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Organisation's type:

Organization Acronym *: GG

Year of Registration *: 2001

Year of Commencement of Operations *: 2001

Vision *: To be a leading provider of financial, social and economic empowerment services to the economically active poor in rural and urban Northern Ghana.
Mission *: To reduce poverty and injustice through working in partnership with other organizations and institutions working with poor and vulnerable groups or communities in the area of Microfinance, Food Security and Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, Education, and advocacy.
Thematic Areas *: Agriculture, Food & Livestock / Agriculture, Alimentation & Elevage,Education / Education,Human Rights / Droits de l’Homme,Environmental Conservation / Préservation de l’Environnement,Health Provision / Soins de Santé,Sustainable Development,Research and Development
Target Group: National / Nationale,Regional / Régionale,Community / Communauté
Key Objectives *: 1. To reduce poverty and improve human welfare through actions that will increase poor people’s access to credit, food security, quality education, good water and sanitation. 2. To reduce infant and maternal mortality through increased understanding of essential health and nutrition actions. 3. To provide opportunities for poor people to challenge the injustices in society and to advocate for good policies that promote their rights.
Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
Government Engagement:

Major or Current Achievements *: 1). Established and build capacities of over 2,000 farmers to increase productivity and income, 2). Linked over 100 farmer and processor based organizations in 11 Districts in Northern Region to financial institutions and marketers to obtain credit and good market for their produce, 3). Facilitated advocacy engagements between farmers, parent teacher associations and associations of persons with disabilities and district assemblies to ensure equitable distribution of development resources, improved citizen’s participation and accountability in local governance, 4). Facilitated construction of 4-schools with sanitation facilities in Nanumba to improve access of poor communities to education, 5). Provided over 20 agro-processing groups in karaga and yendi districts with processing equipment and improved cooked stoves to improve quality of shea, rice and groundnuts
Functional Board *:
Number of Board Members *: 9
List Expertise of Board Members *: 1. Social work, 2. Agriculture, 3. Banking and Finance, 4. Development work, 5. Education
Organisational Strategic Plan *:
Head of Organisation *: Mohammed Al-Hassan Adams
Name of Contact Person *: Mugmin Musah
Position of Contact Person *: Head of Programs
Number of Staff *: 21
Number of Males *: 4
Number of Females *: 17