People count in Ghana
UK aid supports Ghana's 2010 population and housing census which will provide vital information on the population
In Ghana,聽DFID바카라 사이트檚聽support to the 2010 population and housing census will help ensure the government바카라 사이트檚 services and UK aid reach those who need it most.
The census will count Ghana바카라 사이트檚 estimated 24 million citizens聽and provide vital information on the population바카라 사이트檚 social, demographic, economic and housing characteristics. The results will give the government a better idea of where services are most needed, such as how many teachers are required and in what areas, where water supplies should be planned, and where roads and hospitals may have to be built聽as Ghana바카라 사이트檚 population expands. Better information on the population of Ghana will also help ensure projects supported by UK aid are targeted at the poorest people.
The UK aid backed Livelihoods Empowerment Against Poverty Programme (LEAP), for example, is already providing grants to 35,000 of the most vulnerable households in Shama District, Western Region.聽The UK is supporting the 바카라 사이트 of Ghana바카라 사이트檚 aim to reach a further 164,000 of the poorest households by 2012/13, and information from the census will help to ensure LEAP payments can be directed to the people who need them most.
Census night, data collection
Data has been collected during the 3 to 4 weeks since Ghana바카라 사이트檚 census night, which was on 26 September 2010.聽43,000 people, many of them teachers, are involved in counting and supervising this enormous task.
In Twifo Heman, Lower Denkyira, Benjamin Oscar Acquaye, a primary school teacher, questions the head of an 8 member household.聽The head is proud of her house with 2 rooms and electricity, and reports that no-one has disabilities, and there have been no deaths in the household in the last year.
In Bantoma, Elmina, on the Cape Coast, Kate Odinga Eyison interviews a mother of 5 in front of the compound where she lives.聽The children run inside the blue shuttered compound to hide, as Kate asks their mother about the toilet facilities, which聽are shared between four households within the compound.
Preliminary data on Ghana바카라 사이트檚 population should be available by early 2011.聽A post-enumeration survey, funded by UK aid, will place a further check on the accuracy and coverage of the census data. This survey will replicate the census questions in a number of small sample areas, following international best practise in census undertaking.
The UK바카라 사이트檚 next census is coming in March 2011 - so be ready to be counted too!
Key facts
UK aid is supporting Ghana바카라 사이트檚 Statistical Development Plan, which includes the 2010 population and housing census.
These funds are channelled into a World Bank trust fund, designed to accept funds from a variety of development partners.
UK aid is helping to strengthen the structures and systems in Ghana바카라 사이트檚 Ministry of Employment & Social Welfare.聽More efficient systems will facilitate the implementation of the LEAP programme.