Agriculture and Food Security

3 results

2016 Briefer - Economic Growth

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The goal of USAID’s Economic Growth program is to realize sustainable and broadly shared economic growth in Ghana

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.

Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance

5 results

2016 Briefer - Democracy, Rights & Governance

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USAID/Ghana’s Democracy, Rights, and Governance Program works to increase government accountability and transparency and reduce corruption. All activities support the inclusion of women, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups in political processes.

2016 Ghana General Elections Briefer

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As Ghana approaches the December 7, 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, USAID is providing more than $6.7 million in non-partisan technical assistance to civil society groups, governmental and non-governmental institutions, and independent constitutional bodies including the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), to increase electoral accountability and to facilitate free, fair, peaceful, and inclusive elections.

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

Ghana Democracy Fact Sheet

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Ghana is a stable, democratic country with a history of successful political transitions, a free press, an active civil society, and an independent judiciary.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.

Economic Growth and Trade

6 results

2016 Briefer - Economic Growth

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The goal of USAID’s Economic Growth program is to realize sustainable and broadly shared economic growth in Ghana

2016 Briefer - Trade Africa Program

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Ghana is a low middle income country, with a per capita income of $1,590 and a population of 26.79 million in 2014. Ghana’s poverty rate in 2012 was 24.2 percent, which is a significant reduction from its 2005 rate of 31.9 percent.

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

Ghana Economic Growth Fact Sheet

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Ghana’s economy, described by the World Bank in 2019 as the world’s fastest-growing economy, has recently slowed down. Challenges include high levels of government debt, inflation, and energy costs, low agricultural productivity, and regional trade inefficiencies.

Trade Africa Initiative Briefer

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Trade Africa is an initiative of the United States Government announced in July 2013 to strengthen the U.S. relationship with Africa in order to significantly expand U.S.–African private and public sector collaboration to increase trade with and within Africa.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.

Education

5 results

2016 Briefer - Education

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The goal of USAID’s education program is to increase the number of Ghanaian children who are able to read with fluency and comprehension in the early grades of primary school.

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

Ghana Education Fact Sheet

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Ghana has made substantial progress in advancing access to basic education over the past decade. Overall enrollment at the kindergarten and primary levels has increased more than 100 percent, with the achievement of gender parity at all levels of pre-tertiary education.

Press Release: USAID Inaugurates Gbegbeyesie “A & B” Cluster of Schools

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USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa Oren Whyche-Shaw inaugurated Gbegbeyesie “A & B” Cluster of Schools, a USAID-supported three-story, 18-unit cluster of three public primary schools in Dansoman, Accra on December 8, 2015.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.

Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure

23 results

2016 Briefer - Democracy, Rights & Governance

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USAID/Ghana’s Democracy, Rights, and Governance Program works to increase government accountability and transparency and reduce corruption. All activities support the inclusion of women, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups in political processes.

2016 Briefer - Economic Growth

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The goal of USAID’s Economic Growth program is to realize sustainable and broadly shared economic growth in Ghana

2016 Briefer - Education

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The goal of USAID’s education program is to increase the number of Ghanaian children who are able to read with fluency and comprehension in the early grades of primary school.

2016 Briefer - Health, Population and Nutrition

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The goal of USAID’s integrated health, population and nutrition program is to promote equitable improvements in the health status of Ghanaians by achieving the following results: increased access to integrated health services; increased availability of community-based health resources; strengthen

2016 Briefer - Trade Africa Program

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Ghana is a low middle income country, with a per capita income of $1,590 and a population of 26.79 million in 2014. Ghana’s poverty rate in 2012 was 24.2 percent, which is a significant reduction from its 2005 rate of 31.9 percent.

2016 Ghana General Elections Briefer

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As Ghana approaches the December 7, 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, USAID is providing more than $6.7 million in non-partisan technical assistance to civil society groups, governmental and non-governmental institutions, and independent constitutional bodies including the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), to increase electoral accountability and to facilitate free, fair, peaceful, and inclusive elections.

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

Fact Sheet: Power Africa in Ghana

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One of Ghana’s paramount constraints to economic growth is the unreliable and inadequate supply of electric power. The country has 2,450 mega-watts (MW) of installed generation capacity, including 546 MW of generation from independent power producers (IPPs). But actual availability hardly exceeds 2000 MW. This serves a population of 25 million that is growing at 2.1% per year

Ghana Climate Fact Sheet

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Ghana has many distinct ecological zones that support a wide variety of livelihoods that are affected by the changing climate. Rising sea levels, drought, higher temperatures, and erratic rainfall negatively impact infrastructure, hydropower production, food security, and coastal and agricultural livelihoods.

Ghana Country Development Cooperation Strategy 2020 - 2025

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Ghana Country Development Cooperation Strategy 2020 - 2025

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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2016 Briefer - Health, Population and Nutrition

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The goal of USAID’s integrated health, population and nutrition program is to promote equitable improvements in the health status of Ghanaians by achieving the following results: increased access to integrated health services; increased availability of community-based health resources; strengthen

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

Ghana Gender Equality Fact Sheet

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On behalf of the American people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the Government of Ghana in addressing critical gender gaps and disparities for all people.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.

Global Health

2 results

Ghana Health Fact Sheet

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On behalf of the American people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the Government of Ghana (GoG) in its efforts to deliver high-quality, affordable healthcare to improve and save lives.

USAID/Ghana-PEPFAR Fact Sheet

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Prior to fiscal year (FY) 2020, Ghana was a bilateral President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program. Starting in Regional Operational Plan (ROP)19, Ghana joined the West Africa Regional program, which includes eight countries.

Water and Sanitation

3 results

2016 Briefer - Health, Population and Nutrition

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The goal of USAID’s integrated health, population and nutrition program is to promote equitable improvements in the health status of Ghanaians by achieving the following results: increased access to integrated health services; increased availability of community-based health resources; strengthen

Extended Country Development & Cooperation Strategy - 2020

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Ghana’s economic progress over the last 20 years has been laudable. Economic growth is averaging more than six percent each year and the country is among the few in Sub-Saharan Africa expected to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the poverty rate by 2015.

USAID/Ghana Annual Report 2016

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2016 was truly a landmark year for Ghana. We spent much of the year working with our partners to ensure the December general election was free, fair, and peaceful. We partnered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana to improve its communication with voters and overall effectiveness. We collaborated with civil society to ensure the elections were inclusive—and to support a robust election observation program. And we worked with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and communities to promote peaceful conflict resolution. I was privileged to witness the election and ensuing peaceful transition of power between political parties last December. This cemented Ghana’s status as a rolemodel of peaceful democracy.