Ghana: Pro-Poor Interventions Not Getting to the Poor in Ghana's Poorest Region

Pro-poor interventions are not getting to the poor in Ghana's poorest region, the Upper West Region, and the poor are now surviving at the expense of the environment.

The Upper West Region, the youngest of the 10 regions of Ghana, was carved out of the former Upper Region in 1983 with the view to accelerating development since it is quite remote from Bolgatanga, the regional capital of the former Upper Region.

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