The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) is a Government of Ghana organization established by an Act of Parliament (Act 702, 709 & 897) as amended. The Authority has the prime aim to oversee, manage and implement the programmes under the Compact Agreement signed with the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States of America.[1]
The Authority, in 2012, successfully completed implementing the first Compact agreement between Ghana and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The first Compact, a 547 million dollar grant, was used to implement agriculture, roads and educational projects which collectively would contribute to reducing poverty in Ghana and boost economic growth. The current Compact, is to last for five years (2016-2021) and is a 498.2 million dollar grant. The funds are being used to implement 6 major projects that have been designed to collectively transform Ghana’s power sector and stimulate private sector investments into the sector .
millennium, development, authority, mida, government, ghana, organization, established, parliament, amended, authority, prime, oversee, manage, implement, programmes, under, compact, agreement, signed, with, millennium, challenge, corporation, united, states, . The Millennium Development Authority MiDA is a Government of Ghana organization established by an Act of Parliament Act 702 709 amp 897 as amended The Authority has the prime aim to oversee manage and implement the programmes under the Compact Agreement signed with the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States of America 1 The Authority in 2012 successfully completed implementing the first Compact agreement between Ghana and the Millennium Challenge Corporation The first Compact a 547 million dollar grant was used to implement agriculture roads and educational projects which collectively would contribute to reducing poverty in Ghana and boost economic growth The current Compact is to last for five years 2016 2021 and is a 498 2 million dollar grant The funds are being used to implement 6 major projects that have been designed to collectively transform Ghana s power sector and stimulate private sector investments into the sector Contents 1 MiDA Board 1 1 Voting Members 1 2 Social Protection 1 3 Non voting Members 2 ReferencesMiDA Board EditThe MiDA board is made up of fourteen members with eleven of them having voting rights The members are Voting Members Edit Yaa Ntiamoah Badu Chairperson Ken Ofori Atta Minister for Finance Alan Kyerematen Minister for Trade and Industry John Peter Amewu Minister for Energy Gloria Afua Akuffo Attorney General amp Minister for Justice Otiko Afisa Djaba Minister for Gender Children amp Social Protection Edit Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Minister for Business Development Martin Eson Benjamin CEO Millennium Development Authority Samuel Kobina DeSouza Rep of Private Enterprise Federation Humphrey Ayim Dake Rep Association of Ghana IndustriesNon voting Members Edit Chairman of ECG Board Chairman of NEDCo Board Kenneth James Miller Resident Country Director Millennium Challenge Corporation References Edit President Akufo Addo Swears In MiDA Board This Ghana related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Millennium Development Authority amp oldid 1018642473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
