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Name of project: community empowerment project using soap production
History and Legalities
Youth development & aged welfare foundation ghana was established in 20th february 1999 in nkawkaw to respond to the needs of youth development and aged welfare in ghana.
Through out the last decade governments has neglected youth development and aged welfare in ghana and its communities, which has resulted in teenage pregnancy, armed robbery, smoking, street children, youth unemployment, aged discrimination, and neglect in society.
This prompted the youth development & aged welfare foundation to respond to the needs of the youth and aged in societies.
Achievements so far
Youth development and aged welfare foundation has been able to achieve the following operating currently, in greater accra, eastern, and ashanti regions in ghana with a total members of 900.
* Youth development and aged welfare foundation activities has basically centered on community based initiatives some of the initiatives include sensitization programs in the community particularly on hiv and other aids related issues, and matters concerning family planning and basic health care needs. etc
* Youth development and aged welfare foundation has been able to create awareness among the aged and the youth concerning the general problems affecting youth and aged development.
* Some of the neglected youth are enabled to gain extra curricular activities through free voluntary service learning.
* Creating awareness about some of the negative cultural practices which affect their very lives, for example providing legal right education that enhances the fight against some negative practices such us smoking, drug abuse etc.
Legal status
The organization was registered under the register generals department in accordance with section 197 of the ghana companies code with registration number (g11’537) in 2003 and department of social welfare with registration number (1837) a member of ghana association of private volunteer organization in development (gapvod) and national youth council (nyc),world association of non-governmental organization (wango).
Projects site
nkawkaw-kwahu (abepotia) in the eastern region of ghana
Area history
Mountainous area about 145 kilometers from the city currently undergoing some developmental projects. it lacks the basis infrastructure needed to live in the community most of the aged group in the community are unemployed due to it’s undeveloped nature of the community
social economic ranking of the community
below average
unemployment rate in the region
has the unemployment rate below average of about 15-20%
means of communication
letter writing, road transportation, telephone etc
health
have few health facilities in the region including government and private health institutions.
population
the population of the abepotia is exceeding about 2,000 with the following breakdown:
adult population 60 percent 25 years and above
youth population 40 percent below 25 years
major activities
the major activities of the community is farming, that is most of the people in the community engages in seasonal farming such us cassava, maize, plantain, many more .For their family up keep. there is no active trading in the community and farming activities are mostly for households use only.
climatic condition
the climatic condition of the abepotia is cool since it is a mountainous area with the atmospheric condition of about 23-degree censors and has frequent rail falls.
background of project
the youth development and aged welfare foundation chooses soap making, because through out our findings there were no active trading activities in the community.
one reason why we chose soap making is that there are some trainers who really know how to make soap and their willingness to help train and equip those who does not know how to make soap learn and have it as their trading occupation.
apart from the trainers, there are also some materials available that can help train the 40-aged group to have easy access to materials for soap making.
it is also easier to improve skill, since the community are ready to help in any communal lab-our to construct shed for soap making and any necessary assistance that we will need.
we chose nkawkaw (abepotia) because our source of information we gathered indicated that, there are no active business going on apart from farming in the community, and we feel that soap making will help the 40 aged group with occupation and by so doing the soap making will improve their income generation for their family up-keep.
project overall goal
* to provide an active environment for soap making for the 40 beneficiaries.
* to empower the 40 beneficiaries with soap making as their profession and enable them to also carry the initiatives to help other groups in the communities.
* to ensure a complete improvement of their living standard through soap making and trading
* to ensure more equitable funding of long-term support and training.
projects objectives
* to improve the living standard of 40 aged through small scale manufacturing of soaps and trading activities.
* to improve the 40 aged beneficiaries with modern technologies of soap making.
* to improved their knowledge of selling in order for them to ensure sustainable market.
activities of the project
* business training for the group
* leadership training and evaluation
* construction of small-scale soap making factory.
project team
the members of the project team are in charge of day-to-day administration of the project, they consist of the following.
* coordinator
* public relation officer
* women group leaders
* chief of the community
* facilitators
Project evaluation
A monthly report and assessment will be carried out and submitted to japans international cooperation agency (jica) to ascertain how the project has reach to the targeted group, research and interviews will be conducted on the impact of the projects on the community and individuals by september 2003.
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