The Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project has equipped 120 community facilitators in the Upper West Region with biometric tablets to improve worker attendance tracking, payroll accuracy and accountability on development projects.
The tablets, distributed during a three-day orientation in Wa, will be used to capture the attendance of community labourers working on SOCO-funded projects, helping to ensure that wage payments are based on verified records.
SOCO Management Information Systems Specialist, Richard Adofo Ansung, said the technology would improve the documentation of project activities and strengthen the monitoring of work at community level.
The intervention comes as the project records progress across its sub-projects in the region.
SOCO Zonal Coordinator for the Upper West and Savannah Regions, David Yankey, disclosed that 98 of the 127 sub-projects under the first cycle had been completed and handed over, while about 151 of the 173 projects under the second cycle were complete.
The project is being implemented in 48 district assemblies across six regions, covering 192 clusters and approximately 382 community facilitators.
Upper West Regional Minister, Charles Lwanga Puozuing, urged the facilitators to provide communities with accurate information, treat residents fairly and build trust through responsible engagement.
He stressed that informed and actively involved communities were more likely to support and take ownership of development projects.
The minister also encouraged the facilitators to manage their earnings wisely and acquire skills that would prepare them for future opportunities.
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