Category Archives: Sustainability

TRAX GHANA SEED LOAN SCHEME AT KABUSGO COMMUNITY

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Rachael Taylor

Seed is the basic input in agricultural production system. Lack of locally adapted seed, particularly in drought-prone and food insecure communities in northern Ghana, is crucial especially as rainfall distribution is mono-modal and production is only subsistence. Over time, Trax … Continue reading →

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TRAX GHANA VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION (VSLA) GROUPS SHARE-OUT AT KABUSGO

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana works in vulnerable communities where there is high level of illiteracy and members such as widows, divorced or separated women, school drop outs, etc have little opportunity to borrow from financial institutions due to lack of collateral security. … Continue reading →

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SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE SMALL RUMINANTS (GOATS)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana and the British School of Brussels Charity, “The Best of Both” partnership project, presented 120 goats to 40 selected needy students at Dachio, Zuarungu-Moshie, Duusi and Gaare-Gbani basic schools in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The project … Continue reading →

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Top Performer: Duusi Primary School

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

In everything Trax does, sustainability is always a top priority. This is no different in our partnership with Best of Both, a charity set up by Belgian high school students. Best of Both supports five public primary schools in the … Continue reading →

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Formation of Non-Timber Forest Products Union

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

In order to promote enterprise development and build organizational and technical capacity at the grassroots, Trax Ghana always facilitates the formation of farmer groups. In Pelungu, Nabdam district in the Upper East Region, Trax works with shea (nuts and butter), … Continue reading →

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Vetiver Grass for Soil Conservation and Bolga Baskets

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana is going to incorporate a new kind of soil erosion control into its projects. In addition to stone bunding and grass stripping with native grasses, Trax will soon introduce its farmers to vetiver grass. Planting and maintaining this … Continue reading →

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Trax Values and Approach: Self-Reliance for Sustainability

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana works with rural farming communities with the intention of supporting self-reliance within the communities for food and income production. There are a few ways that developing self-reliance is built into the Trax approach and our projects. Trax uses … Continue reading →

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