President John Mahama has appointed Puo-Ire Prosper as the new Deputy Acting Chief Executive of the Social Investment Fund (SIF). He will be working alongside Abass Nurideen, Esq, who serves as the Acting CEO of the Fund.
Puo-Ire Prosper is a professional teacher with extensive experience in communication. He is also the former Upper West Regional Communication Director of the NDC.
In his new role, Prosper is expected to assist the Acting CEO in advancing the social investment initiatives and contribute to the overall objectives of the Social Investment Fund.
The SIF was established in 1998 under the Companies Code 1963 (ACT 179) by the GoG in collaboration with the AfDB and the UNDP.
The SIF was set up as a mechanism for transferring resources to deliver targeted assistance to both Ghana’s urban and rural impoverished communities. The SIF is governed by Board of Directors.
The goal of the SIF is to contribute to reducing rural and urban poverty in Ghana through provision of socio-economic infrastructure, MSMEs development, capacity building and institutional strengthening, project management and provision of consultancy services.
The SIF employs effective institutional collaboration and cooperation coupled with the right targeting of beneficiaries and gender mainstreaming to create opportunities for the poor and the vulnerable.
OPERATIONAL AREAS OF THE SIF:
The SIF operates in all the 16 regions of Ghana with its Fund Management
Unit (FMU) located in Accra.
The SIF operational areas are categorized into zones as follows:
Zone 1: Upper East, Upper West, North East, Savanah and Northern Regions
Zone 2: Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions
Zone 3: Central, Western North, and Western Regions
Zone 4: Eastern, Volta, Oti, and Greater Accra Regions
