URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT(UPRP)

URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT(UPRP)

 

COMPLETED PROJECT

 

Funding Agency: African Development Bank(AfDB)

Project Amount: US$ 37.5 Million

Period: 2007-2012

Beneficiary Districts: 14 Districts

Components: 4 components

  • Capacity Building for Pro-poor Urban Development and Management;
  • Social Capital and Investment Support;
  • Urban Small-Scale Enterprise Development; and 
  • Project Management and Coordination.  

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • The capacity of 360 representatives of MMDAS, CBOs and CSOs in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) strengthened resulting in the documentation of a PPP design and implementation plan.
  • 3,356 households (HH) and 10,096 persons were identified and provided with direct support of GHC 730, 730.
  • USD 30,000 was provided as support for the finalization of the Ghana’s Social Policy.
  • 236 Social infrastructure were implemented. 78% were fully completed.
  • Through cash transfer, 4,815 children of primary school age who otherwise could not go to school were enrolled in schools.
  • Attendance rate of beneficial pupils increased from 93% to 100% as truancy level was reduced. 
  • GH¢1,782,936.00 was disbursed to 14 PFIs for disbursement to 205 SSEs (55% being females).
  • 49 participants (1 female and 48 male) from the PFIs were trained in new savings products for SSEs