OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS Indiana Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Abbriviate Tittle- Ind J Human Soc Sci ISSN (Online)- 2582-8630 Journal Homepage Link- https://indianapublications.com/journal/IJHSS DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6830503 *Corresponding Author: Dominic Alimbey Dery 8 INDIANA PRODUCTIVE AND QUALITY RESEARCH Research Article Volume-03|Issue-07|2022 Women Participation in Local Governance: A Study of South Dayi District in the Volta Region Dominic Alimbey Dery* 1 , Linda Bedzra 2 , Felicia Dapilee 3 , Samuel Kwabla Segbefia 4 , Mary Dogbe 5 1 Department of Languages and International Relation, Tamale Technical University 2 Department of Social Sciences, Akatsi College of Education, Ghana 3 Department of Social Sciences, Tumu College of Education 4 Department of Business and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana 5 Department of Social Studies, St. Teresa’s College of Education, Hohoe Ghana Article History Received: 08.07.2022 Accepted: 11.07.2022 Published: 13.07.2022 Citation Dery, D. A., Bedzra, L., Dapilee, F., Segbefia, S. K., & Dogbe, M. (2022). Women Participation in Local Governance: A Study of South Dayi District in the Volta Region. Indiana Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(7), 8-13. Abstract: This study investigates the streetism phenomenon and its implications on learning and interventions to enhance the learning of the street children at the basic school. Qualitative research design and phenomenological study method was adopted for the study. Two research questions were answered. A sample of 20 respondents were selected from five public basic schools in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipal of Ghana. The data collection process involve interview, using interview guide with the elicitation of relevant information from interviewees. Data was analysed through the thematic content analysis which involves transcribing data and reading through it for issues or inconsistencies, after which transcribed data was captured into the NVIVO software. The software allows ordering, categorisation, and organisation of data collected into the set objectives of the study. The study revealed that street children are often not punctual and irregular at school; are often apathetic towards learning and they lack concentration in classroom. The study revealed interventions such as government introducing poverty alleviation programs, organization of private counselling by school for parents and street children on the relevance of education and dealing with teachers with negative attitude towards street children in the school as ways of enhancing the learning ability of street children in Somanya. The study recommended that: government and stakeholders of education should continually make arrangement to cater for the physical and academic needs of street children in the form of relevant intervention programs orchestrated including the ones revealed by the study to reduce the ills of the poor parenting, poverty and negative attitude of teachers. Keywords: Street children, Streetism, Intervention, Basic School. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). INTRODUCTION Participation in politics is a critical component of every society's democratic evolution. It is necessary for democratic quality (Diamond & Morlino, 2004). In an ideal world, democracy would safeguard and promote human dignity and fundamental rights, accomplish social fairness, encourage community economic and social growth, increase social cohesiveness, and improve national serenity (Inter- Parliamentary Union, 1997). As a result, when citizens participate in the decision-making process within a political entity, governments are held to account more effectively, constitutionally protected rights are enforced, and individual and community needs are better reflected in the policy process. Thus, political participation enables the achievement of democratic goals inside a political body. One of the most critical components for providing excellent good governance and developing local government bodies is a strong and effective local government. Local representatives of local bodies founded on democratic concepts can encourage more socioeconomic emancipation of the country's people, and this is highly dependent on citizens, both men and women, being fully used for the country's overall growth. Even though women account for more than half of the population in Ghana, their standing in every area of the economy is much lower than that of males. Women's engagement is promoted, and impediments to their meaningful participation are reduced in democracies all over the world. The compulsory involvement of women in local governments may be a significant tool for promoting change in the country's political environment, especially as conservative inclinations resurface. Women's participation in local government is crucial for decision-making processes to be legitimate. Women's participation in local government strengthens governments' legitimacy, provides an equitable representation of society in elected offices, and influences policy agendas by boosting women's abilities to address concerns in society (Markham, 2013). In terms of political rights, the topic of women's involvement in local government is centered on human rights. Every person has the right to take part in the decision-making processes that shape their lives. When women engage in local government on an equal footing with men, the female viewpoint is successfully incorporated into policy choices. Women have