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History

Project was established in 1998 through the concerted effort of the Government of Ghana (GoG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and UNDP. 

 
Rationale
It is a special Fund set aside to provide direct targeted and sustainable assistance to Ghana’s urban and rural impoverished communities. It supports sub-projects designed and implemented by Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).
 
Goal
To contribute effectively and rapidly to reducing rural and urban poverty in Ghana.
 
Specific Obejective
  • Facilitate access by the poor to basic economic and social infrastructure and services to improve their availability and operation;
  • Enhance the access of the poor to financial services by increasing the availability of micro-finance and the capacity of indigenous financial institutions;
  • Strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous micro-finance institutions and local government administrators in support of the overall goal of poverty reduction.
 
Operational Zones
 ZONE I
ZONE II
ZONE III
ZONE IV
 

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