PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Dear Respondent,

My name is Adofo, Ropheka Takyiwaa. I am an undergraduate student from Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Faculty of Bioeconomy Development, Business and Rural Development Research Institute, Lithuania. I am currently implementing the research on poverty prevention in the Northern Region of Ghana. In addition, this questionnaire will assist in understanding the causes and effects of poverty on the people in the Northern Region of Ghana, help to prepare sustaining poverty prevention plan.

This questionnaire is strictly for academic reasons. I will appreciate if you could help to provide accurate answers to these questions. Please note that, any information that is connected with you will remain confidential. Kindly choose the answers that are applicable to you and provide your views from the closed questions.

 

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The poll results are public

1. Which district do you live in the Northern region?

2. What is the level of your Education? ✪

3. Kindly tell me your Occupation? ✪

4. Which one of these applies to you at present? ✪

5. How many people are there in your household? ✪

6. How many children are in your household? ✪

7. What is your personal average monthly income? ✪

8. What issues concern you the most in your area? ✪

9. Do you often meet or see people who experience poverty? How can you characterise them? ✪

10. What social group are often seen as poverty group in the area you live? ✪

11. Please define your relations with family ✪

12. Please define your relations with Relatives ✪

13. Please define your relations with Neighbours? ✪

14. Please define your relations with Friends? ✪

15. Please define your relations with work colleagues? ✪

16. Please define your relations with Community Leader? ✪

17. Please define your relations with Ministers of Parliament? ✪

18. What is the level of impact of poverty on you? ✪

19. Are you aware of any poverty prevention programmes in your region? ✪

20. What programmes / plans do government have in your region to reduce poverty in your area? ✪

21. In your own view, do you believe creation of poverty prevention programmes have any impact on you and people of the region? ✪

22. How do you want government to help in reducing poverty in your region? ✪

23. How do you think who are/can be the main actors in poverty prevention? ✪

Please refer to your answer for question 11 - 17

24. What can you suggest how to reduce poverty in Northern Region of Ghana (please write your opinion)? ✪