Why we work here
The Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga is one of the poorest areas of Ghana. Most people live in rural areas and depend on rain-fed farming. Communities face repeated droughts, violent conflict, refugees arriving from Burkina Faso and the spread of extremism from the Sahel.
Our catechists and community volunteers live in these communities, so our programmes can reach remote border villages and conflict-affected areas.
Our facilities
Who we serve
Smallholder farmers and rural households. Most people in our area live from farming. We train farmers in climate-resilient agriculture, create farming jobs for young people, help communities put Community Climate Adaptation Action Plans into practice and support savings groups.
Women and girls. Our health programmes support maternal care, nutrition, and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. We have supported adolescent girls’ education through the KAYAPORT Project. Women make up most of our savings group members. Survivors of gender-based violence get support and referral across our parishes, and Mother-to-Mother Support Groups run throughout the diocese.
Displaced and conflict-affected people. We serve asylum seekers from Burkina Faso at the Tarikom Reception Centre and in host communities, most of them women and children. We also support families displaced by the Bawku conflict, give emergency cash to refugee households and build peace in conflict-affected communities.
Children and young people. Our two child protection centres care for vulnerable children: the Mother of Mercy Babies Home in Sirigu (ages 0–3) and the Centre for Child Development in Bolgatanga (ages 4–18). Across our school network we run water and sanitation programmes and School Peace Clubs.
