The Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), Hajia Alimah Sagito Saeed, has been presenting to the World Food Programme office in Tamale, sections of a final report on the Sustainable Livelihoods project.
Hajia Alimah aside asserting the positive achievement on the entire project, recounted the success story of the introduction of beekeeping.
According to Mrs. Saeed, within six months, 2,300 women have been trained in the keeping of bees, beehive construction and harvesting of honey, for income generation.
Hajia Alimah added that 122 beehives have been constructed with 63 colonies, with 30 bee technicians identified and trained within the communities, to ensure the information stays in the community.
“Our greatest happiness as an organization is that this success will add up to global efforts aimed at enhancing the economic empowerment of women”, Hajia Alima said.
The Sustainable Livelihoods project is being implemented by SWIDA – Gh and funded by the World Food Programme.
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