GHACCO VOLTA REGION STAKEHOLDER SURVEY · 43 Dickson Mensah Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope...

2016

By Raymond Kusorgbor

GHACCO

3/16/2016

GHACCO VOLTA REGION STAKEHOLDER SURVEY :

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REGION FIELD TRIP 2016

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Contents 1.0 TRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

2.0 THE SUMMARIZED DATA ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3.0 THE PICTURE REPORT ON VOLTA REGION .................................................................................................................................................................. 15

4.0 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32

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Table 1: Summarized Data Sheet for Volta Region. FIGURES:

Fig 1: Arrival at Sogakope………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...13

Fig: 2 Presentation on GHACCO and its initiatives to South Tongu District Assembly………………………………………………….13

Fig 3: Visit to Metal Fabrication workshop……………………………………………………………………………………………….14

Fig 4: A Stove and Fuel Distributor, Sogakope ………………………………………………………………………………………….14

Fig 5 A Stove and Fuel Distributor, Sogakope…………………………………………………………………………………………….14

Fig 6: Bread bakery and selling a dominant livelihood at Sogakope, with wood fuel source of their energy……………………………….15

Fig 7. Metal Fabrication of Stoves, Adidome……………………………………………………………………………………………...15

Fig 8 Metal fabrication shop of Mr Joseph Minawor …………………………………………………………………………………….16

Fig 9: Ben Zormelo Tongu, Central District Assembly Adidome, a visit to Rural Enterprise Program and their metal fabrication workshop

of ovens and stoves respectively…………………………………………………...……………………….……………………………..16

Fig 10: The Rural Enterprise Programme’ Workshop in Tongu Central District, Adidome…………………………………………….…17

Fig 11. Visit to some selected academic institutions, health institutions and meeting health workers in Volta Region……………………..18

Fig 12: The Traditional Fish Smoking activities and stove types used by women groups along the fishing communities of Volta………..19

Fig: 13. The Traditional fish smoking community, source offuel………………………………………………………………………….20

Fig: 14. Some metal fabrication workshops, and their stove, ovens and burner …….…………………………………………..…………21

Fig: 15. Some metal fabrication workshops, and their stove, ovens and burner manufactured in the Volta Region…….…………………22

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Fig: 16 Visit to Gratis Foundation workshop, Ho and some local metal workshops……………………………………………………...23

Fig: 17 Visit to Kpando Torkor a fishing community long the Volta River and Furry Landing site for commercial fishing marketing……24

Fig: 18 Visit to Local Cooking Pot manufacturing unit at Dzodze, Ketu North District…………………………………………………25

Fig 19. Local Palm Wine/Alcohol distillation…………………………………………………………………………………………....26

Fig 20. Visit to some institution and organizations…………………………………………….…………………………………………27

Fig 21. Some distributers and retailers the sector. …………………………………………………………………………………….….28

Fig 22. The gas stoves types and cylinder sold by retailors …………………………………………………………………………….…29

Abbreviation GHACCO Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Fuel.

NGO Non-Governmental Organization.

PRO Public Relation Officer.

SME Small and Medium- Size Enterprise.

NBSSI National Board for Small Scale Industry.

EPA Environmental Protection Agency.

REP Rural Enterprise Program.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION.

The constitution of GHACCO; article 10 clause 59, stipulated the establishment of Regional Steering Committees to coordinate its activities

regionally. The clause 60 of article 10 emphasized that, the elected membership of the Regional Steering Committee shall not be more than

five (5). They included the positions of; Regional Coordinator, Financial Secretary, Secretary, Treasure and PRO. Their duties to include

representing and promoting GHACCO in their respective regions and working to implement the short-term plans and long-term strategies

of the Alliance in their region. Also to support the stakeholders in the region in planning and implementing regional outreach activities for

awareness raising and promotion cookstoves and fuels among others.

It is of this reasons Mr Raymond Kusorgbor, the Program Officer of GHACCO, travelled to the Volta Region on Monday February 22 to

Saturday 27, 2016 as part of his official duty to engage with stakeholders in the cookstove and fuel sector, collect information and data, and

undertake other assignments of promoting the sector. This was geared towards preparation for electing Volta Regional Steering Committee

of GHACCO.

2.0 THE SUMMARIZED DATA. The summarized data of activities covering 11 district capitals and more than 16 major towns in the Volta Region are captured below.

