ABSTRACT The Ga West Municipality was formally serving as a food basket of Accra but now, has become a net importer of all kinds of food. This issue has surfaced due to the high rate of sand winning and estate development activities. The study assessed the effects of the Action Aid Ghana land reclamation programme on food security and the livelihood of the people in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Interview schedule was used for collecting data from a sample of on...
ABSTRACT In a developing country like Ghana, the pivotal role that taxation plays in Government’s efforts at raising revenue required for development cannot be over-emphasised. For an effective and efficient tax system to prevail, the people must exhibit voluntary tax compliance. This can only be achieved when the people know their rights and responsibilities under the tax laws. This work attempts to study the knowledge and attitudes of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) towards their ta...
ABSTRACT This study examined effects of CIAD’s microfinance on small and medium enterprises in the Efutu Municipality, Winneba in the Central Region. .The population of the study comprised clients and staff of CIAD. A sample of 71 clients and five staff was used for data collection. Two interview guides were used separately to collect data from staff and clients. The return rate of data collection was 5(100%) for staff and 66(92.9%) for clients. Data collected was analysed manually and elec...
ABSTRACT The research investigated the effects of the microfinance programme by Initiative Development-Ghana on its women clients in Nima, a suburb of Accra. The main instrument used in the study was a structured interview designed to tap the views of the selected respondents who were clients of ID-Ghana on the effects of the microfinance programme on them and their nuclear family, (i.e. husbands and children). It was found out that, majority of ID-Ghana’s clients engaged in trading and had...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out how the people of the Tolon-Kumbungu District were involved in NGO-led development programme meant to improve their communities and the programme’s effects on their lives. The study was a survey research, and was carried out in five communities namely; Tali, Kunguri, ZaliZalnayili, Tindanpayili and Amdukura. 264 community members were interviewed using spatial sampling (is the sampling employed when the study addresses people temporarily congregated in ...
ABSTRACT The providers of health education (HE) have generally included nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and government organisations (GOs). To avoid the duplication of effort and ensure efficiency, it has become necessary for NGOs and GOs to collaborate in the provision of health services. The purpose of this study was to determine stakeholder perception on factors influencing collaboration between GOs and NGOs based on organisations sampled from the Tema Metropolis in Ghana. From the as...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the impact of Plan Ghana’s Microfinance Scheme on the livelihoods of female beneficiaries in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study specifically analysed the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of female beneficiaries, and how loan from Plan Ghana’s Microfinance Scheme helped them to meet their health, education, personal and social, political and economic requirements. A descriptive surv...