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Mr. Andrew Barnes (2nd from left), with some beneficiaries and representatives of non-governmental organizations after the launch of the project. Image: BENEDICT OBUOBI
The Australian High Commission in Ghana has launched 20 new projects under its 2018-2019 Direct Assistance Program (DAP), which aims to support disadvantaged communities in developing countries.
The projects cover a range of sectors, including education, health, water and sanitation, environmental protection, women 's empowerment and women' s health. gender equality, food security, economic livelihoods, human rights and support for people with disabilities.
Under the DAP, which began in Ghana in 2004, non-governmental organizations providing such services receive grants from the Commission to finance their projects after submitting a detailed plan in this regard.
The projects, estimated at one million Australian dollars, are being undertaken in seven African countries, namely Ghana, Côte d 'Ivoire, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Togo and Mali.
They should be completed in the next 12 months.
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Of the 20 projects, eight of them are being implemented in Ghana with nearly half of the total budget.
Some projects
Among them is the project of the Ghana Australia Alumni Association with the Greater Accra Office of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU). It aims to provide logistical support to the unit and strengthen its education campaigns on domestic violence.
The commission is also working with the Fair Justice Initiative, a human rights NGO, to run skills-building workshops for women detained in Nsawam prisons. It involves equipping them with skills that can be employed and preparing them for the job market after they are dismissed.
Support
At the launch of the projects in Accra on Tuesday 9 April, Australian High Commissioner for Ghana Andrew Barnes said that the intervention was necessary to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable people in society, primarily women, children and children. Disabled people.
He commended the various non-governmental organizations participating in the program for their initiatives and urged them to work tirelessly to achieve their various goals and visions.
"As local development organizations, you best understand the needs and challenges of your communities.
Your work is essential to ensuring that development benefits everyone, including those living in isolated and underserved communities, "he said.
He congratulated them on being selected to participate in the program and pledged to support their work.
Intervention
Addressing the Daily Graphic at the event, Ms. Rose Worster, Director of Fair Justice Programs, said the goal of their project was to promote the well-being of the detainees and their families. help them to better position themselves in society. once they have been released.
She added, "We also want to give them access to income in prisons.
We give them the means to take care of their own cost of living, including the payment of medical bills and food. "
For his part, Mr. Ohene Damptey, President of the Ghana Australia Alumni Association, said the project would revitalize the Greater Accra DOVVSU office through the renovation of its offices.
This, he said, would create a favorable and conducive environment for their operation.
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