED, there is a lack of appreciation of the immense potential it has for contributing to local development.
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has identified a coordinated approach towards implementing the LED Policy.
Over the years, there have been several development programmes and projects in the north of Ghana, all seeking to contribute towards sustainable poverty reduction, economic growth, and development. Given the level of investment and interventions, impact made over the years, is negligible. It has therefore become imperative for a coordinated approach that leverages on the resources, knowledge, experiences and learnings of all partners.