Women leaders in the Savannah Regional have been sharing some of the challenges confronting them as they manouvre the difficult routes of leadership in a system that identifies only the man to lead.
The Women Forum which was held at the Municipal Assembly Hall in Damongo, November, 2020, brought together 60 participants including Queen mothers and leaders of various women groups within the Savannah Region.
Municipal Chief Executive for West Gonja, Hon. Saeed Muhazu Jibreel Jegede who was present at the forum, showed gratitude to SWIDA – Ghana and partners for putting women at the centre of their programming.
The forum, hosted by SWIDA – Ghana on behalf of NETRIGHT – Gh and funded by the African Women Development Fund (AWDF), provided women leaders and young girls in the Savannah Region the needed platform to share the problems they face living and leading in Ghana’s stereotypical society.
Child Protection was at the centre of the discussion, which all stakeholders agreed needed attention to deal with.
Executive Director for SWIDA – Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito – Saeed after giving a basic introduction of NETRIGHT to the participants, encouraged the women groups to join bigger coalitions so that their concerns can be highlighted beyond their immediate reach.
She called on them to not allow anything or anyone stand in their way when it comes to issues of their rights. She was however quick to add that rights always go with responsibilities, as such, they need to first let people understand why they are taking the decisions they take to avoid uncessary confrontations.
As part of the event package was a radio discussion on a local radio station in Damongo; PAD FM, where the team of organizers, led by SWIDA – Ghana marched to further raise the issues of concern to women leaders and girls in the region.
The team left Damongo with an increased appreciation of the work of Women Groups in the area, as well as an increased sense of responsibility towards the achievement of the Women Empowerment Agenda.
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