No NAME ORGANIZATION/ WORK TYPE LOCATION MAIL PHONE

1 Lydia Akwuetey Passionate Care International Ho [email protected].

[email protected].

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2 Technical Institute Kpando Technical Institute Kpando [email protected] 0501335205,

0501335206,

3 Women In Law And

Development In Africa

(Ghana)

Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected] ,

[email protected]

03029 21552

4 Divine Favour Agency Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected] 0244803895

5 Edsam Social Network Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected] 0362027621

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6 Community

Development

Awareness

‘’ Ho [email protected].

8 Associates For

Sustainable Rural

Development

NGO/ Environmental Advocacy Ho [email protected]. 03620-26106

9. Tnce Women Service Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected] 0244066541

0302689765.

10 Support Services

Foundation

NGO Ho [email protected] 0244066541

0302689765.

11. Youth For Community

Development

NGO Ho [email protected]. 0243269494

0332753587

12 Strong Tower

Foundation

Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected] 0246379481

13 Foundation For Local

Aid

Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected]. 0246407112 /

0208162254

14 The Needy Club Of

Ghana

‘’ Ho [email protected], 03620-27292

25019,

15

The New Horizon

Movement

CentreGhana

,, Peki 0543138247

0245053691.

16 Dzika-Joseph

Development

Foundation

NGO Ho [email protected]

17 Seek To Save

Foundation

NGO Keta [email protected] 0243784516

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18

Foundation For

Sustainable

Development In Africa

NGO Denu [email protected]. 0362530408

19 Global Health For

Peace

Civil Society Organization Mafi-Kumasi 0246223757

20 Are And Concern

Action

Civil Society Organization Ho Sokode

Gbagame

[email protected]. 0244595582

21 Bridge Volta Ghana ,, Ho [email protected]. 0362028638

22 Agbelengor

Foundation

,, Battor [email protected]. 0244506837

027056837

23 BS SME Foundation Civil Society Organization Ho, [email protected] 036-20-2025518

0244-07888,

24 Rural Progress Civil Society Organization Aveyime [email protected] 0246911227

25 Global Nourishing ,, Mafi-Kumasi [email protected] 0362028638

26 Rural Life Association ,, Ho

SekodeGbogame

[email protected]. 0244780914

27 Helping The Perishing ‘’ Ho MafiKumasi [email protected] 0243467773

28 Ausat Compassionate

Word

,, Ho [email protected]

om

0362028688

0244047866

29 Community Rights,

Environment And

Development Action

NGO, ENVIRONMENTAL Sogakope

Mafi-Asiekpe

[email protected].

+2330249847303

30 Volta Aid, ,, Ho [email protected] 0540824078

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31 Integrated Community

Empowerment

Program

NGO Kete-Krachi [email protected] 0243240946,

32 Partners In Community

Development Program

NGO Kete-Krachi [email protected] 095322143

0242202629

33 Living On Concerned

Environmental

Knowledge

NGO Kpando [email protected] 0247601616

0277123876

34 International Health

And Development

Network

Civil Society Organization Agbozume [email protected]. 233(0)302247288

35 Climate Action

Network

NGO Ho [email protected]

233-302 914636

36 Community

Development

Awareness,

Civil Society Organization Ho [email protected], 0244817706

0244875653,

37 Deladem Metal Works Metal Fabrication Sogakope 0540798250/057

1525096

38 My God Metal Works Metal Fabrication Sogakope 0244699495

39 Gbeti Ebenezer Metal Fabrication Sogakope 0244838968

40 Kudzo layer Retailor Sogakope 0548668872

41 Edith Toku Retailor Sogakope 0242236434

42 Nana Ampedu

Enterprise

Retailor Sogakope

43 Dickson Mensah Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0240552941

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44 Kingsley Yevutsey Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope [email protected] 0244982169

