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SWIDA Ghana Holds Session on SGBV for SHSs

SWIDA Ghana has successfully concluded an insightful session designed to equip Senior High School students with the knowledge and tools needed for life beyond school and how to handle SGBV. The key areas the innovative programme discussed included Career and Educational Pathways, Emphasizing the importance of setting career goals and pursuing further education, and FinancialContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Holds Session on SGBV for SHSs”

SWIDA Ghana Continues to Promote Gender Equality through the UCARE Project

SWIDA Ghana has been making strides under the UCARE Project, focused on Unpaid Care Work, Time Poverty, and the Gender Model Family approach. The organization’s dedicated field officers led sensitization meetings to deepen awareness on the importance of equitable care work and challenging existing gender norms. Together with community leaders, there was a successful agreementContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Continues to Promote Gender Equality through the UCARE Project”

SWIDA Ghana Hands over Fish Pond to Nyensabga Community in Karaga

SWIDA-Ghana, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has successfully established an integrated Syntropic Agroforestry Farm in the Nyensabga community, located in the Karaga District. This initiative is aimed at boosting food security, nutrition, and income generation. The farm will support vegetable crop production for both household consumption and commercial purposes. As part ofContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Hands over Fish Pond to Nyensabga Community in Karaga”

SWIDA-Ghana and Balmaisha Foundation Celebrate Women

Balmaisha Foundation in partnership with SWIDA-Ghana has organized an event to celebrate women who have stood out in various fields at the CelebrateHer Women Summit 2025. The Summit is designed to recognize the resilience and impact of women changemakers in Northern Ghana to inspire other women to take action and to stand out in theirContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana and Balmaisha Foundation Celebrate Women”

SWIDA-Ghana Hosts Development Partners

SWIDA-Ghana’s hosted its funding partners, the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office to engage directly with the organization and its beneficiaries, as it witnesses the impact of the work done over the years. Various stakeholders were represented to share the impacts of the project since its implementation, on their lives. One such group which made aContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Hosts Development Partners”

SWIDA-Ghana Trains Smallholder Farmers on Climate Resilience

As part of SWIDA-Ghana’s efforts to contribute to mitigating climate change impacts and build resilience among smallholder farmers, it organized a 7-day training on BIOCHAR fertilizer and charcoal production in Bagli, Tong, and Nyansabga in the Karaga District. A total of 120 smallholder farmers, especially women, from the three communities are the direct beneficiaries ofContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Trains Smallholder Farmers on Climate Resilience”

NGOs Organize Dialogue on Gender-sensitive, Inclusive Elections

A stakeholders’ engagement has been held to review and assess protective measures for vulnerable groups to ensure that gender-sensitive and inclusive principles are upheld in this year’s elections. The engagement was also aimed at ensuring that this year’s elections are inclusive, accessible, and peaceful for all citizens, particularly women, the youth, and other marginalized groups.Continue reading “NGOs Organize Dialogue on Gender-sensitive, Inclusive Elections”

SWIDA Ghana Conducts Training for 20 Advocates on the KASA! Project

SWIDA Ghana has successfully conducted what it terms “positive masculinity” training for 20 of its male advocates on the #Endingsexualviolence activity. The training was aimed at increasing the capacity and understanding of the male advocates on the issues of sexual violence, as well as how they could tackle it as they continue to work inContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Conducts Training for 20 Advocates on the KASA! Project”