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| A cross-section of participants during the workshop in Accra |
THE Government of The Netherlands has released funds for the support of work on the Ankobra Gold Route project.
The 18-month project which began in July, 2011, will cost a total amount of 315,000 euros of which 148,950 euros will be provided by the Government of The Netherlands.
The rest of the support will come from Ricerca e Cooperazione (RC), an Italian development NGO with 91,950 euros while 74,500 euros will be contributed by other partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries in Ghana.
The project is aimed at identifying and conserving cultural properties including Ghanaian-Dutch objects, documents and artefacts along the Ankobra river in the Western Region of Ghana.
It is expected that the project will strengthen the common history and heritage shared by Ghana and The Netherlands.
It is also anticipated that the project will promote a sustainable tourism in the area, generate employment and contribute to the economic and cultural development of the communities and institutions involved in the project.
The project is run by a consortium consisting of RC, the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) and the University of Pavia (Italy). Co-applicants and contributors include the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), the Public Records and Archives Administration Department of Ghana (PRAAD), the University of Ghana (Departments of History), Atlantic World and the Dutch Programme (AWAD) and the University of Groningen (Netherlands).
A sensitisation workshop organised by the GMMB, on the theme; “The Ankobra Gold Route: Common Ghanaian-Dutch historical and cultural in Western Ghana” in Accra, created awareness on the Ghanaian relationship with The Netherlands and sought cooperation from stakeholders.
According Mr F. Ampofo of the PRAAD, 143 artefacts had been excavated at the project area to be exhibited at Axim in July next year.
He said the artefacts included objects, maps and paintings of both Ghanaians and the Dutch, stressing that more artefacts were yet to be excavated.
Some participants advised that the project group should involve the youth and also sensitised the people of the community whose resources would be used to improve their livelihood to seek their cooperation.
They also recommended the project group to use practical strategies to deliver benefits to the Ankobra people and its environs to improve the quality of life of the people.
The workshop was attended by people from PRAAD, GMMB, RC group, representatives from The Netherlands Embassy, representatives from GTB, the media and other institutions.
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