Ghana is a country located on the Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator, therefore giving it a warm climate. The country spans an area of 238,500 km2 (92,085 sq mi). It is surrounded by Togo to the east, Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The Greenwich Meridian passes through Ghana,. Ghana is geographically closer to the "centre" of the world than any other country.
Ghana is a divided into 10 administrative regions, subdivided into a total of 138 districts. The regions are
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1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty
and hunger ( Target/Indicator: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the number of people whose income is less than $1 a day)
2. Education: Achieve Universal Primary
3. Reduce Child mortality: ( Target: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.)
4. Improve Maternal health: (Sample Target: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.)
5. AIDS and other diseases: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases (Sample Target: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.)
6. Ensure Environmental sustainability
7. Develop ...
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1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty
and hunger ( Target/Indicator: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the number of people whose income is less than $1 a day)
2. Education: Achieve Universal Primary
3. Reduce Child mortality: ( Target: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.)
4. Improve Maternal health: (Sample Target: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.)
5. AIDS and other diseases: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases (Sample Target: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.)
6. Ensure Environmental sustainability
7. Develop a Global Partnership for Development The first criticism of the MDGs framework is its internal incoherence in crucial ways, which affects measurement and therefore monitoring, evaluation and benchmarking against other policy measures.
In Ghana, as in much of Africa, poverty rates were very high in . To require a reduction of 50% is therefore to require a growth rate in per capita income much higher than meeting the same target would require in a region such as England or Germany. Also Ghana is endowed with renewable and non- renewable resources such as soils, forest, water bodies, coastal and marine ecosystems which are under serious threat from degradation. there for they have a good foundation for sustainable development.
Fair Trade is an alternative way of doing business - one that builds equitable, long-term partnerships between consumers in richer countries and producers in developing regions. Fair Trade businesses commit to:
- Paying a fair wage in the local context.
- Offering employees opportunities for advancement.
- Providing equal opportunities for all people, particularly the most disadvantaged.
- Engaging in environmentally sustainable practices.
- Being open to public accountability.
- Building long-term trade relationships.
- Providing healthy and safe working conditions within the local context.
- Providing financial and technical assistance to producers whenever possible.
- These Fair Trade criteria were established by the Fair Trade Federation.
What is a fair wage?
Producers receive a fair wage when they are paid fairly for their products. This means that workers are paid at least that country’s minimum wage. Since the minimum wage is often not enough for basic survival, whenever feasible, workers are paid a living wage, which enables them to cover basic needs, including food, shelter, education and health care for their families. Paying fair wages does not necessarily mean that products cost the consumer more. Fair Trade Organizations bypass exploitative middlepeople and work directly with producers.
How do Fair Trade Organizations offer financial support to producers?
Small-scale farmers and artisans in the developing world lack access to affordable financing, impeding their profitability. Fair Trade Organization members that buy products directly from producers often provide financial assistance either through direct loans, pre-payment, or by linking producers with sources of financing. Unlike many commercial importers who often wait 60-90 days before paying producers, many Fair Trade Organizations ensure pre-payment so that producers have sufficient funds to cover raw materials and basic needs during production
In conclusion Ghana is currently and less economically developed country and heavily indebted. in order to pay off their large bill of maintaining and developing a country the Ghanaians need to broaden their range of goods in order to attract more customers and more costumers means more money for the people and more money for the government. there are also many ways to measure a countries development some of which are GDP (PPP) to find out their financial status and also the life expectancy and mortality rate which will indicate the advances in medical development, some indicators are economic and some social and some socio-economic(both). In comparison to other African countries Ghana is developing at an amazing rate and is well on its way to achieving its milinueim goals. Another thing discussed in this article are the benefits and disadvantages of fair trade and way the rest of the world is acting towards helping these third world countries develop by cancelling dept sending aid in forms of training, business and financial aid among many others. To sum it all up I think that Ghana is on the fast track to becoming a very well developed country.
