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Location	Pusiga, Upper East Region
Introduction	CORPORATE PROFILE CORPORATE BACKGROUND 1.1 Name: Rural-Urban Women And Children Development Agency 1.2 Location: Pusiga, Upper East Region 1.3 Address: P. O. Box 522, Ashaiman-Tema. Ghana 1.4 Telephone: 020-825-3068/ 024-670-9423 1.5 E-Mail: Ruwacda@Yahoo.Com 1.6 Legal Status: Incorporated into The Companies Code Of 1963 (Act 179) Limited By Guarantee in June, 2005. a. Auditors: Opoku And Co. Chartered Accountants, Tema. b. Bankers: Agricultural Development Bank Ltd, Tema C. 1 Branch c. Solicitors: Ndizeb Law Consult, Adabraka, Accra. d. Corporate Inception: RUWACDA came into existence primarily to promote a healthy reproductive and self-empowered life, targeting both women and youth in both rural and urban areas. e. Operating centres: a. Bawku Municipality b. Bawku West District c. Garu Tempane District d. Tema Municipality e. Ashaiman Municipality
Interests	ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND Rural-Urban Women And Children Development Agency (RUWACDA) was conceived in the year 2005 and became operational in the same year. It is a registered, non-profit non-governmental organization incorporated into the companies’ code of 1963 (Act 179). It is currently operational in two regions; Upper East and Greater Accra Regions, with the main office located in Ashaiman in the Ashaiman Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana. RUWACDA is a women, children and youth centered organization with a focus on: 1 HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention and Care 2 Advocacy and other health related issues 3 Reproductive health issues such as Sexually Transmitted Diseases, TB and Malaria 4 Biodiversity 5 Women and Youth empowerment 6 Community development 7 Environment ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Rural-Urban Women And Children Development Agency (RUWACDA) is made up of a board of ten competent able-bodied members with diverse experiences. The organization also recruits volunteers who basically assist in the outreach programmes organized for schools as well as Community-Based outreach projects. Currently, we have a five-member permanent volunteer group working with the organization. The chain of command of RUWACDA can be seen as demonstrated in the ORGANOGRAM below:
Favorite movies	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROGRAMS CO-ORD P.R.O FINANCE OFFICER ADM.SEC. PROJECT ASSISTANTS GENERAL SECRETARY FIELD OFFICERS VOLUNTEERS TARGET GROUP FINANCES Funding of projects and programmes is done solely from contributions by the Executive Committee and monthly dues paid by members. Levies are sometimes charged on all members to execute a project as and when the need arises. We also receive donor funding to implement projects. CORPORATE CHARACTERISTICS CORPORATE VISION Our vision is to ensure a healthy, self-empowered life of women and youth.
Favorite music	CORPORATE MISSION RUWACDA takes cognizance of the philosophy of qualitative life: man’s existence exceeds his essence. Anything that impedes man’s existence must be necessarily dealt with, re moved, stopped, halted, eradicated, or otherwise. Therefore, RUWACDA seeks to help people help themselves effectively, efficiently and earnestly for the long term. CORPORATE GOALS Our aim is to: a. Empower women and the youth b. Promote reproductive health among women, youth and men alike c. Develop among the youth a life free of social vices CORPORATE OBJECTIVES Our objectives are: • To offer women, the youth and men alike a variety of reproductive health services by within the geographic areas of operation. • To empower about 5000 women and youth through integrated rural development programmes to increase their access to knowledge (education and literacy), provide basic needs and services (resources), promote decision-making power (fertility control) and increase their awareness of and participation in their communities. • To empower women and youth in 10 districts through economic interventions to improve their economic status through income generating activities, access to resources, and employment. • To influence and promote educational opportunities of the youth and women in the geographic areas covered.
Favorite books	ACTIVITIES The strategies below have been adopted by management of RUWACDA in order to conscientiously achieve the above stated aims and objectives: 2 Seminars 3 Workshops 4 Durbars 5 Vocational Training in various trades such as: hair braiding, weaving, beading, soap making, sewing, catering, batik and tie and dye making, off-season gardening, bee keeping, animal rearing, among others. 6 Literacy Programme in Information and Communication Technology. TARGET GROUP Our target groups basically are the urban poor women who are unemployed, underpaid, or engage in other poor jobs, and rural women and the youth in general, including children. These groups of people are noted to be most vulnerable as a result of poverty and their subordinating nature in society. However, the emphasis is placed on the rural dwellers that generally, are underserved so that they can be offered the opportunity of receiving a fair share of access to information on issues bordering their development, empowerment and general welfare. Nonetheless, the in-school youth and those out of school for one reason or the other, are not left out in this respect.