Implementing Social Issues on a trunk road Project in Ghana

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Implementing Social Issues on a trunk road
Project in Ghana

• Rita Ohene Sarfoh Ghana Highway Authority

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Order of the presentation

• Background
• Methodology
• Implementation
• Lessons learnt

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Background

• In line with Ghanas Environmental Impact
  Assessment Regulation (LI 1652), road projects
  must be registered with the EPA.
• Environment in the LI is defined to include the
  natural environment, economic and social issues
• Within the road sector in Ghana, EIA, SIA and
  RAPs are prepared for major road projects

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SIA Components

• Based on the SIA studies, the following were
  indicated to be implemented
• HIV/AIDS Education
• Road Safety Campaign/Education
• Complimentary Infrastructure

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Methodology(Complimentary Infrastructure)

• Gender-based participatory approach
• Bottom up decision making
• Beneficiary involvement in project selection and
  siting

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Complementary Infrastructure

• The following Projects were identified, selected
  and designed for
• KVIP and WC Toilets
• Fence Walls
• 95 Market stalls with KVIP toilets, urinals and
  boreholes
• 20 Boreholes drilled

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Replacing KVIP Toilets
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Providing New KVIP and WC Toilets
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Provision of Walkways in settlements
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Provision of Fence wall for schools
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Fence Wall at St Louis Secondary
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Construction of Boreholes
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Construction of Market Stalls
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Toilet and Urinal at Market locations
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Replacement of Emblem
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KVIP
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LESSONS LEARNT

• Funds were separate from the total road
  rehabilitation funds
• Beneficiaries identified and selected their own
  projects
• Communities provided land and sometimes labour
  as contributions
• Impacts are directly felt by beneficiaries