General Information About Kpando
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Coordinates 6°59'57.28"N 0°18'9.43"E |
The Kpando district is one of the administrative districts in the Volta Region of Ghana with its center at Kpando. The district is boarded by the Hohoe District at the north, Jasikan District at the east, the North Dayi at the southwith the beautiful Volta Lake forming the western border. About 70,000 people reside in the district and are mostly Ewe speaking nationals.
The people who live here mostly farm, fish, operate commercial vehicles, mine kaolin mining, or work in party trading. An interesting and attractive vocation of the indigenous people across the district is pottery making and wood carving. Many of their beautiful crafts can be found only in the Kpando district made exclusively by natives of Kpando and Vakpo.
The vegetation in the area is partly savannah woodland and forest, with famous rivers like the Volta and the River Dayi. The main crops that are grown here are vegetables, rice, maize, chines yam, water yam, and cassava. The marshy lands combined with the rivers and the Volta Lake make the land favorable for season farming. Due to the good soil the district is able to grow most of Ghanas dry season vegetables, with the leading crop being garden eggs and okra.
Both social and road network infrastructure are well developed throughout the district. There are six senior secondary schools, with three Secondary Technical Schools. The district also has the world recognized Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital and two other large hospitals. Kpando district is equipped with electricity, potable drinking water and hospitality facilities.
There are several tourist attractions in the area with the Volta Lake, with its scatted beautiful islands, providing good sight seeing activities. There are two grottos (Bluesof Urs Grotto at Kpando Aziave and Ladies of Lourdes Grotto at Kpando Agbenohoe), the Wli Waterfalls, and a Monkey Sanctuary.
Ghanaian Site Specifics
More Information About GhanaHardtHaven Childrenís Home and local office are physically located at KGS-A/350 (Adjacent to the Kpando Sports Stadium) in Kpando, Volta Region, Ghana. The corporate office is at 2085 Longstaff St Jacksonville, NC 28540 USA
HardtHaven Childrenís Home is located in the Sub-Region of Western Africa in Ghana - a quickly developing country. By being located here the children and this program have the chance to not only survive but to make the world a better place.
The orphanage is currently situated in an 8-bedroom residential home made up of two buildings- one with 6 rooms, and one with 2. There are 2 washrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. A fence surrounds both buildings with a large free area inside for play. One room is used as a storeroom, one as an office, one is a library, and one for volunteers.
The building is plumbed for running water and has electricity. HardtHaven has a phone line and the home is wired for Internet access. We have also installed a polytank (water reservoir) in case of an interruption in the water supply. HardtHaven tentatively plans to also install solar panels in its new building (currently being built) to make the house more independent from the unreliable local electricity supply. Standard ceiling fans have been installed in each room. Screens cover all windows and screen doors have been installed into the outer doorways. The home is situated away from the main road but has a good dirt road that leads to it.
The orphanage does not have official business hours but will be open upon reasonable request 24 hours a day. The corporate office in Washington State, USA is available for phone calls every day from 10AM - 8PM Pacific Time.
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