Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed has advised girls to make good use of social media to create more awareness on ending SGBV in their communities. She gave this advice in Tamale, during a refresher training of Girls Leaders in the Institutions on Sexual and Gender-basedContinue reading “Make Use of Social Media to Help fight SGBV – Hajia Alima to girls”
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UDS Counselor Urges Stakeholders To Build Confidence Of Girls To Report Abuse
Assistant Registrar in-charge of Counseling at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Alhaji Alhassan Hussein, has called on stakeholders to build confidence of girls to report incidences of sexual violence. He said stakeholders should enhance learning and awareness creation for girls to have confidence to report sexual violence without fear. Alhaji Hussein made the callContinue reading “UDS Counselor Urges Stakeholders To Build Confidence Of Girls To Report Abuse”
Gender Equality is Necessary for Poverty Reduction – SWIDA – Gh
The Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency, SWIDA – Gh, Hajia Alimah Sagito Saeed, has encouraged the need for fusing gender equality in all aspects of human approaches, to help in poverty reduction. Hajia Alimah, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency in Tamale, indicated that “women had suffered a lot toContinue reading “Gender Equality is Necessary for Poverty Reduction – SWIDA – Gh”
SWIDA – Gh, AfriYouth and Databank Train Students on Career and Personal Development
A partnership between the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), AfriYouth and Databank, has seen six hundred students of the Tamale Islamic Senior High School go through some empowerment, to position them well and make them ready for the real world after senior high school. He students were taken through areas including careerContinue reading “SWIDA – Gh, AfriYouth and Databank Train Students on Career and Personal Development“
Pictures: Staff Training on Communications
The Communications and Gender Manager for SWIDA – Gh, Abdul Samed Khadijah, training staff on Communication and Media engagement, as a step – down from the ‘WVL’ partners training.
Two Schools In Savelugu Receive Books From World Vision through SWIDA – Gh
Two schools in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region have taken delivery of 250 copies of textbooks and 200 notebooks to enhance teaching and learning. The textbooks covered subjects such as English Language, Mathematics and Science for primary and Junior High School levels. The beneficiary schools were Savelugu Girls Model School and Junior High School, asContinue reading “Two Schools In Savelugu Receive Books From World Vision through SWIDA – Gh”
SWIDA – Ghana marks International Women’s Day – 2022 in Tamale with student leaders
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh) has marked the International Women’s Day with student leaders in various schools in and around Tamale. The event which took place at the auditorium of the Tamale Technical University, is on the theme ‘’BREAKING THE BIAS: Speaking out Towards a Gender Equal World Today forContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana marks International Women’s Day – 2022 in Tamale with student leaders”
Pictures: Global Affairs Canada, Plan International – Ghana Visit SWIDA – Gh Community
Over the week we were privileged to have the Global Affairs Canada and Plan International Ghana team visit our community Malshegu to interact with the inhabitants on how our work with them has increased the agency and economic capacity of women. SWIDA-GH is an implementer of the Women’s Voice & Leadership programme (WVL) which aimsContinue reading “Pictures: Global Affairs Canada, Plan International – Ghana Visit SWIDA – Gh Community”
GACC Demands Accountability for Citizens on COVID – 19 Expenditure
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has held a stakeholders’ engagement forum for citizens, heads of departments of government institutions, the Savelugu Municipal Assembly and other development partners, regarding the assembly’s 2020 and 2021 COVID – 19 expenditure. The Forum, titled ‘Accountability Platform to discuss COVID – 19 Expenditure; monitoring findings, is part of the activities underContinue reading “GACC Demands Accountability for Citizens on COVID – 19 Expenditure”
Pictures: SWIDA – Gh Participates in Policy Discussion to Empower Women in Agric and Other Areas
Providing policy options for government’s attention after the eight Royal panel discussions Focus areas include: Promoting and sustaining women in Leadership Targeting women for agriculture technical support and gender responsive budgeting, women and Climate change and smart solutions, access and control over agriculture resources especially land and finances, economic livelihoods options for Women, reducing SexualContinue reading “Pictures: SWIDA – Gh Participates in Policy Discussion to Empower Women in Agric and Other Areas”
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