0209048468

45 Darah Clemance Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0507224568

46 Ador Courage Kwashie Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0206919668

47 Elizabeth Kujawu Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0209027503

49 Salome Tekpor Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0205775476

50 Agbeko Worlanyo

Tsagli

Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 02083846161

51 Gawuga Phillip Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0509334648

52 Adusu Donkor

Phamuel

Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 05060876118

53 Vivian Tsewagbe Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0543104694

54 Wemenya Romeo Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0505314464

55 Adwoah Bemah Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0242980699

56 Moses CK. Awude Tongu South District Assembly Sogakope 0242912117

57 Matias Goza Metal Fabrication/ Artisan Adidome 0200364403

58 Fiakpenu Metal Fabrication Adidome 054942259

59 Issac Awittor Metal Fabrication Adidome [email protected] 0503892777

60 Lesta David Metal Fabrication Adidome 0249968804

61 Doe Theodore Metal Fabrication Adidome [email protected] 024228965

62 Devorwo Daniel Metal Fabrication Adidome [email protected] 0246926597,

0208582276

63 Joseph Minawor Metal Fabrication Adidome 0506086028

64 Mr Ben Zormelo Tongu Central District Assembly Adidome 0206344502

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65 James S.Y Adeku Manager, Gratis Foundation: Tongu

Central District.

Adidome [email protected] 0243461418

0204100590

66 Maradona Adablah Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0504538859,

0247922475

67 Victoria Labi Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 02487842203

68 Elizabeth Kpaha Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0248220617

69 Augusta Dorvlo Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 02456566615

70 Grace Senayah Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0278637622

71 Agbewogbe Susu Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0540619572

72 Regina Nutarkor Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0547239193

73 Mary Agbonu Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0546370556

74 Cate Abotsi Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0242579616

75 Kpevor Agnes Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0242574695

76 Beauty Agbolegbe Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0577109609

77 Kwenya Adjololo Commercial Fish smoking Keta Angloga 0247184254

78 Ghana Health Service Keta Municipal Hospital Keta 0249512499

79 Yorm Retailor Keta

Dzelukope

0249721961

80 Dzigbordi Agbosu Retailor Keta

Dzelukope

0243637602

81 Madam Mary Municipal Health Directorate Keta 0208278481

82 Grace Kodadza Municipal Health Directorate Keta 0208325325

83 Jonathan Amegah Keta Municipal Assembly Keta 0249243126

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84 Manager for

Environmental Health

and Sanitation

Keta Municipal Assembly Keta 0244864163

85 Shop of Christ Metal Works.

Metal Fabrication; cookstoves, ovens Keta

Dzelukope

0245770463

86 Atorkor Vocational

Institute

Vocational/ Technical Keta Angloga

054 406 4799

87 Enyonam Agbozo Stove retailor Keta Angloga 0547744872

88 Abubakar Mahmudu Stove retailor Keta Angloga

0240476095

89 Datsimo Dzesie Commercial Fish smoking Aflao/ Denu 0243679113

90 Comfort Dzesie Commercial Fish smoking Aflao/ Denu 0246446584

91 Mr Michael Dzorsah Ketu South Municipal Hospital Aflao 0509794142

92 Mr. Robben Akuffo Deputy Director, Ketu South Municipal

Assembly

Aflao 0244502103

93 Selassie NBSSI, Ketu south Municipal Assembly Aflao 0242285711

0503262872

94 Mawufemor NBSSI, Ketu south Municipal Assembly Aflao 0205818363

95 Aflah Saviour Elikplim Welder Shop (Artisan/Metal

Fabrication)

Tokor, Aflao 0245162621

96 Dosu Akwetey Artisan/ Metal Fabrication Tokor, Aflao 0249228955

97 Kofi Agblevor Artisan/ Metal Fabrication Tokor, Aflao

0249676782

98 House Of Cylinder

(Maxwell Iwhua)

Stove Retailer Aflao 0247749622/054

0879639

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99 Margaret Oyelowo

Stove Retailer Aflao

0231059307

100 Lovina Teiko Stove Retailer Aflao 0242585877

101 Janet Afanu Stove Retailer Aflao 0249565726

102 Ketu North District

Assembly

Dzodze

District Assembly Dzodze 0362091393

103 Bless Enterprise Stove Retailor Dzodze 0243927637

104 Akatsi store Stove Retailor Dzodze 0243158951

105 Mr John Azils- Gbetor Ketu North District Assembly Dzodze [email protected] 0243465232

0209077700

106 Mr Emmanuel

Gbologah

Stove retailer Dzodze 0246963389

107 My Shepard Stove retailer Dzodze 0243715892

0200249763

108 SK Adonu Kokompe

works

Artisan Metal Fabrication Agotime 0574399319

109 James Atikpo Agotime Dziofe District Assembly Agotime 0242143259

110 Wiberforce Dogli Agotime Dziofe District Assembly Agotime 0546429246

111 Emmanuel Dorhermey Agotime Dziofe District Assembly Agotime 0542691260

112 Shierly Agotime Dziofe District Assembly Agotime 027173469

113 Mr Rockson Agotime Dziofe District Assembly Agotime 0200866316

114 Summy Anku Commercial Alcohol Distillation Agotime 0208106310

115 Clement Kweku

Adzoyie

Commercial Alcohol Distillation Agotime 0571834187

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116 Roskson Enterprise Metal Works/ Artisans Agotime 0548289317/

0249457808

117 University of Allied

Science

Educational / Research Ho

0362190942

118 Mr Liman NBSSI Ho

[email protected]

[email protected].

