Patrick Kudjo Ahumah
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4 Jun 2009
Conservation Awareness Campaign for Communities around the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hohoe District of Ghana I
1 Feb 2013
Conservation Awareness Campaign for Communities around the Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hohoe District of Ghana III
The second phase of the project is aimed at consolidating the gains of the previous year and continues to offer education and awareness through the already trained theatre group. During this second year the communities will be sensitized on the District Assemblies by-laws that govern protected sites in the district. Additionally 20 women, 20 youth and 20 children will be selected and trained as conservation educators to educate their communities thereby creating a multiplier effect.
The Wli waterfall, located in the Agumatsa wildlife sanctuary in the Agumatsa Afadjato range in the Hohoe District of Ghana, is of great significance to the surrounding communities. It is said to be tallest waterfall in the whole of West Africa and is the most popular tourist attraction in the whole Volta Region.
The main source of water for the water fall is the Agumatsa river which flows through a distance of about 25km from its source in Togo before culminating into a fall over a cliff of over 100 meters high at Wli. The immediate valley and the surroundings extending up to 35km² are a designated forest reserve (wildlife sanctuary) with over 200 birds’ species, bats, over 400 species of butterflies, the endangered mona monkeys and antelopes.
The area within the sanctuary is believed to home to gods and so enjoys sacred protection, however the area does not enjoy such protection anymore due to the over dependence of the sanctuary for survival. The general lack of knowledge of the people on conservation can be said to be the main cause of this problem. However with funding from RSG, the communities have been sensitized and are enthusiastic about its importance.