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SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, Jossiam Company Limited commission water project for five schools in Abuakwa North
As part of efforts to provide clean and potable water for school children and the community, the SOS Children’s Villages Ghana in collaboration with Jossiam Company Limited, the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly, Ghana Education Service, has commissioned a water pump installation project for five schools in the Abuakwa North Municipality.
The water facilities entailed a mechanized borehole, fitted with a 5000-litre water tank and a standing pipe, each for the beneficiary schools in Kukurantumi, New and Old Tafo and Obodanse.
The project would enable pupils from the beneficiary schools to have access to clean and portable drinking water, which would impact positively on their health, education and overall well-being.
The National Director of SOS Children’s Villages, Ghana, Mr Alex Mar Kekula said access to clean water was a fundamental right that shaped the destiny of communities and added that the provision of the water facility would enable the pupils to have access to clean water that would promote good health, hygiene, and create an environment for conducive learning.
“This project symbolizes our collective commitment to ensuring that every child, regardless of circumstances, has access to a fundamental resource essential for life,” he noted.
He revealed that over the years, his outfit has been a beacon of hope and support for many vulnerable children, families and communities in the country, adding that they have created not just homes for children but communities that nurtured and uplifted those in need.
He said through their Family Strengthening Project which aimed at actively empowering families to stay together and has been in existence for the past five years in the municipality, the Village has engaged in several projects including providing access to essential social services like education, health and good nutrition to 1,323 children, providing WASH facilities to 10, 579 school children in 7 schools among others in the municipality.
He said the water project was part of the many projects that have been provided by his outfit and hoped that the water facilities would have a positive impact on the lives of children and the communities
“This water project is not merely a water project, but a lifeline to schools and communities around then,” he said and called for the need to provide the essential resources for the existence of children and communities.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Abuakwa North, Alhaji Babs Bodinga said the provision of water facilities in the schools has complemented the development of the area and has expanded access to basic social services.
Commending the SOS Children’s Village, he said their contribution was worth emulating and pleaded with them to extend their projects to other parts of the municipality and urged the schools to own the water facilities and maintain them for future generations to have access to them.
The Headmaster of one of the beneficiary schools, Kukurantumi M/A JHS ‘A’, Pastor Peter Agbeko said the water facility was a relief to the schools as children previously had to go fetch water during contact hours, adding it was a challenge that impacted negatively on the pupils’ education.
He thanked the SOS Asiakwa Children’s Village for such a kind gesture and called on all stakeholders to collaborate with the schools and provide the needed infrastructure that promoted good learning environments for the pupils.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Tafo Kukurantumi
The Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID) successfully held its sixth (6th) Exchange Programme, hosted by the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) Bank in Accra from March 22 to 23 March.
The event brought together member institutions, partner organisations and Ghanaian public entities to advance dialogue on South-South trade, investment and development finance, while also creating opportunities for knowledge-sharing and institutional cooperation.
Organised as a capacity-building and networking platform, the 2026 edition of the G-NEXID Exchange focused on GEXIM’s experience in developing innovative solutions to promote intra-African and extra-African trade.
It also highlighted trade and investment opportunities in Ghana, particularly in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and broader national development initiatives.
The Exchange Programme forms part of G-NEXID’s mandate to foster cooperation among export-import banks and development finance institutions in support of South-South trade and investment.
This 6th edition follows earlier successful programmes hosted by India Exim Bank (2016), BNDES (2017), Indonesia Eximbank (2018), Afreximbank (2019) and Saudi EXIM Bank (2025).
On the first day, participants were presented with G-NEXID institutional information and received an update on the Network’s 2026 work programme.
There were a series of substantive presentations, including an overview of the Ghanaian economy by the Ministry of Finance, with particular attention to debt-related challenges; a presentation by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), on investment opportunities in the country; and institutional presentations by GEXIM and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) on their respective mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Discussions during the sessions underscored strong interest in sector-focused webinars and business dialogues, particularly in agribusiness value chains such as poultry and rice.
Participants also emphasized the importance of continued information exchange and the sharing of best practices, especially in the area of guarantees.
The second day opened with a presentation on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, a national economic transformation strategy launched by President John Dramani Mahama in July 2025.
The initiative aims to enhance economic productivity through continuous industrial activity, accelerated export development and strategic import substitution.
As the programme is expected to mobilise both private and development capital, it presents concrete opportunities for G-NEXID members in areas such as co-financing, guarantees, trade finance and technical cooperation.
The programme also featured institutional presentations by guest organisations, namely the African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund (FAGACE) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD), which shared their mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Following these exchanges, the G-NEXID Secretariat held bilateral discussions with both institutions as part of the Network’s ongoing membership drive.
Participants further benefited from a presentation by the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), as well as a showcase of GEXIM’s key pipeline projects.
On the margins of the Exchange Programme, G-NEXID members also held their 20th Annual General Assembly Meeting to review progress and discuss strategic priorities.
Following the event, participants joined the GEXIM@10 International Conference, held from March 24-25, 2026 under the theme, “A Decade of Enabling Export Trade and Industrial Transformation: Resetting GEXIM for the Next Frontier.”
The conference provided an important platform for exploring how Ghana can strengthen its transition from a primary commodity exporter to a more competitive player in value-added trade and industrial development.
Source – G-NEXID
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, signed five bills including three amendment bills passed by Parliament into law.
They are: Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025; University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025; Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025; Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; and Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
In a brief remark after assenting to the bills, President Mahama explained that the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, scraps the Office of Minister of National Security and frees the President’s to appoint any Minister to supervise the security agencies.
He said it also reverses the name of the office of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), to the original name, Bureau of National Intelligence, (BNI).
This the President said, addresses the confusion between that security agency and a well-known Ghanaian financial institution, the National Investment Bank.
President Mahama also noted that the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Act, 2026, establishes another University in the Eastern Region, at Bonsu, with three campuses – the main campus at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, with the second campus to be cited at Ohawu in the Oti Region.
The third, the Presdient assed will be located at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region.
Touching on the Amendment to the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, the President said, “As you’re aware, the act was amended to increase it from 1% to 3%, and so this act reduces it again. That is the levy on mining companies. It reduces it again to 1%, because of the introduction of the sliding scale of royalties.”
He also spoke to the passage of the Government Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Act, emphasising that amends Act 1023 to grant greater flexibility to private tertiary institutions and the option to Charter.
The Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Act, the President concluded, is an amendment to an original act that was supposed to guarantee deposits held in commercial banks or financial institutions.
It basically expands protection to include mobile money wallets and other digital platforms, ensuring a wider scope of digital financial assets are secured.
The signing ceremony, was witnessed by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akrutinga Ayine, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and a Special Aide to the President, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang.
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