ABSTRACT The issue of citizens’ apathy towards the assembly’s activities, drop in revenue and weak Unit committees, revealed during the POCC analysis for the Techiman Municipal Assemblies’ 2006-2009 Medium Term Development Plan prompted this study. The study examined how citizens participated in the governance and service delivery in the Techiman Municipality. The study made use of survey methods by using interview schedule and questionnaires to gather information from the respondents....
ABSTRACT The classroom teacher is the key to the quality of any educational system. Serious motivational problems are affecting teachers in Ghana at both the junior and senior high school levels. The current levels of motivation have resulted in increased teacher absenteeism, high teacher turnover and professional misconduct. Many graduate teachers are being lost from the educational system as they leave for better paying jobs in the private sector or join other departments where promotions ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the socio-economic effects and resettlement challenges associated with the construction of the Bui Hydro Power Dam on the Black Volta River at the Bui Gorge in Ghana. It used the qualitative research methodology with the use of both a set of structured questionnaire and focus group discussions. It was found that affected communities in the Bui Dam area had been resettled into new areas. However, most of the resettlers had lost some property or some ...
ABSTRACT The study attempted to find out the extent to which the Rural Enterprises Project 11 has promoted the activities of micro and small-scale enterprises in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region of Ghana, during the period 2004- 2009. The study used the purposive, simple random, cluster and the stratified sampling techniques in the selection of respondents. The interview schedule and questionnaire were used to solicit information from the beneficiaries of the project interven...
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanization in Ghana has resulted in poor environmental conditions in most urban settlements in the country. Household solid waste disposal by residents, in particular, has become an overwhelming problem in the Wa municipality. The study analysed the underlying factors affecting effective solid waste disposal and ultimately household solid waste management in the municipality and suggested possible measures to resolve the problem. The study used data collectedfrom householdre...
ABSTRACT This study examines three main issues concerning the youth in the Asbiedu Keteke Sub~ metropolitan Area. These include their poverty profiles, unemployment problems and coping strategies. Central to the increase in urban poverty is the rise in unemployment especially among the youth. This provides the point of departure for this dissertation. The first section shows how Asbiedu and its environs, ahhougb constituting the commercial heartland of Accra, have not reached its potential in...
ABSTRACT The objectives of the study were to determine the perceived causes of Buruli ulcer disease from both sufferers and non-suffers in Nsawam Adoagyiri municipality, to analyse how the disease affected human health in the area, and to elicit responses, from both sufferers and nonsufferers, on measures that could be taken to reduce human suffering and impacts from the disease. A simple random sampling method of data collection was used to select 193 respondents from the area, consisting of...
ABSTRACT Conflicts arise in many communities but if they are managed properly they are able to bring peace, which is prerequisite for development. Conflict is an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles. In Ghana, there are land conflicts, chieftaincy conflicts, religious conflicts, and political conflicts among others. This research is about the Alavanyo and Nkonya conflict which started in 1923 over a prime forest land with rich timber species, bamboo and cola...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to study the impact of an organisation’s culture on employee motivation. The aspects of organisational culture which pertain to values, working relationships, leadership styles, communication, decision making, conflict management, systems and procedures and the employee motivation were investigated. The study sought to look into the role motivation plays in employee productivity and performance and the importance of a well-structured effective motivation p...
ABSTRACT Internally Generated Funds (IGFs) are the most reliable source of funds for MMDAs, due to the unpredictable nature of other sources. IGFs however have several functions including helping to support the financing of projects for the Municipality. Despite these functions, it also faces challenges in respect to disbursement and mobilization. The aim of this study therefore is to assess the contribution of IGFs to community development in Abokobi, despite the existence of some challenges...
ABSTRACT Accessibility by farmers to is considered as a challenge.. This study explores the difficulties encountered by crop farmers in accessing micro finance assistance to boost their production. Generally, the objective of this study is to establish the extent to which microfinance institutions’ services are accessible to crop farmers and the underlying factors influencing the delivery in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo District. The study adopted a two-stage sampling approach of cluster and r...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the contribution of international NGOs towards sustainable health promotion in the Northern Region. It has also investigated the level of collaboration and networking among the international NGOs working in the health sector in the Northern Region as well as the key intervention areas of the International NGOs health programmes and the problems affecting their health programmes implementation among others. The Northern Region is plagued with a myriad of health haza...
ABSTRACT Small-holder farmers in the urban and peri-urban areas have become very vulnerable to land use change patterns due to rapid increase in population and urbanization. Farmlands are gradually being converted to residential facilities, posing significant threat to the livelihood of farmers who depend on such lands. Land use change at Abokobi dates back to the 2004, but the phenomena became more pronounced in 2008 when the Ga East District attained municipal status. With support from the ...
ABSTRACT Production and consumption activities generate waste which subsequently must be managed. Informal resource recovery is seen to have emerged to fill the gap caused by the absence of enough formal waste processing facilities, as well as a livelihood strategy especially among the poor. Materials recovered from waste are either re-used or recycled, and include plastics, metals, paper, bottles and electronic waste. Reported as employing millions across the globe, those who engage in resou...
iii ABSTRACT Microcredit has been identified to be an effective tool for empowering women. Evidence from the literature suggests that access to microcredit has the power to improve their productive capacity. The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly introduced the “Women in Development” program to provide credit to women groups to expand on their income generating activities. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of microcredit on women empowerment. The study also sought ...