The study sought to investigate the issues, challenges and find the way forward for female education at the pre-tertiary level of education in the Bunkpurugu Yunyoo District. To achieve this objective, the descriptive research design was employed to collect data from 153 respondents using questionnaire, interview schedule and interview guide. The study found that lack of parental care and encouragement of females at home by fathers is a critical factor affecting female education in the area. ...
Over the past three decades, there has been increasing recognition of irrigation development as a source of sustainable poverty reduction. This argument is rooted in the fact that poverty is endemic among food crop producers in the rural areas. The central argument has been that, if the poor have access to water throughout the year, they would be able to produce two or three times in a year, especially in the savannah regions. Thus, accelerating the provision of irrigation infrastructure is o...
Micro-credit has been acknowledged as a resourceful means of enhancing people economic activities and eliminating poverty among the poor. In Ghana, many organisations including those for disabled persons have adopted micro-credit as a strategy for enhancing empowerment. This study sought to explore, highlight and provide scientific information on the role of micro-credit in the economic empowerment of disabled persons using the Anglican and Community-Based Rehabilitation micro-credit programm...
This study was set out to assess the participation of stakeholders in sanitation services delivery in public basic schools within the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region. A mixed method design was used and analysis drawn using content and thematic approaches. Data were collected using interviews, focus group discussions and observation. The study found that stakeholders' participation towards provision of sanitary facilities in schools within the Wa Municipality was very low as a result ...