PROFILE
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| One of the School boreholes |
It’s major project is
NYARIGA DOONE GIRLS SCHOOL
BOLGATANGA MUNICIPALITY
UPPER EAST REGION
GHANA
INTRODUCTION
Nyariga-Doone Women Association is a Community based organization founded in 1990 by a group of concerned women of Nyariga-Doone under the co-ordination and leadership of John Akaribo, a Civic Educator, a Community volunteer as well as the Assemblyman of Nyariga 1994 - 2006.
LEGALITY
Nyariga-Doone Women Association is registered as an Association with the Registrar General Department Accra in 2014 under the Companies Code; Act 179 of 1963.
BACKGROUND
The history of the formation of Doone Women Association - Nyariga dates back to 1985 when there was an erratic rainfall resulting in a severe hunger, compounded with diseases, ignorance and high rate of illiteracy of which women are vulnerable. Parents at that time consciously and deliberately give out small girls to unprepared marriages and betrothal for reasons best known to them.
The fact the women are majority and also the main providers of the household needs; they are the least in decision making hence the concerted efforts of the women to come together and find solution to the common problems of poverty, illiteracy, ignorance, marginalization and abuse.
The major occupation of the community is subsistence agriculture and livestock. The main economic activity in the community is straw basket weaving. As at 1990, Nyariga have only 5 (five) boreholes, no school, no clinic, no electricity, no road etc.
Briefly, Nyariga with a population of about 3000 people lies in the north of Bolgatanga about 15km from the capital town of the Upper East Region. Even though women form about 65% of the total population it is sad to note that there is NO SINGLE LITERATE GIRL OR WOMAN in the community.
This serious anomaly necessitated the intervention and formation of the association to unilaterally fight the menace of illiteracy, poverty and ignorance amongst women.