United States African Development Foundation (USADF) Ghana Coutry Program Partner
Heifer Project International (HPI) Ketu and Avenor Projects
West Africa Gas Paipeline Company (WAPCo) Community Development Programs in Ghana
West Africa Gas Paipeline Company (WAPCo) Community Development Programs in Togo
Facilitation of Penyi Community Development Planning and Implementation |
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Programme Partner in Ghana for the implementation of United States African Development Foundation (USADF) interventions in Ghana. See programme details …. To assess eligibility and apply for USADF support, please download forms and relevant information from this location. The profiles of DSC Staff working on this project is provided here.
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Supported the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) of Nigeria to establish and operationalize a “programmes” department that had a budget of over US$100 million. One key achievement is the conduct of the premier Rivers State Conference on Sustainable Development (RSCSD).
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Facilitated the preparation of a 5-year community development plan for Penyi community, in the Volta region of Ghana. The Plan Implementation Board is established and has been inaugurated. Efforts are currently underway mobilizing the community in readiness to engage donor institutions for plan take-off. This is an intervention fully funded by DSC, with the support of Genuine Products Limited. See details …
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Main implementer supervising the five-year community development projects of the West Africa Pipeline Company (WAPCo) in Ghana and Togo. The years one and two projects are primarily infrastructural development. For Ghana, the following have been accomplished as at March 2009;
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construction and furnishing of 6 school building units at Abuesi, Shama(2), Inchaban and Dwomo(2);
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building and furnishing of a Maternity block at Tema Manhean Health Centre;
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construction of two flood drains with total coverage of 600m at Aboadze and Abuesi;
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construction of two semi-detached 2-bedroom teachers bungalow at Kpone
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Construction of an 8-seater aqua privy toilet facility.
The years one and two projects for Ghana can be viewed here.
For Togo we have finished the construction and furnishing of a school, a clinic, and a fish processing centre. The details can be viewed here
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Currently a partner and project holder for Heifer Project International (HPI) (another USA PVO in Ghana) for Volta region. The Project entails mobilizing and working with a total of 340 farmers to provide them with “living loans” that will transform their lives. Additionally, DSC is a mentor to other HPI project holders and assisting HPI with the design and operationalization of their participatory M&E system. See details …
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Was the main contractor for the community/social capital development component for Ghana and Togo for the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) Project. Following the Chevron-Texaco project development procedure, a needs assessment, recommendations for preferred project alternatives and design of the community development projects to be implemented were completed. DSC was part of the TERRA Group consortium.
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Partnered EfDI of Nigeria to prepare a community development plan for the Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) project of Chevron Texaco, Nigeria.
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Partnered EfDI of Nigeria to prepare community development plan for the proposed New Ogborodo township project of Chevron Texaco, Nigeria. A project that entailed a minimum annual expenditure of US$5 million over 10 years.
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Facilitated the setting up of an ultra-modern resource centre for the Volta Region NGOs Association (VORANGO). A project funded by USAID which then helped to leverage a DANIDA Capacity Building fund for VORANGO.
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Facilitated the establishment of a community learning centre and internet café at Denu, in the Volta region of Ghana. Although the facility is privately owned, it brought the global communication gateway to an area of 200 square kilometres that had no immediate hope of ever accessing such a facility.
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Enterprise Development Outreach, through Genuine Products Ltd. DSC is helping to facilitate the value addition by rural communities to agricultural commodities in the Greater Accra and Volta Regions of Ghana.
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