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In a determined effort to build on the gains of the first implementation cycle and to strengthen community-level delivery under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) embarked on a regional engagement tour across six beneficiary regions from March 24 to April 2, 2025. The exercise, which…
On Friday, 21st March 2025, the Project Oversight Committee (POC) of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project convened its fifth meeting at the A.H. Hotel in Accra. The session was chaired by the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, and brought together a distinguished group…
On March 19, 2025, the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project convened its 5th National Technical Committee (NTC) Meeting in Accra, bringing together key representatives from the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), and other key stakeholders to assess progress, address implementation challenges, and…
The Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project continues to drive local economic empowerment through the implementation of the Local Economic Development (LED) Grant initiative. To enhance efficiency and accountability in grant utilization, the project team from 26th to 28th February 2025 undertook a field exercise in the Tatale Sanguli and Karaga Districts…
The Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project has taken a significant step towards strengthening infrastructure delivery in the beneficiary regions of the 48 participating assemblies by organising a specialized workshop on Construction Quality Management and Contract Administration for 48 MMDA Engineers from January 27th to 31st, 2025. The training, held in Bolgatanga…
The SOCO project Regional Forum on Social Cohesion, held from February 4 to 6, 2025, in Cotonou, Benin, brought together key stakeholders from Ghana, Benin, Togo, and Côte d’Ivoire to deliberate on strengthening regional collaboration and addressing common challenges such as climate vulnerabilities, violent extremism, transhumance conflicts, and local economic development. The forum served as…
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…