The Goal of Programme

The goal of the programme is to promote and enhance livelihood security in 130 (130) communities in eight (8) resource poor and conflict ridden district in the Eastern Corridor of northern Ghana through an integrated community based development approach.

Projects
1. Food Security Through Co-operatives in Northern Ghana (FOSTERING) Project

Objectives
  To increase sustainable, gender equitable food security for over 42,000 women and men in eight districts in the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana. The project tackles directly four key areas of improving food security and sustainable economic growth for small-holder farmers:
  improving production;
better marketing of products;
expansion of household activities into off-season businesses; and
  access to finance

Duration
  April 2013 to March 2018

Area of Coverage
  130 communities in eight (8) districts in the Eastern Corridor. These are East Gonja, Kpandai, Nanumba South, Nanumba North, Krachi-Nchumuru, Zabzugu, Tatale-Sangule and Chereponi

Funding Amount
  CAD$ 8,032,149.00
Funding Partners
  Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Canada
  Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA)

2.  Building Women’s Resiliency for Climate Change (BW4RCC) Project

Objective
  To equitably build and strengthen the adaptive capacity and increase the level of resiliency to climate change of women members of family-based farmers co-operatives in 3 communities in the eastern corridor by increasing positive environmental inputs, reducing deforestation and diversifying women’s economic opportunities

Duration
  April 2013 to March 2015

Area of Coverage

Three (6) Communities in 3 districts of the Eastern Corridor of Northern Ghana
  East Gonja District: Kalande and Kuwani
  Kpandai District: Mbowura and Nkanchina
  Nanumba North: Biyundo and Sabonjida

Funding Amount
  CAD$ 175,012.50

Funding Partners
  The Canadian Co-operatives Association (CCA) Environmental Innovation Fund (EIF)