CSOs want an environment free from threats to engage citizens on elections – Hajia Alima

The Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed, has called for an enabling environment free from threats, with full protection for CSOs and the people, where information can be shared, to ensure a violent-free election in 2024. Hajia Alima made this call during the 2024 Harmattan School, an annualContinue reading “CSOs want an environment free from threats to engage citizens on elections – Hajia Alima”

SWIDA-Gh Holds Workshop on Advocacy and unpaid care work for women

SWIDA-Ghana has held a workshop to empower women to understand unpaid care work and how efficient they can be at investing in their economic activities for income. The workshop was also aimed at improving women’s skills in engagement with household and family members to support in the home, to reduce and redistribute care work toContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Holds Workshop on Advocacy and unpaid care work for women”

SWIDA-Gh Trains Young Women to Drive Entrepreneurial Development

The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), has registered young women to be trained in various skills development, as a means of empowerment, aimed at inculcating in them the need to be entrepreneurial and independent. The young women, from across the northern region of Ghana, numbering thirty in total, are expected to receive training inContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Trains Young Women to Drive Entrepreneurial Development”

SWIDA deeply concerned 6.8% of women experienced physical violence while pregnant

On Friday, November 24, 2023, the Ghana Statistical Service reported, as part of its preliminary findings from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) Report, that two in every five (41.6%) women aged 15 to 49 who have ever had an intimate partner have experienced at least one form of intimate partner violence (IPV),Continue reading “SWIDA deeply concerned 6.8% of women experienced physical violence while pregnant”

SWIDA-Gh in Niger Delta for Women’s Engagement on Environment and Justice

SWIDA-Ghana’s Executive Director is at UYO, Akwa Ibom state, Niger Delta, for the Women Convergence for Environmental Justice. The theme for the conference is “Building A Feminist Economy for Eco-System Restoration in the Niger Delta”. SWIDA-Gh has over the years been working on women in Climate Justice, with support from our partners like Global FundContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh in Niger Delta for Women’s Engagement on Environment and Justice”

Pictures: SWIDA-Gh in AWMA Media and Assembly Women Aspirants Engagement

The Alliance for Women in Media Africa invited SWIDA-Gh to engage women aspirants and the media on the importance of gender-sensitive reporting towards increasing women’s participation in the 2023 District Level Assembly Elections. We also had the chance to engage women aspirants on effective communication strategies to bolster their campaign messages. The design of theContinue reading “Pictures: SWIDA-Gh in AWMA Media and Assembly Women Aspirants Engagement”

Employ new Approaches towards Agriculture and Food Production – Hajia Alima

The Ghana Federation of Forest & Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) has called on all actors and stakeholders within the Agricultural value chain to adopt more integrated Climate Resilience approaches for their agricultural and food production systems. This statement was made during the 39th Ghana National Farmers Day Celebrations which was on the theme: ” Delivering SmartContinue reading “Employ new Approaches towards Agriculture and Food Production – Hajia Alima”

Weekly Update: SWIDA-Gh ED Partakes in Women Advocacy Activities

Panelist; representing women, girls and farmers on the “Ghana We Need” by the Economic Governance Platform and Oxfam in Tamale. Key speaker on the topic: Securing Women’s Economic Independence and Resilience at the Launch of Golden Inspires Foundation GIF-Ghana in Yendi. Panelist; representing women, girls and farmers on the “Ghana We Need” by the EconomicContinue reading “Weekly Update: SWIDA-Gh ED Partakes in Women Advocacy Activities”

Press Statement: International Day of the Rural Woman-2023

ISSUED IN TAMALE BY HAJIA ALIMA SAGITO-SAEED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – SAVANNAH WOMAN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AGENCY GHANA 15TH OCTOBER 2023 The theme for International Day of Rural Women is Rural Women Cultivating Good food for all. It highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems globally. This is from productionContinue reading “Press Statement: International Day of the Rural Woman-2023”

We need to increase Advocacy to end Sexual Violence – Khadijah to Stakeholders

The Gender and Communications Manager for SWIDA-Gh, Miss Khadijah Abdul Samed has called on stakeholders in girl child empowerment and education, to work together with individuals in communities to end the menace of sexual violence against girls. Miss Khadijah made this call during a series of activities SWIDA-Gh implemented to celebrate this year’s International DayContinue reading “We need to increase Advocacy to end Sexual Violence – Khadijah to Stakeholders”