Ghana is rich in natural resources and has one of the strongest emerging economies in Africa. Despite this, most of Ghana's poor live in rural areas without basic services such as health care and clean water. The Hunger Project has been working in Ghana since 1995 and is empowering 250,000 partners in 30 epicenter communities to end their own hunger and poverty.
The Hunger Project has made major strides in its most ambitious program to date: mobilizing women and men across the Eastern Region of Ghana to create epicenters within walking distance of every villager.
Among the many accomplishments of the Taido Epicenter in Ghana, 173 infants were immunized against the following childhood diseases: polio, measles, whooping cough, yellow fever, and tetanus.
This report covers the achievements and lessons learned from the first half of Year Two of the Robertson Challenge - a five year commitment to demonstrate that the successful Epicenter Strategy of The Hunger Project can be taken to national scale through an initial exercise in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Dr. Naana Agyemang-Mensah joined The Hunger Project-Ghana as Country Director in January 2000. Prior to that, she worked with the Ghanaian National Council on Women and Development (NCWD).
