VALD/LRC/EU Project Concept

VISION FOR ALTERNATIVE DEVELEOPMENT (VALD)/
LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE (LRC)/EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
NIMA MAAMOBI MARKETS UPGRADING AND
GENDER EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

Background:
The Nima and Maamobi is a twin community within the East Ayawaso Sub-Metropolitan Assembly of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) of Greater Accra Region. It has a population of about 200,000 inhabitants.

The economic venture being practiced by the community members is petty trading.

The community has a high number of unemployment leading to poverty, crime and violence, high illiteracy rate, poor sanitation, school dropout, inadequate investment in infrastructure, gender inequality and low level of women participation in decision-making.

Benefits:
The upgrading of the two markets would help in achieving the MDG 1 (Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty), the market women and traders would have the opportunities of investing in their family and businesses for maximum benefit towards the improvement of their standard of living. The ability of the market women and traders to invest in the education of their children would help contribute to the achievement of the MDG2 (Universal Primary Education) by the set target. It would in the larger extend reduce the high number of school drop out within the communities.

Introduction:
Realising the socio-economic challenges facing Nima and Maamobi communities, urgent actions must be adopted to ensure a lasting solution to the challenges so as to improve the standard of living of community members. The markets when upgraded would provide livelihoods to community members. The urgency of economic development is clearly outlined in Ghana’s development policies hence the need for government to upgrade Nima and Maamobi markets.

Goal:
Upgrading of the Nima and Maamobi Markets to a modem markets

Objectives:
To empower market women, traders and the community members
To seek support for the upgrading of the two markets
To engage duty bearers to upgrade the Nima and Maamobi markets

Activities:
Information gathering
Consultative meetings
Capacity building
Advocacy and Lobbying
Protest

Collaborators:
Community members, Markets women and traders
Non-governmental and Community Based organisations
Traditional, Religious and Opinion leaders
Member of Parliament and Assembly Members
East Ayawaso Sub-Metro District Council
Government Ministries and Agencies