Abstract:
This thesis examined World Vision Ghana's contribution to Rural Development in Northern Ghana. The study was carried out in six rural communities in three selected districts: Savelugu / Nanton, West Mamprusi and Bongo. The focus of the study was on how World Vision Ghana assists rural communities to achieve food self-sufficiency, safe drinking water, and education I training. Basic statistics were used to discuss the field data, while the chi-square test (x2) was used to show the association of the programme effect on food self-sufficiency, safe drinking water and education I training. The study found out that World Vision Ghana employed the Area Development Programme (ADP) concept in carrying out interventions in the rural communities. It noted that the Area Development Programme (ADP) strategy involved the selection of needy communities, which were provided with necessary assistance for a period of 15 years. The purpose was to enhance the socio-economic living conditions of beneficiary communities. It further observed that the programme made significant impact, firstly on food self-sufficiency and secondly, it made a significant impact on access to safe drinking water. As regards access to education/training, it was observed that in the Savelugu / Nanton and West Mamprusi districts school enrolment by households recorded positive impact except in the Bongo district where the programme recorded negative impact.
