The purpose of this study is in three folds. First was to assess staff awareness levels and adherence of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) of Ghana. Again, to assess age, job title and years of working experience of staff impact on their procurement law awareness as well, the challenges of operationalization of the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663) of Ghana were examined. The study adopted a mix approach, comprising of review of relevant literature, interviews ten (10) top managem...
Formal education plays a vital role in the development of human capital for empowerment, therefore there is the need for parental and community involvement which can positively influence learners academic success regardless of a family's wealth or education. The study which is a descriptive survey, sought to find out the role of parents and community members in supporting girls education and also any other barriers which limit the education of girls in West Gonja District. The views of adult ...
In recent time's shea butter and rice processing has emerged as a promising economic activity. Shea butter especially has gained international recognition because of its therapeutic properties and the local is deemed to be high nutritional value than the imported foreign rice. The study basically sought to find out how micro credit has impacted on rural women involved in the production and processing of rice and shea butter. In view of the objectives stated, various research methodologies wer...
The study sought to appraise the role of Business Development Services in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region of Ghana. The research problem was as a result of less developed small scale enterprises which have been plagued by seemingly neglect, poor planning, and lack of social capital. A descriptive study design was used to gather information from business development agencies and micro enterprise owners in the Tamale Metropolis. Both purposive and stratified simple random sampling ...
This study assessed the effect of the Credit with Education scheme on beneficiary household livelihood and food security in the Kassena - Nankana Districts. Primary data was collected by means of administrating semi-structured questionnaires to a sample of fifty beneficiaries. Secondary data was collected from District and Regional Assemblies, MoF A offices, libraries and through the Internet. The results indicates that the CwE scheme has improved beneficiaries household livelihood as 82.2% o...
The sustenance of a non-profit organization depends on its leadership and how the internal structures, systems and processes are managed. This study sought to examine the leadership factor in the sustenance of non-profit organizations. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Data was collected using questionnaires, documentary reviews and interview guides. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select 40 respondents from a target population of 100. The study reve...
The study sought to assess the empowerment of women through microfinance institutions in the Tamale Area of the Northern Region of Ghana. The research problem was as a result of varied household needs of women, inadequate funds by women to expand their businesses and the increase in the number of microcredit schemes in the area.A descriptive study design was used to gather information from 130 women, in four microfmance institutions. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the respond...
The study assessed the extent to which technology can be used to enhance public sector accounting in Ghana. There have been numerous interventions aimed at enhancing technology adoption in the public sector with the aim of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness. Despite these interventions, very little is known about what improvements have emerged in Public Sector Accounting that may be attributable to the use of technology. A descriptive study design was used to gather information from 327 r...
The nexus between security and development cannot be over-emphasized, given that human security is an important objective of development and its absence has negative consequences for development. In spite of private security actors contribution to national security, there have not been any empirical studies to enumerate and map these private security actors, audit their activities, and profile the social and political implications for the police administration in Ghana. The study aimed at ana...
Microcredit is a programme designed to extend small loans to very poor people for self employment projects that generate income, allowing them to care for themselves and their families. It's relevance for development has attracted attention among development practitioners and policymakers in many parts of the World. It has got wide support from aid agencies, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the public at large. This thesis assesses the contribution of MASLOC micro-credi...
The study focused on the causes of gender disparities in the study of science in second cycle schools in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The mixed method design comprising both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data. Eight purposively sampled senior high schools were used for the study and data collection tools such as interviews, focus group discussions, questionnaire and observations were used to collect data for the research. Results of the study revealed that schoo...
Open Defecation continue to be a major developmental issue among developing countries. Inspite of the numerous interventions of development partners and sector agencies, access to improved toilet facilities still remain a major challenge. This study set out to ascertain the reasons for the poor response by households to the need to adopt latrines in the Wa East District. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study also established the correlation between economic s...
Governance of international migration, which involves cross-border movement of people from adjoining countries and intra – and extra-regional non-adjoining countries, is currently a topical global issue. South-North and South-South are the commonest directional migratory flows; eighty percent of the latter is cross-border, a widespread phenomenon within the Southern African Development Community. Over the years, the popular view in South Africa has been that African migrants mainly negative...
The worsening poverty situation in the Upper West Region of Ghana coupled with the risky nature of farming due to the joint impacts of rain-fed dependence and minimal use of irrigation in Ghana called for the need to examine small-scale irrigation usage and its effect on farmers’ income and access to essential services. The study was carried out in Busa where 300 farmers were randomly sampled. The Conditional Recursive Mixed-Processes (CRMP) was used to estimate two Probit and a multiple li...
Effective democratic governance requires the existence of locally elected representatives with functions that revolve around issues that matter to the constituents, to which the state responds through public services delivery. This study set out to examine whether or not citizen expectations from locally elected representatives are in consonance with the functions that are assigned to them in national legislative instruments, using the Unit Committees, the base structure of Ghana’s decentra...