ASSESSMENT OF UNDP PROJECTS IN WEST GONJA DISTRICT

ASSESSMENT OF UNDP PROJECTS IN WEST GONJA DISTRICT
By Alhassan Mesuna, Damongo

Metropolitant, Municipal and District Assemblies have been urged to mainstream the MDGs in their Development plans so as to facilitate the attainment of those goals by 2015.
Madam Akua- Agyeman, UNDP Advisor on MDGs gave the advise at Damongo in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region during an inspection tour by a team from UNDP and Ministry of finance to inspect projects sponsored by UNDP in the West Gonja District.

The UNDP is sponsoring the Localization of MDGs in the West Gonja District. Sustainable livelihood programs under this project include, guinea fowl rearing, Dry Season gardening, groundnut processing and sheep rearing.

Madam Akua stated that attainment of the MDGs at the district level would have a greater impact on the gains made at the National level. She than advised the West Gonja District MDGs Localization working group and beneficiary farmers to step up their efforts and work as a team to ensure the success of the project in the district.

The Deputy District Co-ordinating Director for West Gonja District Mr. Patrick Aparik disclosed that poverty incidence in the district declined from 68.3% in 2000 to 64% in 2007 whiles malnutrition among children in the district have also decrease from 37% in 2007 to 27% in the first quarter of 2008. He stated that the marginal gains recorded could not have been possible without the support of development partners like UNDP. He finally called on other development partners to take advantage of the prevailing peace in the West Gonja District to promote development.