Two new programmes were started in the Garu district and the Builsa North Municipality in 2021 with funding from the foundation Open Hand “Swisshand”. Currently, WOM runs five programmes in total. They are the Bolgatanga, Bongo, Bawku West, Garu and Builsa North Programmes. These programmes are specialized in poverty reduction by providing repayable loans combined with short business empowerment training to women particularly poor widows. About eighty-five per cent (85%) of women reached in 2021 were widows. The figure below gives a breakdown of the number of women reached per programme as compared to the number of funds disbursed to boost their businesses. A total of one thousand, two hundred and two (1,202) women were reached with one million, thirty-seven thousand, one hundred and fifty Ghana cedi (GH¢1,037,150.00) to start and grow their businesses.
