Transporting Farm Products with Luo –Jian a Relief for the Rural African Woman farmer

PROFILE OF THE NGO

Introduction

With moral degeneration, sexually transmitted infections including HIVA/AIDS, sickness and poverty on the increase in Ghana, the founder Mr. Oscar Asumani Adjei consulted with some like-minded Ghanaians to form the True Light Movement Organization in the year 2006.It was however incorporated in September 2007

The organization was formed purposely to front for the Youth, Vulnerable women and children promoting and protecting their rights through advocacy, education and supporting them with the skills and finances that can enable them break the yoke of sickness and poverty.

 Name of the Organization

The organization is known as True Light Movement Organization (TLIMO).

Office location

The organization’s office is Located at Lebanon Zone 4 in Ashaiman.

Address                                              Email: truelight4u@yahoo.com                  

P.O Box CO 982 Tema,                     

Ghana- West Africa.

Mission Statement

The  mission of TLMO is to develop and provide the necessary education/ information to the youth, encouraging and supporting them and their Mothers physically spiritually and financially where necessary to enable them cope up with the socio-economic conditions of today’s world.

Vision

TLMO has the vision of developing morally uprightly and healthy future leaders in the country.

 Objectives

The main objectives of TLMO are:-

a)      To advocate on child rights and domestic violence.

b)      To promote sporting Activities focusing on youth football.

c)      To promote evangelism in the Christian Faith

d)     To educate on various health issues, especially HIV/AIDS, Adolescent sexual reproductive health, Malaria, TB.

e)      Environmental Development and issues concerning climate change.

Target Groups

The target groups for the Organization are disadvantaged / vulnerable Children, Youth and women.

Some Achievements of TLMO

We have effectively implemented the Malaria intervention program Funded by the Global Fund in conjunction with an NGOs in Tema namely Liberty Movement Organization.

The NGO has since October 2009 Established a National Functional Literacy Class in Ve Agbome E.P primary school compound with 20 Adults learning to read and write in their own language.

We have also intensified the HIV/AIDS Campaign targeting both in and out of school youth through house to house education, small group meetings, counseling and testing including referrals all in collaboration with JONCARING foundation with funding from Ghana AIDS Foundation (GAFUND) through West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF)

Project Title

Transporting farm products with Luo –Jian a relieve to the rural African woman farmer.

Problem Statement

Ve Agbome is a farming community located in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region of Ghana and is about 25 kilometers from Hohoe the District capital. It serves as one of the major source of supply of fresh Okro and Cassava dough to Hohoe and even the Regional Capital Ho

With an estimated farming population of about 3000, women constitute over 80% of those in the okro and cassava dough production. Other Crops cultivated are rice, yam and  palm plantations  .Only the palm  and yam plantations are men dominated even though carting these products from the farms some of which are distances over 8 kilometers are done by the women.

To bear the drudgery of combining work on their farms, harvesting the products which are all manual with that of carrying head loads of these products home with some of them carrying babies at their backs is asking too much from our women folks.

Solution

Having observed this problem over the years and thinking of solutions I was very happy to have seen a motor cycle with a trailer manufactured by the Chinese and on sale in the country. This can be suitable for carting goods from the farms to the village since it can ply the foot paths that lead to these farms.  

It is therefore the desire of True Light Movement Organization to train some of the Out of school youth for operating and maintenance of these Motor Cycles  and acquire some for the community.

The women would be advised to use this service for a token fee that would be used to maintain and pay for the service providers.