0243515551

119 Mr William Baah Forestry Commission Ho [email protected] 0244299070

120 Ghana News Agency Media Ho

0267239900

0541229585

0267239900

121 Benjamin Oppong

Darkwah

EPA Ho [email protected] 0208186955

122 Mr Togbey Ahoney. EPA Ho [email protected] 0206933662

0501301390

123 Ghana Tourism

Authority

Hospitality Informal sector (catering &

Chop bars )

Ho [email protected] 0362026560

124 Mr Eric Kwame Anim Gratis Foundation, Workshop Manager Ho 0247245451

125 Bless BD. Neriah AGI Ho [email protected] 0206404848

126 Samuel Abba Metal fabrication Ho 0209238573

127 Modesty Shop Retailor/ Gas and Stoves Ho 0209091555

128 Kugblenu Dogbera Retailor Ho 0246607269

129 Savior Metal Works Metal Fabrication Ho 0541799566

0206245406

130 Mortik Retailor. Ho. 0242140719

131 Stove Manufacturer Vakiss Metal Works Ho 0243-852468

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132 Abbah Welding And

Fabrication

Stove Manufacturer Ho 0247703097

133 Alice Institutional Stoves (Gari Manufacturers) Ho.

0200246619

134 God First Enterprise Retailer Ho 0246953789

135 Look Man Retailer Ho 0243417818

136 Robert Gawu Retailer Kpando 0206345310

137 Kudzo Prince Retailer Kpando 0247194596

138 Yohaness Agblah Retailer Kpando 0208247832

139 Richmond Metal fabrication Kpando 0503927990

140 yvonne REP Office Kpando 0209387720

141 Senyo

Stove Producer Kpando 0204196409

142 Mawusi Amar Stove Producer Kpando 0508797473

143 Justice Agblor Stove Manufacturers Hohoe

0243821653/020

9416222

144 Eba Stove Retailer Hohoe 0208183772

145 Gagrapah Tech.Works

(Ashmiu Ibn-Adam)

Stove Producer Jasikan 0243365021

146 REP District Assembly Nkwanta Driver- (0249313936) Call for their

boss number

147 Albert Osei District Assembly Nkwanta 0245234909

148 Vistoria Retailer Nkwanta 0246491022

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149 Mr Kent Retailer Nkwanta 0509438621

150 White Dove enterprise Retailer Nkwanta 0546645671

151 Starley mecflowis

Enterprise

Retailer Nkwanta 0543466863

152 Nyamafeh Limolla Retailer Nkwanta 0540513523

153 Gulondo Akosia Retailer Nkwanta 0542839000

154 Njogmayan Ntimbi Retailer Nkwanta 0543016801

155 Lenwah James Retailer Nkwanta 0205199244

156 Tinatue Konja Retailer Nkwanta 0249356429

157 Benye Dora Retailer Nkwanta 0246482485

158 Chiyabisi Tandam Retailer Nkwanta 0243258104

159 Njembi Nignak Retailer Nkwanta 0202937526

160 Comfort Njochala Retailer Nkwanta 0249054543

161 Makante Bidaba Esther Retailer Nkwanta 0540944750

162 Kpasi Wapoh Retailer Nkwanta 0247740641

163 Nlagmela Retailer Nkwanta 0543007385

164 Balaugnin Adbowa Retailer Nkwanta 0245452396

165 Tiyanbidor Ajo Retailer Nkwanta 0245721530

166 Ndammayi Nsanban Retailer Nkwanta 0548976682

167 Bitabim Balaugnen Retailer Nkwanta 0542843253

168 Tason Bindakpe Retailer Nkwanta 0543007385

169 Oye Prosper Retailer Nkwanta 0246491022/020

4486467

170 Madam Celestine Retailer Nkwanta 0542018229

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171 Victoria Retailer Nkwanta 0541427208

