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”
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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”
SWIDA-Gh Trains Journalists on Gender-Sensitive Reporting
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh) has organized training for journalists in the northern region to support in capacity building on news reporting, taking into consideration, gender. The training took place at the conference hall of SWIDA-Ghana and was focused on gender-sensitive reporting, linked to the ownership of land by women, as a wayContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Trains Journalists on Gender-Sensitive Reporting”
Ghana CSOs Platform Trains Members on Research and Budget Tracking for Education Financing
Members of the Civil Society Organizations platform on the SDGs in the northern sector have received training on effective research, aimed at finding the gaps in education in Ghana and what can be done to plug them through government’s financing. The CSOs platform on SDGs is facilitating for its members to raise critical issues relatingContinue reading “Ghana CSOs Platform Trains Members on Research and Budget Tracking for Education Financing”
CSOs Call for more Funding Release for Ghana’s Education Sector
Ghana’s Civil Society Platform on the Sustainable Development Goals (CSOs on SDGs Platform) has been calling for members and stakeholders especially in the education sector to invest more time and efforts into advocacy to get government to raise funding allocation for the education sector. Budgeting and funding allocation to the education sector has dipped overContinue reading “CSOs Call for more Funding Release for Ghana’s Education Sector”
Northern Woman Change Makers awards ceremony held in Tamale
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Sept 18, GNA – Ms Amida Iddrisu, a 26-year-old physically challenged person, together with 18 outstanding women making positive change in Northern Ghana, have been awarded. Ms Iddrisu received the award at the maiden edition of the Northern Woman Change Makers Awards, held in Tamale. Other awardees were Pognaba Kubura Abdul-KadireContinue reading “Northern Woman Change Makers awards ceremony held in Tamale”
SWIDA-Gh Honoured at Ghana Lifestyle Awards
SWIDA-Ghana received awards at the just ended Ghana Lifestyle Awards, 2023. The Ghana Lifestyle Awards is an awards ceremony to recognise the selfless contributions of some selected individuals and organisations to the socio-economic development of the country has been held in Tamale. This year’s ceremony was held to celebrate individuals and organisations, who have shownContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Honoured at Ghana Lifestyle Awards”
Empowering women in agriculture critical to minimising SGBV — SWIDA-GH
Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed, Executive Director of Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-GH), an NGO, has called on government to support women in agriculture to reduce Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in the country. She said most of the SGBV cases resulted from women’s over-reliance on their male counterparts for their needs. She said, “If womenContinue reading “Empowering women in agriculture critical to minimising SGBV — SWIDA-GH”
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