Twifu Rural Youth
and Women Concern (TRYAWCO) for short is a rural based grassroots development
organization. It was founded in June 1997 and was incorporated on August 24,
1998 as a Non-Governmental organization. Our organization is also registered
with the Department of Social Welfare for recognition as a Private Voluntary
Organization in Ghana.
• Our mission: Is to
initiate programmes and activities that shall give economic empowerment to our
Youth and Women, programmes that shall enhance quality education and health,
promote the rights of Women and children, raise the level of general
environmental sanitation and food production in our project area.
• Present activities: Our present activities are geared towards the promotion of basic
human rights of women and children, preventive health education including
environmental sanitation, Youth and Women empowerment activities including
Microfinance and increase access to clean water and good hygiene.
• Our project area: Is Twifu Hemang Lower Denkyira District in the Central Region of Ghana. It has
a population of about 116,874 comprising of 57,624 males and 59,250 females (2010) census
report, about 51.36% are 18 years and above. The current population
growth rate in the District is 4.1 % which is higher than the corresponding
regional growth rate of 3.1% and the national growth rate of 2.5%. This implies that
the population density for the district, which is growing steadily over the past
few years, is projected at 140,834 by the end of 2015. The district is
typically a rural one with a landmass of 1,199qs. Km. The People are
mainly subsistence farmers growing food crops and cash crops like cocoa and oil
palm to make their living. Our
activities are targeted to benefit the rural poor especially the unemployed
Youth, marginalized Women and disadvantaged children in the 168 communities of
our project area.
This is fantastic work you are doing for people who would otherwise not get this kind of support, care and love. Keep up the good work!
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