SWIDA Ghana, in partnership with ToLEC Ghana, engaged with members of the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) community to better understand their level of awareness on SGBV-related issues, as well as their use of safe spaces, and the challenges they face in reporting and accessing support. As part of engagement, SWIDA Ghana also introduced newly launchedContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Meets With PWDs in Impactful Session”
Category Archives: Governance
SWIDA Ghana and WFP Partner in New VSLA Initiative
SWIDA-Ghana and the World Food Programme (WFP) have initiated a VSLA project, benefiting 200 groups across three regions and five districts of Ghana. This initiative seeks to empower communities, particularly women and vulnerable groups, through financial inclusion and economic empowerment. The project provides training and support to groups, enabling them to manage their finances, accessContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana and WFP Partner in New VSLA Initiative”
Organizations can Survive Through Partnerships, Collaborations, and Innovation – Hajia Alima
The Executive Director for SWIDA Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed shared invaluable insights as a panelist on strategic planning and organizational perspective in a changing donor environment, at the WFP Annual Partner Consultation in Rome. Hajia Alima indicated that as a grassroots organization, SWIDA Ghana has navigated the complexities of shifting donor priorities and funding landscapesContinue reading “Organizations can Survive Through Partnerships, Collaborations, and Innovation – Hajia Alima”
SWIDA Ghana Partakes in Workshop on Unpaid Care Work
The Gender and Advocacy Officer for SWIDA Ghana, Ms. Patience Basing participated in a two-day national advocacy strategy development training workshop, organized by Netright and Alinea International. The training workshop is aimed to, as a matter of importance, put a spotlight on all the key areas of unpaid care work and how they can beContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Partakes in Workshop on Unpaid Care Work”
SWIDA Ghana Continues to Promote Gender Equality through the UCARE Project
SWIDA Ghana has been making strides under the UCARE Project, focused on Unpaid Care Work, Time Poverty, and the Gender Model Family approach. The organization’s dedicated field officers led sensitization meetings to deepen awareness on the importance of equitable care work and challenging existing gender norms. Together with community leaders, there was a successful agreementContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Continues to Promote Gender Equality through the UCARE Project”
AWDF, Partners Convene in Tamale to Strategize on Ending Sexual Violence
SWIDA-Ghana Hosts Development Partners
SWIDA-Ghana’s hosted its funding partners, the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office to engage directly with the organization and its beneficiaries, as it witnesses the impact of the work done over the years. Various stakeholders were represented to share the impacts of the project since its implementation, on their lives. One such group which made aContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana Hosts Development Partners”
NGOs Organize Dialogue on Gender-sensitive, Inclusive Elections
A stakeholders’ engagement has been held to review and assess protective measures for vulnerable groups to ensure that gender-sensitive and inclusive principles are upheld in this year’s elections. The engagement was also aimed at ensuring that this year’s elections are inclusive, accessible, and peaceful for all citizens, particularly women, the youth, and other marginalized groups.Continue reading “NGOs Organize Dialogue on Gender-sensitive, Inclusive Elections”
SWIDA Ghana Conducts Training for 20 Advocates on the KASA! Project
SWIDA Ghana has successfully conducted what it terms “positive masculinity” training for 20 of its male advocates on the #Endingsexualviolence activity. The training was aimed at increasing the capacity and understanding of the male advocates on the issues of sexual violence, as well as how they could tackle it as they continue to work inContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana Conducts Training for 20 Advocates on the KASA! Project”
SWIDA-Ghana’s Project Monitoring Visit to Nsunua in the Bole District
The Executive Director and some staff members of the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana) have paid a monitoring visit to the farming community of Nsunua in the Bole District. This initiative is part of a collaborative effort with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners, focusing on a livelihood project centered onContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana’s Project Monitoring Visit to Nsunua in the Bole District”
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