The Rockefeller Foundation, in collaboration with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, is to create 10,000 jobs through the building of a Business Processing Centre.
President of Rockefeller Foundation, Dr Judith Rodin yesterday morning made this known when she paid a courtesy call on the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, to check on Accra’s preparation towards implementing processes to benefit as 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) beneficiary.
The Business Processing Centre is being built in six African countries, of which Ghana is a beneficiary, at a cost of $100 million.
When completed, it is hoped to offer better job opportunities to citizens of Accra that will culminate into their overall wellbeing.
On the side, Dr Rodin encouraged Accra that, as a member of the 100 Resilient Cities, it has an opportunity to build a city that would be resolute in the face of shocks.
“Processes must be followed strategically to increase Accra’s readiness for any eventuality and against the impact of climate change.”
She was hopeful that Accra would set the pace for other cities among the 100 resilient cities to follow.
Dr Rodin reaffirmed her outfit’s commitment in supporting cities to better the lives of citizens around the globe.
Cities in the 100RC Network would be provided with resources along four pathways.
Paramount among these are financial and logistical guidance for stabling an innovative new position in city government, and a chief Resilience Officer who will lead the city’s resilience efforts.
Also in the 100RC Network, CROs can share best practices, solve problems collectively, and learn from each other as well as other resilience experts.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive expressed his gratitude to the Rockefeller Foundation and the president for choosing Accra as part of the 100 Resilient Cities.
Dr Vanderpuije assured the president that he would work closely with supportive staff to ensure that the resilient programme becomes a reality in Accra.
Accra was chosen early this year as a beneficiary of the 100 Resilient Cities being founded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
The project is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
100RC supports the adoption and incorporation of a view of resilience that includes not just the shocks such as earthquakes, floods, disease outbreaks and the like, but also stresses that weaken the fabric of a city on daily basis.
Accra would be better equipped to deal with high unemployment, endemic violence, chronic food and water shortages, among others.
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