Rural Entreprises Project (REP)
Minister of Trade and Industry,Hon. Hanna Tetteh, Minister for Upper East Region, Hon. Mark Woyongo and Coordinator of REP, Kwasi Attah-Antwi inspecting an Exhibition Stand at the 2011 Clients’ Exhibition and Tradeshow in Navrongo.
General Presentation
REP II is part of the development program of the Government of Ghana to create wealth and reduce poverty in rural areas. It contributes directly to the Ghana Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II. The Project is funded mainly by the Government of Ghana, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Project goal
The goal of the REP-II is to contribute to the reduction of poverty and improvement in the living conditions of the rural poor, and especially increase the incomes of women and vulnerable groups through increased self and wage employment. The immediate project objective is to contribute to the development of competitive rural micro and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) in participating districts backed by good quality, relevant and sustainable support services
The project delivers good-quality, easily accessible and sustainable services in the rural areas to:
- stimulate the establishment and expansion of self-employment and microenterprises;
- strengthen the production techniques and management practices of existing MSEs;
- enhance the quality, design and packaging of the goods and services produced by rural MSEs;
- improve marketing;
- introduce environmentally friendly production techniques;
- increase access to working capital and investment funds;
- empower trade associations and client organizations, thus increasing their participation in decision making and policy dialogue at local and national levels.
The Ministry of Trade & Industry (MoTI) is the Executing Agency for the Project.
Project Cost and Funding
The total cost of the Project is US$ 29.271 Million
Project Period and Coverage
The Project is currently in its second phase for an eight-year period from June 2003 to 2011 and is being implemented in 53 districts in all regions nationwide. Phase one was implemented from 1995 to 2002 in 13 districts in the eco-transitional zone of the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo Regions. Eleven of the 13 districts from the first phase were carried over to the current phase and given direct support for the first two years. The map below depicts the coverage area of the Project.
Project Implementation Arrangements
REP is mainstreamed into the decentralized administrative and planning system and implemented at the district level through a partnership arrangement with participating District Assemblies, the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and the GRATIS Foundation. The two key district-based implementing units of the Project are the Business Advisory Centres (BACs) and Rural Technology Facilities (RTFs).
Address
Mr Kwasi ATTAH-ANTWI
National Coordinator
BOX 6841 Kumasi Ghana
Tel: +233 512 42 32/+233 205 11 00 47 ;244313727
Email : rep@ruentp.org; kattahantwi@yahoo.co.uk
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News/Upcoming Events
REP to commission the RTFs in Asunafo North and Tano South Districts on Monday 13th June 2011 2011 Clients’ Exhibition and Tradeshow in Navrongo in the Kassena Nankana District of the Upper East Region. In attendance were Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon. Hanna Tetteh, Upper East Regional Minister Mark Woyongo and District Chief Executives of some participating districts Workshop on Lessons learned and best practices in rural enterprises Minister for Trade and Industry commissions a Rural Technology Facility in Garu Tempane District of the Upper East Region 2010 Annual Review Workshop ongoing in Sunyani Gender Mainstreaming Training for REP’s Field Staff Nationwide Interim Evaluation of the Rural Enterprises Project (Phase II) ended Six Hundred (600) Rural MSEs Supported to Register Businesses With The Registrar General’s Department At The District Level. REP to train 621 MSE operators nationwide in literacy and numeracy -
Knowledge Sharing
Examples of capitalization products of REP 2 Ghana
Reversing the rural-urban drift: REP changes the life of Beatrice Agbozo after 13 years of struggle in the nation’s capital, Accra The Physically Challenged have not been left out – Kojo Antwi empowered Robert Andoh – A Graduate Apprentice on the move with Equipment Support from the Project REP to Consolidate Achievements through the Initiative for Rural Enterprises Growth and Employment Creation (IREGE) REP produces a National Best Fish Farmer -
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Documentation of REP II
