CORE STRATEGY

Vision

  An enlightened and happy society in harmony with the environment
Mission statement

GDCA exists to empower the citizenry of deprived communities in northern Ghana to work for economic and social development and sound environmental practices for better living conditions.
Our core values are

1. Egalitarianism
2. Impartiality
3. Non-partisanship
4. Honesty
5. Transparency and
6. Accountability

Our Goals are

1. To ensure that all children of school-going age in Northern Ghana have access to quality education at least at the basic level
2. To ensure improved and sustainable livelihoods of deprived communities and poor households
3. To promote the efficient and effective management of natural resources, the environment and climate change for the benefit of the citizenry
4. To enhance capacities of local people to realize individual and community needs, rights and responsibilities and to take measures to have these needs, rights and responsibilities fulfilled
5. To maintain a credible and legitimate organization based on popular participation and democratic principles.

Key Strategic Areas
Education
Complementary basic education
Quality teaching and learning in basic schools
Food security, natural resources management and environment
Natural Resources Management
Environment and climate change
Water and sanitation
Micro-credit and SME development
Civil society strengthening and local capacity building
CBO Capacity building
Gender and Youth development and empowerment
Enabling strategy
                Strengthening legitimacy and internal democracy
Strengthening cooperation with our Danish partner, GV
                Programme support and coordination
                Maintaining a highly professional workforce
                Establish and maintain strategic external relations