Youth Urged to be Ambassadors Against Corruption

Hajia Alima Saeed, the Executive Director of Savanna Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-GH), has called on the country’s youth to be committed in the fight against corruption to enhance the country’s development.

She called on them to be active in keeping a close eye on government activities and hold politicians accountable to deliver on their promises.

Hajia Saeed made the call at the International Day of Anti-Corruption celebration in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region.

Read more here… https://newsghana.com.gh/youth-urged-to-be-ambassadors-against-corruption/

SWIDA – Gh Officers Receive Training to Aid Implementation of “SHOW” Project

The Officers of the Gender and Communications Department of SWIDA – Gh, Khadijah Abdul Samed and Mohammed Fuseini, together with other officers, have been receiving training, as trainers on the “Strengthen Health Outcomes for Women and Children” Project.

The “SHOW” project, aims to promote gender equality and equitable distribution, as well as tackling the issue of unpaid care work.

The project also seeks to promote safe spaces, where men can identity and reflect on challenges during the pandemic, relating to support for women before, during and after pregnancy.

The project lead officers, Khadijah and Fuseini, were taken through the management skills and were shown the key approaches to smoothly implementing the “SHOW” project.

The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh) will be implementing the project in the Karaga and Mamprugu Moagduri Districts of the Northern and North East Regions respectively.

The “Strengthen Health Outcomes for Women and Children” Project is being funded by Plan International Ghana.

Pictures: Training Support by SWIDA – Gh to women farmers on Avoiding Post – harvest Loss

This for harvesting season’s training on post – harvest is from field to the home (storage).

Appreciation to WIAD and AEAs in Mion District for the knowledge and skills transfer to the women farmers. SWIDA – Gh is reaching over 4000 women farmers in 6 districts, with this post – harvest management. This is in partnership with the World Food Programme.

Pictures: SWIDA – Gh’s Visit to Tamale Girls Senior High School After Win of AfriYouth Impact Challenge

The team of SWIDA – Gh paid the visit to the Tamale Girls SHS to congratulate them for emerging winners of the AfriYouth Community Impact Challenge, after being sponsored by the organization.

The school came out as winners as they contested with three other schools. The Headmistress of Pag’naa expressed gratitude to SWIDA – Gh for the support, as she shared other areas that could be looked into, for the guiding of young females in Tamale.

SWIDA – Gh promised to commit to rolling out other interventions that would empower the female students to become confident, assertive, as well as increase their exposure to more impactful platforms.

Pictures: SWIDA – Gh begins Activities to Commemorate 16 Days of Activism – 2021

He4She Male and Female Leaders group discussions in schools in target communities, under the Women – LEAD project.

The youngsters discussed issues on violence against women and girls as they see them at the community and school levels.

Videos were shown to the participating schools, to make the decisions more engaging and interesting.

More on this year’s 16 Days of Activism here.

Let’s help Develop the Woman’s Capacity to make her Resilient in the face of Climate Change – SWIDA – Gh to Stakeholders

The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), has been calling on stakeholders to support women, especially those in rural areas, with more capacity, to help them understand the causes and effects of climate change on their livelihoods and lives in general.

The call was made at a conference on Climate Change and Migration, aimed mainly towards the welfare of women and to make them more responsible, towards contributing to the mitigation and adaptation drive, to limit the effects of climate change.

Hajia Alimah Sagito – Saeed

The Executive Director for SWIDA – Gh, Hajia Alimah Sagito – Saeed, has been sharing the organization’s experience on climate change and migration, as well as how the woman is mostly affected.

According to Hajia Alima, climate change as has been agreed, is as a result of human activity, which has culminated from years of negligence of practices that affect nature and the protection the earth must have enjoyed.

She recounted how SWIDA – Gh’s works in various communities have revealed the negative impacts of climate change on the agricultural practices of women farmers.

The Executive Director said many women farmers have over the years been recording very low yields, due to the rainfall pattern of the north, which is lately affected negatively by the effects of climate change.

Hajia Alimah Sagito – Saeed

The conference also saw the various stakeholders present, share some ideas on how the effects of migration and climate change could be lessened on women and their livelihoods.

Stakeholders who were present at the conference include representatives of YARO and FES. There were representatives from MMDAs in the five regions of the north some CSO heads, Assembly members, as well as lecturers from the Nyankpala campus of the University for Development Studies.

Don’t Settle Domestic Violence Issues at Home – Hajia Alima Sagito

The Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – GH), Hajia Alima Sagito – Saeed, has admonished women to desist from accepting out – of – court settlements in cases of violence in which they, or their relative is the victim.

She made the caution in an inclusive interview with Yagbon news’ reporter Issah Zakariah Jnr. as SWIDA – GH kick started its campaign for the 16 day of activism, 2021.

SWIDA – Gh’s work is geared towards the empowerment of women and children to ensure their welfare, as well as the development of northern Ghana.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender – Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls.

The campaign runs every year from 25th November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, through to the 10th of December which is the Human Rights Day.

The campaign seeks to challenge and denounce cultural practices that promote gender inequalities and to educate the public to be sensitive and supportive to GBV victims by sharing helpful information about related abuses while educating them on the values of gender equity and equality.

Hajia Alima Sagito – Saeed who is a gender advocate herself, cautioned that women who are abused should not succumb to the advice of relatives who suggest that cases of violence against them should be settled out of court.

“Don’t agree to settle any act of violence against women out of court because any act of violence against women, is a violation against the society.

When you are abused, relatives and neighbours may advice you to allow the case to be settled at home but don’t agree. Standstill and you will be served justice”, she cautioned women.

Hajia Alima admitted that violence cuts across genders, but noted that violence against women is more common in the 21st century, as she called on stakeholders to ensure the effectiveness and proper implementation of laws against gender based violence.

She was emphatic that violence against women is affecting rural development, economic justice and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

She was confident that women do better when given the opportunity to exhibit their full potentials in situations of decision making, policy formulation and implementation for community transformation.

The Executive Director however cautioned against the stigmatization of abused women and girls by society, as she entreated that society should empathize with such victims by showing them love, care and provide them room for rehabilitation for reintegration into society.

The annual campaign themed “Orange the World”, which hinges on the year’s theme “End Violence Against Women Now”!, uses orange as the unifying colour throughout all its activities to symbolize a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls.

Pictures: SWIDA – Gh Director Participates in COP26 – 2021

Hajia Alimah Sagito – Saeed who is also Vice President of GhaFFaP, was a Panelist at COP26 Webinar on Empowering Communities and Smallholder Farmers for Local Action with Global Impacts in Nature Zone Pavilion, Blue Zone.

Hajia Alimah shared information on GhaFFaP members’ Nature Based Solutions for Forest Landscapes Restoration.

“The Smallholder Farmer has the key to Landscapes Restoration and they should be at the table of decision making when planning FLR”.