The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA Ghana) in partnership with AfriYouth, has undertaken series of engagements to establish and strengthen women-led advocacy networks, aimed at amplifying the voices of women in agriculture and trade. The engagements, held in Tamale, were supported by the Africa Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) under the project “Strengthening Women’s VoiceContinue reading “SWIDA Ghana, AfriYouth Strengthen Women’s Voices in Agriculture Policy and Trade”
Category Archives: Youth Empowerment
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”
UNDP and SWIDA Empower Pido Community to Counter Violent Extremism
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a Non-Governmental Organization, has supported community members at Pido in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region, with skills and equipment to help in countering violent extremism. Pido, the border community, received a total of 129 wellington boots, hand gloves, raincoats, and other equipment including two multiContinue reading “UNDP and SWIDA Empower Pido Community to Counter Violent Extremism”
SWIDA Holds Workshop to Train Young Women in Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
The Patron of the Development of Hospitality, Tourism and Management (HTM) of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU), Mr. Stanley Cowther has encouraged young women to prioritize opportunity-based ventures to create jobs. He said there were numerous opportunities in the country, as he encouraged young people to identify them to build sustainable enterprises to create moreContinue reading “SWIDA Holds Workshop to Train Young Women in Entrepreneurship and Job Creation”
State Institutions Called upon to Involve Young people in Activities of Climate and Development
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana) in collaboration with state institutions have been urged to foster partnerships in implementing actions around SDGs 13 and 16 in communities, considering young people as integral to this drive. Sustainable Development Goals 13 and 16 call for climate action, and peace, justice and strong institutions, respectively. According toContinue reading “State Institutions Called upon to Involve Young people in Activities of Climate and Development”
SWIDA-Ghana’s Town Hall Meeting Highlights the need for Youth involvement in Agriculture and Climate change issues
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), has held a Town Hall meeting to deliberate on issues of climate change, and how the youth can play a major role in the issues of climate resilience in the Northern Region. The Town Hall meeting, which brought together youth groups and major stakeholders, also pushed for clearlyContinue reading “SWIDA-Ghana’s Town Hall Meeting Highlights the need for Youth involvement in Agriculture and Climate change issues”
SWIDA-Gh Holds Empowers Community Champions on Climate Adaptation
A two-day workshop has been held in Tamale, aimed at building the capacity of some selected community champions on climate change adaptation and mitigating factors. The other objective was to introduce participants to some local and international guidelines and key concepts on climate change and how the youth can leverage the guidelines to advocate forContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Holds Empowers Community Champions on Climate Adaptation”
SWIDA-Gh Begins Process towards the Implementation of Climate Action Project
The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), has secured funding to implement a project on climate action, aimed as the project title indicates, “Building Bridges: Empowering Youth as Green Champions for Climate Resilience in Northern Ghana”. The climate action project seeks to directly empower 25 youth groups from the Tamale Metropolis and Savelugu and SagnariguContinue reading “SWIDA-Gh Begins Process towards the Implementation of Climate Action Project”
SWIDA deeply concerned 6.8% of women experienced physical violence while pregnant
On Friday, November 24, 2023, the Ghana Statistical Service reported, as part of its preliminary findings from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) Report, that two in every five (41.6%) women aged 15 to 49 who have ever had an intimate partner have experienced at least one form of intimate partner violence (IPV),Continue reading “SWIDA deeply concerned 6.8% of women experienced physical violence while pregnant”
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