The Executive Director for SWIDA-Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed, has been honored at the recently held Northern Youth Achievers and Mentors Awards. The event was held as part of a special joint sitting by the Northern and Upper West Youth Parliaments, where the Chief Executive Officer for the National Youth Authority, Pius Enam Hadzide presented aContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Director Honored as an Achiever by NYA”
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Pictures: Executive Director for SWIDA-Ghana Speaks at the Sankalp West Africa 2023 Summit
Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed doubles as President of the GhaFFaP. This year’s discussions focused on Regenerative Agriculture. Other discussants were from countries including Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and the Netherlands.
SWIDA-Gh at the 2023 Entrepreneurial Youth Summit
This year’s series of the Entrepreneurial Youth Summit which took place in Tamale, Northern Region and Wa, Upper West Region brought together stakeholders to deliberate and to draw actions on how the youth can be supported to make them productive. The Entrepreneurial Youth Summit is a programme through the USAID’s Market Systems and Resilience Activity.Continue reading “SWIDA-Gh at the 2023 Entrepreneurial Youth Summit”
Advance policies to secure Women’s access to Land – SWIDA to government
On the World day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the Savanna Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), called on governments and traditional leaders, to foster collaborations to develop and advance policies pertaining to access to land by women. SWIDA-Ghana highlighted the need for women to not only have access to land, but have that documented, toContinue reading “Advance policies to secure Women’s access to Land – SWIDA to government”
Pictures: SWIDA-Gh Partners with WFP to Digitalize VSLA
SWIDA-Ghana in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), is expected to implement a VSLA Digitalization project in the Karaga District. First, SWIDA-Ghana conducted a training for its staff members on how the application functions. The consulting firm for the project is from Denmark, with experience in similar projects across Africa….
SWIDA-Gh Facilitates Community Session in Kumbungu
Field officers of Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh) have been holding a Community Dialogue with women groups, men groups and community leaders in the Dul Zugu community in Kumbungu. As the organization implements the Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) project, focusing on unpaid care work and enhancing women’s participation in leadership and decision-making,Continue reading “SWIDA-Gh Facilitates Community Session in Kumbungu”
Photos: SWIDA-Gh Director Moderates Climate Change Meeting
Executive Director for SWIDA-Ghana moderating discussions on “Gender sensitive climate policy approaches to implementing adaptation and mitigation measures” at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) Compact Technical Consultations on addressing Climate Change. Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed was selected for this role, based on her long years of experience working with women farmers across Northern Ghana.Continue reading “Photos: SWIDA-Gh Director Moderates Climate Change Meeting”
Attainment of SDGs Requires Participation of Women as Role Models
The activities on the support for women farmers in climate-smart farming in the various communities in northern Ghana are supported by the World Food Programme and the Global Fund for Women. Executive Director for Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), Hajia Alima Sagito Saeed has called for active involvement of women as role models toContinue reading “Attainment of SDGs Requires Participation of Women as Role Models”
SWIDA-Gh’s Follow up Activity after Training Women Farmers
As part of empowerment actions for women farmers in northern Ghana, SWIDA-Ghana has been providing them training on how to help them maximize gains on the field. The climate-smart farming methods on which the organization has been training the women farmers, include largely the use of nature-based solutions on the farm. The farmers also receivedContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh’s Follow up Activity after Training Women Farmers”
Ghana Federation of Forest and Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) Commends Government of Ghana for institution of Green Ghana Day
The Ghana Federation of Forest & Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) has commended the Government of the Republic of Ghana for dedicating a Day specifically for the planting of trees in our communities, degraded forests, off-reserve areas, parklands, open places, school compounds to restore the country’s vegetation thereby creating a greener nation. These remarks were made duringContinue reading “Ghana Federation of Forest and Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) Commends Government of Ghana for institution of Green Ghana Day”
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