{"id":288190,"date":"2017-01-26T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=288190"},"modified":"2017-01-26T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T09:00:44","slug":"new-york-university-adopts-community-in-ghanas-volta-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=288190","title":{"rendered":"New York University adopts community in Ghana&#8217;s Volta Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adanu, a Ghanaian-led non-profit organization committed to community development, has in collaboration with the New York University(NYU), adopted Woadze-Tsatoe, a fishing community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration is aimed at improving the livelihood of people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1fe48730-bb0f-4309-9c08-b2055ccd3f60.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288268\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1fe48730-bb0f-4309-9c08-b2055ccd3f60.jpg\" alt=\"1fe48730-bb0f-4309-9c08-b2055ccd3f60\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The five-year project by the NYU Stern School of Business (SIV Ghana) and Adanu, is to among other things t \u00a0improve education, potable water, health care and small scale businesses in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Waodze-Tsatoe community is one of the numerous communities deprived of basic social amenities in the\u00a0Afadzato South District.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5e4b6f03-795a-4e25-98c7-717dd4712a24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288269\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/5e4b6f03-795a-4e25-98c7-717dd4712a24.jpg\" alt=\"5e4b6f03-795a-4e25-98c7-717dd4712a24\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The community with a population of about 500 residents, is located several miles away from Have. Residents solely earn a livelihood through fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Residents depend on water from the Dayi River, a tributary of River Volta for domestic use.<\/p>\n<p>This has led to high rate of water borne diseases in the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/96c127a8-e53c-4e03-9ba1-22eae5f903c3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288270\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/96c127a8-e53c-4e03-9ba1-22eae5f903c3.jpg\" alt=\"96c127a8-e53c-4e03-9ba1-22eae5f903c3\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unavailability of a health facility is another pressing challenge in the community, as residents trek several kilometers to access healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The inadequate educational facilities is also affecting teaching and learning at the only basic school in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Following the NGO\u2019s interventions, students from the New University were deployed to the community to provide potable water, new classroom block and sanitary facilities and microbusinesses to empower the residents.<\/p>\n<p>The University and the Adanu NGO, constructed a 3-unit classroom block with offices for the community.<\/p>\n<p>The school, which lacked adequate furniture, was provided enough pupils desks through a collaborative efforts\u00a0with the GES Planning Officer, Bright Dey and the team.<\/p>\n<p>A small-town water system has also been provided the community to provide them with potable water.<\/p>\n<p>A local batik fabric manufacturing centre has also been established for the men and women in the community to empower them financially.<\/p>\n<p>The community led by their chief, Togbe Dzormeku, thanked the University and the NGO for the gesture, and advised residents to make good use of the\u00a0support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: King Nobert Akpabli\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adanu, a Ghanaian-led non-profit organization committed to community development, has in collaboration with the New York University(NYU), adopted Woadze-Tsatoe, a fishing community in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region. 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