Executive Director of the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Ghana), Hajia Alimah Sagito – Saeed has called for the swift passage of the Affirmative Action Bill by Parliament to help provide a platform for more women to be mainstreamed into national decision – making, for harnessing diverse perspectives towards development. Hajia Alimah madeContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Calls for Increased Capacity for Women to Enrich National Level and Local Governance Decision – Making Processes”
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SWIDA – Ghana Launches New Women Empowerment Project
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Ghana) has launched a project aimed at contributing to dismantle gender-stereotypical norms that affect the progress of women in the Northern Region. The Women Empowerment for Leadership and Action for Development (Women-LEAD) Project also seeks to mentor and empower young girls to help them reach their potentials,Continue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Launches New Women Empowerment Project”
Fire Prevention Training Organized for Communities in the Savelugu Municipality
Women farmers, magazias and community leaders have benefitted from a training on fire prevention organized by the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Ghana). The beneficiaries came from five communities within the Savelugu Municipality, where the Climate Justice Project is being implemented. The training on fire prevention is part of SWIDA – Ghana’s wayContinue reading “Fire Prevention Training Organized for Communities in the Savelugu Municipality”
SWIDA – Ghana Calls for Increased Empowerment for Women to help in Limiting Community Spread of COVID – 19
Executive Director of the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency SWIDA Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito Sa-eed has advocated the empowerment of Ghanaian women in the campaign against community infections of the novel corona virus pandemic in the country. She believes women are front line managers of the family and therefore, it is critical for them toContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Calls for Increased Empowerment for Women to help in Limiting Community Spread of COVID – 19”
SWIDA – Ghana Commemorates World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency, SWIDA Ghana has made distribution of some menstrual hygiene materials and basic PPE, as it partners other stakeholders to celebrate this year’s menstrual hygiene day. The distribution of the materials and the basic PPE were made to young people of Dingoni in the Nanton District. Every May 28, nonprofits,Continue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Commemorates World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020”
SWIDA – Ghana admonishes the public to support families of Patients with COVID – 19 to help break the chain of Stigmatization
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency, SWIDA Ghana is calling on the Ghanaian public to not stigmatize against persons who have tested positive for COVID – 19. This has been a major part of SWIDA Ghana’s campaign in its intervention activities on helping minimize the spread of the virus. The organization has embarked on severalContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana admonishes the public to support families of Patients with COVID – 19 to help break the chain of Stigmatization”
SWIDA – Ghana’s Women Forum in Savannah Region Calls for Enabling Environment for Women Leaders to Excel
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 mothersContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana’s Women Forum in Savannah Region Calls for Enabling Environment for Women Leaders to Excel”
SWIDA – Ghana Leads COVID-19 Media Sensitization Project
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Ghana) will be spearheading the implementation of a three-month media sensitization project aimed at educating the public, particularly inhabitants of rural communities within the Northern Region. This sensitization, will hinge on comprehensive information on COVID-19 to increase behavioral change towards the observance of the preventive protocols. TheContinue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Leads COVID-19 Media Sensitization Project”
SWIDA – Ghana Calls for better Approaches to Tackling Inequality Issues in Ghana
The Executive Director for SWIDA – Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito – Saeed has called on governments to work at tackling the issues that negatively affect inequality, in order that progress can be made in the country’s fight against the menace, which is one of the drivers of slow human development. Hajia Alimah was co –Continue reading “SWIDA – Ghana Calls for better Approaches to Tackling Inequality Issues in Ghana”
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