Through the following mediums the recent NHCAP Baseline Study Results were disseminated/shared among various target groups with an estimated target audience of 15,000:
Electronic mail-technical list serves & discussion groups; distribution of hard copy of final report; News release, public speaking session/oral/power point presentation; sponsored the publication of an article in an one institutional/technical Newsletter and academic journal.
Held two town hall meetings to sensitise community members on the type and nature of alternative livelihood options the project would support and 400 copies of the promotional materials also distributed. An initial register of 85 interested people for the various alternative livelihood options was prepared subject to review and updates.
Six (6) selected persons from five out of the seven project communities were sponsored to acquire both technical & managerial skills in the business of processing and preservation of selected organic fruits into juice at the Supportive Women Agro Processing Centre near Mamfe-Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Nine (9) selected persons from five out of the seven project communities were assisted to acquire both technical & managerial skills in tour guiding & hospitality service provisioning during a 3-day capacity building training workshop organised by the project.
Organised a one-day technical exchange/experiential learning visit to Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary in the Hohoe district for selected project actors.
Twenty (20) selected persons from five out of the seven project communities were assisted to acquire financial literacy and additional knowledge in management principles.
Project staff & community members used an established mechanism for periodic updating of baseline database and reporting to map out & gather further detailed information on attraction sites within the conservation zone.
In the month of July, 500 seedlings were acquired and distributed among 21 land owners, farmers and interested groups to plant at near-degraded farmlands including the catchment area of the main source of drinking water for the community and selected sites.
5 community town-hall meetings attended by an average number of 50 participants were held to finalise the promulgation of bye-laws to check unauthorised activities on the WETO Range. This was followed by finalisation of draft bye-laws and subsequent registration/certification of a CBO at the Hohoe Municipal Assembly as the first step.
Various species of plants seeds were collected and nursed. Nursery tools were procured for use in the development of the community nursery. Five (5) peasant farmers upgraded their skills in sound nursery management practices during a day?s trainer-of-trainers orientation course.
The project provided basic supplies & consumables (mounting paper cards, glue and secateurs or sharp knives) to train data collection volunteers to support them in the on-going collection and documentation of plant species. 112 different plants voucher specimens were prepared during the period awaiting identification of their scientific names at the national herbarium of the University of Ghana, Legon. .
Two more discussion sessions with stakeholders on benefits sharing from Timber exploitation were held within the quarter. However the meeting is yet to conclude on the modalities and for establishment of the Collaborative Forest Management Committee framework and a sharing formula that would be acceptable to all parties especially those whose lands have been affected by the conservation.