According to the Executive Director for the Savannah Women’s Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), Hajia Alimah Sagito-Saeed, the shea is considered “cocoa” for women in the north and they make money out of it during its peak season, therefore all stakeholders must endeavor to support in protecting the commodity. Hajia Alimah made this call when sheContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Calls for Protection of Shea Tree as Support for Women’s Economic Empowerment”
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SWIDA-Ghana Conducts Community Entry on New Project
The Community entry engagement activity was with chiefs, religious/traditional leadership, youth leaders and ‘magazias’ (women leaders). This was on Plan International Ghana’s Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) project implementation. The project, focusing on unpaid care work and increasing women’s participation in decision making, also looks at raising women’s economic well-being through innovation and leadershipContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Conducts Community Entry on New Project”
SWIDA-Ghana’s key Activities in the past Week
Observation of Menstrual Hygiene Day – 2023 Review meeting with interns Media interview Review of staffs’ May performance and June Planning Meeting WFP IP Review meeting for May Community stakeholders’ engagement on unpaid care work and SGBV Installation of solar energy for mechanized borehole drill Maternal health and malaria prevention in Gushegu Mentoring session withContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana’s key Activities in the past Week”
Pictures: SWIDA-Ghana’s Support for Women for Economic Enhancement
Mma Amina from a community in Sagnarigu happily displaying her appropriately packaged grounded dawadawa for delivery to a customer in Accra. She is being supported by officers to label her product with her contact details to enhance her market access. Supporting women like Mma Amina with value addition techniques is a key component of ourContinue reading “Pictures: SWIDA-Ghana’s Support for Women for Economic Enhancement”
WeCaN Champion Alima Sagito Saeed: Experiences from a seat at the CSW67 table
Equality for women has always been a passion for Alima Sagito Saeed. After finishing school, she went straight to university to study development and has worked in the field ever since, with one aim: to improve gender equality and create better lives for women in her home country of Ghana. Alima is now the ExecutiveContinue reading “WeCaN Champion Alima Sagito Saeed: Experiences from a seat at the CSW67 table”
SWIDA-Ghana Presents Project Updates to WFP
SWIDA-Ghana was involved in a review meeting in which it presented updates to the World Food Programme on its nutrition project. As a partner to the World Food Programme, SWIDA-Ghana has been implementing the health and nutrition project in Karaga. The project, among others, is expected to help improve nutrition in mostly women and childrenContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Presents Project Updates to WFP”
SWIDA-Ghana Participates in Research Validation Workshop by the Academia
SWIDA-Ghana participated in a research validation workshop by a team of professors from UDS and UBIDS. The workshop was on gains from Information Infrastructure: Impacts on Nutritious Diets and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana. Presenters included Dr. Yazeed Abdul Mumin and Prof. Paul Kwame Nkegbe of University for Development Studies. Others are and Ms. ShamsiaContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Participates in Research Validation Workshop by the Academia”
SWIDA-Ghana Visits women farmers in Karaga
SWDA-Ghana has been monitoring women vegetable farmers in the Karaga District on its World Food Programme support for women’s growth in the communities. Officer in charge of Gender and Communities, Miss Khadijah Abdul Samed expressed her profound joy after seeing how hardworking the women have been over the past year. From the monitoring, it wasContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Visits women farmers in Karaga”
SWIDA-GH Holds Debate for SHSs to mark International Women’s Day
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh) organized a debate for Senior High Schools in the Northern Region as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. The motion for the debate was “Ghana has done more to ensure equity in access to information Technology and educational skills”, with the participating schools beingContinue reading “SWIDA-GH Holds Debate for SHSs to mark International Women’s Day”
Fight Against SGBV Cannot be Won Without Involving Men – Miss Khadijah
The fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence has seen various twists and turns, with the introduction of a myriad of strategies and innovation over the years. The angle, perhaps not given adequate attention, is the involvement of men and young men, as key stakeholders in the fight. This is why the “KASA! Ending SexualContinue reading “Fight Against SGBV Cannot be Won Without Involving Men – Miss Khadijah”
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