Joncaring Foundation is an NGO founded in 2004.The Foundation was set up to help the deprived Communities especially disadvantaged women the poor distressed and oppressed. This came about as result of witnessing the negative impact of HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as other health related disease and also the high rate of illiteracy especially among women in the Ashaiman Municipality.
Campaign on the reality of HIV/AIDS pandemic in churches, mosque, schools and the general public was launched. This attracted a core group of volunteers in June 2006 culminating in the official registration of the Organization with registration number G-17,963 at Registrar General Department in Ghana.
Ghana has a higher illiteracy rate contributing to the high level of poverty, disease low income and low productivity.
Women form a higher percentage of society representing about 51%. Despite their significant roles in the economic activities at the house hold level and in the general society. Women seem to have diminished rights in terms of education and are therefore exploited by their male counterparts. Lack of education predisposes these women to higher risk of HIV/AIDs Malaria and other diseases. This also prevents them from participation in Good Governance activities. The result is early death of the mothers leaving the children as orphans even though the ‘missing in action fathers may be alive and the children growing to become Drug addicts robbers and social misfits.
One can justifiably attribute the under development of our part of the world to lack of education especially among Women and youth. Joncaring Foundation was formed in response to the need to assist the illiterate poor especially women and youth to attain some level of basic education so as to take part in the developmental process in the nation.
Vision: The vision of Joncaring Foundation is an empowered citizenry and responsive Governance
Mission: The Joncaring Foundation exists to promote inclusion and participation through citizen’s empowerment
About
John Agbegah - Founder/CEO
Mr. John Agbegah is the CEO of JCF and has experience in Hygiene promotion, community mobilization and education as a Community Development Officer on a Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA)-facilitated project, implemented by Beza-Lel Water and Agro Services Ltd, a leading water and sanitation promotion consultancy. The Sustainable Water and Sanitation Project was to provide water and sanitation facilities to people living in Rural/Small Towns in Central and Western Regions of Ghana. He will be the official contact person for the project. He shall have an oversight responsibility for project implementation and the supervision of the project and shall ensure that work plans, project activity and deadlines are met.
Mr. Isaacn Kwabena Abrokwa- Assistant Project Director
Assistant Project Director, Mr. Isaac Kwabena Abrokwa holds a BA (Hons) degree in Sociology with History obtained from the University of Ghana, Legon. He has over ten years experience as a development practitioner and Local Government Expert, having worked on USAID-funded and EU-funded governance projects as Deputy Zonal Coordinator and Principal Technical Director, respectively and as the team leader for projects aimed at promoting human rights, social accountability and participation through advocacy and capacity building activities.
Mr. Thomas Boakyi-Mensah- Community Development Officer
Mr. Thomas Boakye-Mensah, possesses a Diploma in Community Development obtained at the Rural Development College. He has a rich experience working with socio-political Development Partners including International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, STAR Ghana, European Union, USAID, and the International Foundation for Elections Systems (IFES), Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA) and especially, the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) WASH programmes in the Central Region and the Eastern Region in various capacities.
The Community Development Officer (1) has worked on a World Bank/IDA project in Community Water and Sanitation sector in the Western Region and Central Region as PO and HSP educator and mentor. He is skilled in the use of adult learning techniques in the technology of participation. On the field, the Community Development Officer will rely greatly on the Chiefs and Elders and the Community-level Water and Sanitation Management Teams (CWSMTs) for resolution of challenges that may confront the project. He shall be responsible for the mentoring of civil society organizations on the project and shall provide backstopping support. He shall assist the Technical Coordinator on the field in the project implementation.
