This partnership is made possible due to funding from Global Affairs Canada. The Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) project targets ten (10) communities.Five each in the Bolgatanga East and Nabdam districts, reaching three hundred (300) women directly. Key Achievements
Month: February 2023
WOM-Action Aid Partnership
WOM in collaboration with Action Aid Ghana continued to strengthen the capacity of women’s groups in the Talensi and Nabdam districts on gender-based violence and unpaid care work issues. Key Achievements:
WOM-Wildaf-Oxfam Partnership
WOM in partnership with OXFAM and Wildaf with funding from the European Union continued to work in the Bongo and Nabdam districts of the upper east region under the Enough project which focuses on empowering women, girls, boys, and men to take positive action in ending Sexual and Gender-Based violence (SGBV). Key Achievements for the...
Story of a 34-year-old widow who escaped forced marriage
Gender-based violence is a common practice in the Upper East region as most of these incidences remain unreported due to societal branding on women who choose to report such occurrences as “bad women”. Most communities in the Nabdam and the Bolgatanga East Districts profess some traditions which do not uphold the right of widows, including...