The Nanumba Child Development Program (NCDP) is a child focused program initiated by AGREDS-Ghana in 1999. NCDP operates in the Eastern corridor of the Northern Region of Ghana. Its activities cover three of the most deprived districts in Ghana, namely the Nanumba North, Nanumba South and Yendi Districts.

With resources mobilized from international organizations like the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) and local churches, District Assemblies and communities, NCDP implements programs in Education; Health and Nutrition; Water and Sanitation; Micro credit and Micro Enterprise Development and Community Advocacy in 11 deprived communities with children and women as our primary target groups.

Operating in districts were access to quality education, health care, water and sanitation and business opportunities are poor, the interventions of NCDP are thus contributing to the achievement of six out of the eight Millennium Development Goals( MDGs) namely:

• MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
• MDG2: Achieve Universal primary Education;
• MDG3:Promote gender equality and empowerment of women;
• MDG4: Reduce child mortality
• MDG5: Improve Maternal Health;
• MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases;

• Early Childhood Development in our operational districts
• Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) development for education, health and nutrition education and market access for small scale farmers, processors and traders in our operational districts
• Development of a supply chain for Shea butter and Pure Honey
• Skills training for young women
• Peace building in our program districts