172 Blufa Kofi Metal Fabrication. Nkwanta 0249775856

173 Mr William Meledi Nkwanta North Assembly Kpassa 0201779277

174 Daniel Delo Nkwanta North Assembly Kpassa [email protected] 0208217676

178 Mr Godwin Tamakloe Nkwanta North Assembly Kpassa 0207997477

179 Mr Thoefel Lokpo Nkwanta North Assembly Kpassa 0201811901

180 Kpetab Bikpa Retailer Nkwanta 0548988585

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Mawan Jagba Retailer Nkwanta 0540513523

183 Buwue Janet Retailer Nkwanta 0245474422

184 Denteh Yaw Retailer Nkwanta 0547564814

185 Ntembi Gnananti Retailer Nkwanta 0243258104

186 Jemory Mborlar Retailer Nkwanta

0243258104

187 Abotsi Musah Retailer Nkwanta 0202937526

188 U-Yangnaba Abukari Retailer Nkwanta 0245740850

189 Nsikila Thomas Retailer Nkwanta 0204536262

190 Sando Enoch Retailer Nkwanta 0204526262

191 Nena Nsikila Retailer Nkwanta 0204536262

192 Soyeni Naja Retailer Nkwanta

0543016801

193 Nyame Ntimbe Retailer Nkwanta

0243258104

Table 1: Summarized Data Sheet for Volta Region field survey 2016.

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3.0 THE PICTURE REPORT ON VOLTA REGION.

Fig 1: Arrival at Sogakope Fig: 2 Presentation on GHACCO and its initiatives to South Tongu District Assembly

Program Officer arrived in Tongu South District of the Volta Region, Sogakope. A brief presentation on GHACCO initiatives and its

activities was carried out to educate and solicit regional support at the District Assembly. The names and contact of participants during the

presentation is captured on the data sheet of number 43 to 59.

Also, contacts has been established with distributors and retailers of improved cookstoves in the district. Their products sold include; stove

burners, gas cylinders, traditional stoves, and local cooking pots manufactured from melted aluminum among others. The pictures are

below as indicated in Figure 4 and 5.

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Fig 3 Metal Fabrication Shop. Fig 4: A Stove and Fuel Distributor, Sogakope

Fig 5 A Stove and Fuel Distributor, Sogakope

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Fig 6: Bread bakery and selling a dominant livelihood at Sogakope, with wood fuel source of their energy.

GHACCO has established contact with the bakers through the District Health and Environmental Unit (Kingsley Yevutsey:

[email protected], 0244982169, 0209048468) to carry out awareness campaign in future on impacts of wood fuel, and the House

Air Pollution on their health. Below is Fig 7 and 8 respectively are metal fabrication of stoves and ovens at Central Tongu District

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. Fig 7. Metal Fabrication of Stoves, Adidome

Fig 8 Metal fabrication shop and picture gallery of stoves and ovens manufactured in Adidome.

The metal fabrication and local artisans were educated on GHACCO initiatives and invited for the Steering Committee Election

Fig 9: Ben Zormelo Tongu, Central District Assembly Adidome, a visit to Rural Enterprise Program and their metal fabrication workshop of ovens and stoves

respectively

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Fig 10: The Rural Enterprise Programme’ Workshop in Tongu Central District, Adidome.

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The Rural Enterprise Program of Adidome, has Technology Training Center specializes in welding, fabrication of metals, building of

agroprocessing machines among others. The facility, established in 2012 under the government’s Rural Enterprise Project is aimed at

building the capacity of rural folks to stimulate entrepreneurship, fabricate clean cookstoves technologies, help create jobs, and improve

livelihoods

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Fig 11. Visit to some selected academic institutions, health institutions and meeting health workers in Volta Region

The academic institutions visited included; Zion Collage, Keta Senior Technical High school, Angola Senior High School, Atorkor Vocational

Institute, Keta Business School among others. This is to mobilize and educate them on adoption of institutional stove models and also to

join GHACCO. Other health institutions visited included Keta Municipal Hospital, the Ketu South Health Directorate, Ho Municipal

Hospital, Sogakope District Hospital to leverage support for awareness campaign on health impacts of Household Air Pollution.

Fig 12: The Traditional Fish Smoking activities and stove types used by women groups along the fishing communities of Volta Region.

