Interested in Helping?

The following page is intended to inform readers how they can help communities like Navrongo and Lawra. Please drop us a line if you know of another way to help these communities.

TRAX

TRAX is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ghana. TRAX's objectives are to:

Facilitating the expansion and dissemination of soil and water conservation concepts, with the aim of reducing further environmental deterioration and assisting rural communities in the creation of a process whereby sustainable production can be maintained through low external input agriculture.

Providing training opportunities for other non-governmental/governmental organization workers and other individuals in soil and water conservation to facilitate the spread of soil and water conservation techniques.

Providing access to development and educational materials including books, journals, and studies at its Resource Center to offer office and audio-visual equipment for use by community development workers

Providing assistance to identify income generating activities to help community development

Transferring and dissemination of relevant skills and techniques to individuals and groups and the promotion of institutions and groups within the communities with whom we work to enable them to continue after withdrawal by TRAX.

If you are interested in working with TRAX or finding out more information the please write to them at: TRAX Program Support; P.O. Box 230; Bolgatanga, UE/R; Ghana, West Africa.

DERF NETWORKS

DERF NETWORKS constitute a group of engineers, rural community development workers, and marketing officers who offer the following services:

Design and construct buildings,
Rehabilitate and make alterations on existing structures to meet client's repair,
Effective cost saving roof and cracked building structures repair,
Supply office and soft furniture for dwelling homes,
Repair rural structures with local materials,
Construct dugouts for dry season farming and watering of animals in rural communities,
Assist communities in crop selection and marketing, and
Assist development proposals for funding rural community projects.

If you are interested in working with TRAX or finding out more information the please write to them at: DERF NETWORKS; P.O. Box 169; Navrongo, UE/R; Ghana, West Africa.

Nazifat and Mohammed Productions

Nazifat and Mohammed operate a small shop in Navrongo. They are interested in establishing links to foreign markets for Ghanaian artifacts and goods (e.g., Batik postcards). If you are interested then please write to them at: Nazifat and Mohammed; P.O. Box 119; Navrongo, UE/R; Ghana, West Africa.

Ghanaians and Americans Joined for Development Aid

Ghanaians and Americans Joined for Development Aid, Inc. (GAJDA), formerly St. Margaret Shelter Care, is an independent non- profit organization founded by a number of expatriates of the West African nation of Ghana who are living in the United States. GAJDA is dedicated to assist the people of the rural Sandema District to meet a number of very critical needs, and gain increased self-sufficiency in health care, education, and economic development.

Agricultural and Rural Development Association

Agricultural and Rural Development Association is a non- profit and non- governmental organisation (NGO) geared towards the rectification of the basic environmental and agricultural problems facing rural communities in Ghana. ARA is a legal organisation under the registration No. G.306 of the Republic of Ghana. ARA works with rural folks to build a better community by increasing agricultural productivity and rural employment, opportunities to generate income, while protecting the environment.

Navrongo and Lawra WebPage

The Navrongo and Lawra WebPage is dedicated to helping communities around the world better understand life in these two small communities. If you are interested in participating in this project then please drop us a line.

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Last updated May 8, 1998.

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