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GHANA SOCO PROJECT WEBINAR SERIES

December 15, 2022 | 9:00 AM |

 

GHANA SOCO PROJECT WEBINAR SERIES 

Co-hosted by the World Bank’s Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) Global Practice; Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD); National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Northern Development Authority, and World Bank’s Community and Local Development Global Solutions Group (CLD GSG)  

Session 1: How Can We Promote a Coordinated Development Approach in Northern Ghana? 

December 15, 2022 

2 pm -3:30 pm (Ghana time) | 9 am – 10:30 am (Washington DC time) 

Live interpretation will be provided in English and French

The lack of opportunities for youth, intercommunity tensions, and structural fragilities poses an increasing security challenge for the northern region of the Gulf of Guinea countries that face serious threats of southward transmission of the rapidly escalating Sahel conflict. Responding to such borderless threats calls for “thinking regionally and acting locally”—regionally coordinated solutions that effectively respond to local needs. 

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) with the support of the World Bank recently launched the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project. This is a US$150 million financing for Ghana out of the total $450 million financing from World Bank International Development Association for four countries (Ghana, Togo, Benin, and CIV). The SOCO project is an important program aimed at proactively preventing the spread of conflict from the Sahel, reducing vulnerability to climate change, and strengthening local institutions, economic opportunities, and public trust in 48 districts in the North of Ghana. 

Various Development Partners have expressed interest in collaborating with the SOCO project to support a coordinated development approach in North of Ghana to maximize development finance and create large-scale transformative impacts in target districts.

This webinar will engage policymakers and development partners to discuss challenges and opportunities for promoting a coordinated development approach in Northern Ghana, especially in the 48 SOCO districts.

 

Opening Remarks:

Dhruva Sahai, Acting Country Director, World Bank Ghana CMU

Nicolas Perrin, Task Team Leader Regional SOCO Project, World Bank (TBC)

 

Moderator: 

Dr Sulemana Abdulai, Board Chair, Northern Development Authority (NDA) 

 

Brief Introduction of Ghana SOCO Project: 

  • Ashutosh Raina, Task Team Leader, Ghana SOCO Project, World Bank 
  • George Aidoo, Project Coordinator, Ghana SOCO Project, MLGDRD

 

Fireside Chat: 

  • Samuel Seth Passah, Director, Local Governance and Decentralisation, MLGDRD 
  • Dr Hypolyte Pul, Board Member, NDA 
  • Angeline Nguedjeu, Peace and Development Advisor, UN 
  • Peter Aidoo, Development Coordination Officer, UN 

 

Closing Remarks: 

Marian W. A. Kpakpah, Chief Director, MLGDRD           

 

Recording  

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