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The fishing communities of Angloga, Keta, Denu and Aflao were visited. The picture above shows samples of traditional fish ovens

without chimney outlets, which consume a lot of wood fuel with its associated smoke inhalation are commonly seen in use.

Fig: 13 The Traditional fish smoking community, source of fuel.

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The Program Officer provided brief education of women on impacts of their activities on Household Air Pollution. Also traditional three

stone fire still in use (bottom left corner picture above) and source of energy is wood fuel from mangroves from the lagoon conservation

protected zones.

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Fig: 14 some metal fabrication workshops, and their stove, ovens and burner.

Fig: 15. Some metal fabrication workshops, and their stove, ovens and burner manufactured in the Volta Region.

Many cookstoves metal fabrication shops were visited. They were educated and informed about GHACCO initiatives and activities. They

requested for interventions to enhance their technical capacity needs in the industry.

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.Fig: 16 Visit to Gratis Foundation workshop, Ho and some local metal workshops

The Gratis Foundation Technical Workshop, in Ho was visited to access their status of operation and their contribution to the cookstoves

sector. Mr Eric Kwame Anim Gratis Foundation, Workshop Manager (0247245451) conducted the Program Officer around the facility. A

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newly manufactured ovens and other general metal work products and machines were exhibited on arrival. The bottom left corner, is a local

Metal fabrication unit at Kpando operated by Mr Richmond with the telephone number: 0503927990

Fig: 17 Visit to Kpando Torkor a fishing community long the Volta River and Furry Landing site for commercial fishing marketing

Kpa ndo Torkor is about 202Km from

Accra, - 3 hour(s) 30 minutes(s) journey. It

is a predominately a commercial fishing

community. At the market center were

bricks ovens erected for fish smoking

without chimney outlets. These women

groups compliant of the health impacts of

the smoke on their health . A round rusted

fabricated metals are used to channel out

the heat and the smoke makes less desirable

impact .

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Fig: 18 Visit to Local Cooking Pot manufacturing unit at Dzodze, Ketu North District,

Local Manufacturing of Cooking Pot is done by melting aluminum with fire; energy source from burning car tyre which emits hazardous

smoke into the environment. Women and children are exposed to the smoke emissions as seen in the picture above. Interview with them

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Fig 19: Local Palm Wine/Alcohol distillation

posited no knowledge about adverse impacts of their livelihood on their health and the environment. Local palm wine distillation in

Agortime/ Dziope district in the Volta Region make use of enormous wood fuel. The heat and smoke impacts of their livelihood has

devastating impact on the environment and their health. The forest vegetation is depleted which is their source of wood fuel. The

traditional three stone is predominately used by both women for cooking in the villages

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Fig 20: Visit to some institution and organizations. .

A working visit to the Volta Region Coordinating Council, University of Allied Science, Ghana News Agency, Association of Ghana

Industries, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Tourism Authority, the Forestry Commission and the Municipal Hospital all in Ho

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including Nkwanta South District among others. These respective organizations pledged to support GHACCO initiatives in the Region.

They helped and provided information and data of other organizations.

Fig 21: Some distributers and retail ers the sector

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Some of the distributor and retailers of the cookstoves, gas cylinders, ovens and burners were contacted. Interaction with them shows many

of them lacks basic marketing and book keeping skills for their business sustainability. Training has however been offered to their counter

parts in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Region. They expressed greater optimism that, joining GHACCO would help them have similar

capacity trainings.

Fig 22. The gas stoves types and cylinder sold by retailors.

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Majority of the stove retailors are concentrated in at Ho, Nkwanta South and Nkwanta North District of the Volta Region. They expressed

interest in selling other brands of Improved Cookstoves such as Cook Mate, Toyola, Gyapa, and Envirofit among others.

4.0 CONCLUSION. The stakeholder platform in the Volta Region have little or no information on GHACCO initiatives. A brief encounter and education on

GHACCO initiatives generated a lot of interest. Investigations carried out suggested that the use of internet for mailing and communication

purpose is less use for facilitating meeting arrangements. The local community radio stations for program announcement and education on

projects initiatives prior to hosting events are commonly adopted options. The Volta Region demonstrate enormous potentials for the

cookstove sector business to capitalize on. Funding is therefore needed to undertake major cookstove projects in the region like awareness

creation, institutional cookstoves adoption project for the fishing communities and schools, among others.

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