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 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 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-Ghana Executive Director Leads the Presentation of implemented activities for the January, 2023, under the Sustainable Livelihoods and Improved Nutrition project at the World Food Programme regional office.
Monitoring Visits to Sustainable Livelihoods Project
Yuka, Consultant for SWIDA-Ghana’s Sustainable Livelihoods and Nutrition Improvement project with the World Food Programme, has been visiting a number of communities in Karaga to inspect the nursery beds of women who have been trained in vegetable farming. So far, about 1860 women have been provided seedlings of leafy vegetables such as ‘aleyfu’ ‘ayoyo’, ‘bira’,Continue reading “Monitoring Visits to Sustainable Livelihoods Project”
SWIDA-Ghana Director Calls for more Women in Leadership
Hajia Alimah Sagito-Saeed, has made it a passion to push for more women to aspire to take up leadership positions both at the national and community levels. The Executive Director for SWIDA-Ghana has over the years been making this call and has backed it by action, as her organization has involved many young women inContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Director Calls for more Women in Leadership”
SWIDA-Ghana’s Training on Grass charcoal production
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh) had its officers and members from some of its project communities taken through training on grass charcoal production. The training was aimed at improving the climate by shifting attention from degrading the lands for the purpose of charcoal production, to the usage of grass for charcoal. It willContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana’s Training on Grass charcoal production”
Pictures: SWIDA-Gh participates in RELC Session in Savannah Region
SWIDA GH was invited as a development partner to the Savannah Region for the Regional Extension Linkage Committee (RELC) regional planning sessions. SWIDA-Gh made a presentation on our interventions in the various districts in the region. Besides our presentation, there were presentations from the Damongo Agriculture College, the Research Coordinator from CSIR/SARI, Fishery Commission, andContinue reading “Pictures: SWIDA-Gh participates in RELC Session in Savannah Region”
SWIDA-Gh Presents Progress report to WFP
The Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), Hajia Alimah Sagito-Saeed presented the progress report on the implementation of the Sustainable Livelihoods and Nutrition Project to official from the World Food Programme. The presentation was aimed at briefing the officials of the World Food Programme about the progress of work on theContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Presents Progress report to WFP“
SWIDA – Gh Facilitates installation of Beehives for project communities
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA – Gh), has been supporting women in five districts in the Northern Region on beekeeping for livelihood improvement. Women in the districts, Damongo, Mion, Tolon, Kumbungu and Nanton, have received a series of training on harvesting honey and making it a venture, to support the upkeep of theirContinue reading “SWIDA – Gh Facilitates installation of Beehives for project communities”
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