Zongo Development Fund

As part of efforts towards fostering inclusive and comprehensive development of all segments of the country, government identified Zongo Communities as areas that have been largely marginalised, historically neglected and relatively under-developed.

The establishment of the Fund was also a fulfilment of government’s commitment to the National Medium Term Development Agenda under the Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (2017- 2024). The programme identifies the establishment of the Zongo Development Fund as part of the “Growing Together Programme” designed to bridge spatial gaps in social and economic development.

Government was also significantly influenced by the systemic distortions in the allocation of public resources to the disadvantage of Zongo communities. This situation was also manifested in the socially stratified settlements in Ghana resulting in deep socio-economic decay and deterioration of living standards in Zongo communities along the length and breadth of Ghana.