The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for Northern Region Social Cohesion (SOCO) project, George Owusu, has said that many ethnic groups in the Northern part of the country have experienced unity as a result of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) project.
The northern parts of Ghana have known a number of inter-ethnic conflicts but according to George Owusu, peace has prevailed between various communities and groups through an initiative called "SOCO Games".
George Owusu revealed in an interview on UTV's Mpu Ne Mpu program that football gala competitions are held among the communities, with prizes and trophies awarded to the top-performing community.
In addition to football games, he continued, SOCO Games hosts cultural exhibitions between the various ethnic groups, which promote unity and harmony among them. "With our SOCO Games program, we unite the communities.