UK charity supports 23 deprived communities in UW and UE

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A total of 23 communities in Upper West and Upper East Regions benefits from various goods ranging from household items, clothing, shoes, furniture, bicycles, liquid soap, school items (stationary, books, uniform, sports items, toys and food trays) and medical supplies. They were donated to deprived communities by Coalition for Change?s (C4C) major partner Christian African Relief Trust (CART).
DSCF9680CART is a UK based charity whose main aim is to support communities and individuals in Africa especially the most disadvantaged ones with relief goods and community projects.
The aim of the project is to equip and assist people in dire need that has been facing various issues in their communities especially those communities that are very remote and no intervention from NGOs or charities and has less government support due to its distance.It is an annual exercise of the organization and its donor to help communities and individuals who were very deprived in order to make a difference in their lives.
The beneficiary communities in the Upper West came from the four districts namely Sissala East, Bussie-Issah-Daffiama, Jirapa and Wa Municipal and the communities includes Sakai, Wellembelle, Nabulo, Gwosie No.1, Gwosie No.2, Tarsaw, Nabugubelle, Tampoe, Nimbare, Gworipie, Kpaliworgu and Kojokperi with an estimated touch of 882 beneficiaries. In the Upper East, two districts were served; Builsa North and Builsa South. The areas are Sandema Hospital, Fumbisi District Hospital, Vayasa, Kanjarga-Nyasa, Kunyingsa, Musidema, Logvogsa, Jiningsa, Vundema-Luisa, Piisa, Buterisa and the Kanjarga Health Centre totaling 502 beneficiaries. A total of eight institutions in all the beneficiary districts were served.
It has also assisted various individuals who where in dire need of wheelchairs, crutches and walkingsticks.
?As long as there are less fortunate people in this part of the world who don?t get any assistance from different sources, C4C and our donor CART will continue to assist them in making sure they continue hoping for a better life,? said C4C executive director Ruby Yap.
She added that through the project, more people and schools in remote communities will be able to received quality items for themselves and their schools.
?We thanked CART for continue believing in us and our objectives and together with them and their supporters in the UK, we will be able to make a difference in the lives of the people especially the children whom bulk of the materials benefits their schools,? Ms. Yap stressed.
She also added that C4C has just completed successfully the ?TARGET 100: Skills Training and Livestock Rearing for 100 Women Rural Farmers in Upper West Region? which benefits 150 women farmers from the districts of Sissala East, Lambussie-Karni and Wa West with the funding of CART.
The project supported a total of 105 women living in households with 580 members in total. Each of the 105 households of the women famers had an average of 6 members. The project run in seven (7) communities in three districts of the Upper West Region namely: Sakai, Wellembelle, Nabulo, Tarsaw, Nabugubelle, Olli and Kongor in the Sissala East, Lambussie-Karni and Wa West Districts.
In Sissala East District, 30 women farmers and their 204 household members benefits the project through the production of maize and soya beans. The two crops were chosen based on their high demand within Ghana. Maize is becoming the staple of most households in the district, the region and Ghana at large for preparing tuozaafi (tz), banku, kenkey, akpele, and porridge. The demand of the crop within and outside the region is high especially in the lean season whilst the soya bean is an ?upcoming? crop in the region which has potential in supplementing the nutritional and economic well-being of women and their households.
The project also provided soap making training in Olli, Wa West District where 43 women farmers within the households of 209 members benefitted whilst 32 women farmers with 167 household members also benefitted the same training in Kongor, Lambussie-Karni District. The groups in both trainings demanded soap making during the needs assessments conducted by C4C. About 172 and 167 balls of soaps were produced during the training in Olli and Knongor respectively. In both trainings, materials and supplies were handed over to the women for their start-up production where they also appreciated.
C4C pointed out that the project was a success. It ensured the transfer of technologies; farming techniques and soap making procedures to the beneficiaries using a participatory and demonstrative approach; increased the acreage of land of the women beneficiaries; and it introduced a new crop (soya beans) to most of the beneficiaries. In addition, the yields of the maize and soya production is estimated to be enough to feed their households all year round while supporting their own sponsored cultivation next season.
C4C is a non-governmental organization aims to empower communities through capacity building of community members to include but not limited to parent teachers associations and school management committees, women farmers and women farmer based organizations and the youth. It champions quality basic education, promotion of gender equality and social inclusiveness, women empowerment, secure livelihood, youth development, nutrition and health in Ghana and is based in Wa Municipal in the Upper West Region.

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