Pastor Elizabeth Korasare,
Executive Director
Real Opportunities Network 

Many people live in very remote villages in Ghana. They do not have potable water, electricity, basic infrastructure like toilets and the communities are not accessible by road. In this my writeup, the location is in the Biakoye district of Ghana.

The Biakoye Distirct is inthe Volta Region. Presently, it is in one of the newly created regions called Oti Region. The Biakoye District is one of the twenty-five districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. Biakoye district capital and administrative centre is Nkonya Ahenkro.The population of the municipality according to 2010 population and housing census stands at 65,901 with 33,057 males and 32,844 females.

Population size, structure and composition The population of Biakoye District, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 65,901 representing 3.1 percent of the total population of the Volta Region. It comprises 49.8 percent females and 50.2 percent males. About thirty-four (33.9%) percent of the population is rural. The district has a sex ratio of 100.6. The population of the district is youthful with the population under age 15 constituting 40.2 percent. The total age dependency ratio for the District is 84.5, the age dependency ratio for males is higher (86.9) than that of females (82.1).

Household size, composition and structure The district has a household population of 65,435 with 15,226 households. The average household size in the district is 4.3 persons per household. Children constitute the largest proportion of the household structure accounting for 42.6 percent. Spouses form about 10.6 percent. Nuclear households (head, spouse(s) and children) constitute 29 percent of t