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
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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...
A Step To a New Income Source for Atampoka
“Multiple streams of income is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity” – Kelly Roach Ayamga Atampoka is a fifty-eight (58) year-old widow with six (6) dependants. She stays at Zaare in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region. Atamporka’s sole income source was from selling rice grains. According to her, this made...
“The Power to Sell or Not to Sell” Story of a 52 yr. Old Widow
“Never depend on a single income. Make investment to create a second source of income” -Warren Buffet Fifty-two-year-old Cynthia Ayoora hails from Nyariga in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region. She is widowed and has four (4) children. As a female head of her household, her main sources of income were vegetable farming...
My Jump to Esteem: Story of a 47 Year Old Widow
“For women, financial independence is a matter of necessity” – Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz Cecilia Atiah a forty-seven (47) year-old widow who became widowed in 2013, has six children. Two (2) boys, and four (4) girls. She hails from Zebilla in the Bawku West district of the Upper East Region and is a trader. She was a...
Financial Inclusion of Persons with Disability is Possible
Georgina Atanga is a forty-nine (49) year widow from Zuarungu Dapoore in the Bolga East District of the Upper East Region. As the head of her household, she has eleven (11) dependants. Three (3) of whom are her biological children. Madam Georgina has been visually impaired for the past thirty (30) years. Two of her...
Richmond Discovers Cooking as a Life Skill
“Cooking is a life skill. We need to eat every day so why not find out about what you’re putting into your body” – William Katt Richmond Awintanga is fifteen (15) years old and attends the Balungu basic school. He is currently in Junior High School (JHS) two (2) and has three (3) younger sisters....
Transformed Women leadership leader to a happy community
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has” – Margaret Mead The Bongo Beo women group comprises twenty-five (25) women. The group was formed in 2019 as part of the ENOUGH project in partnership with OXFAM with funding from the...
Livelihood Training Impact Through the Words of Segebon
“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do” – Everyday Power Ms. Segebon Sampana is a sixty (60) year-old widow with four sons, three of whom are married. Her last son just completed Senior High School (SHS). She is a member of the Dagliga Women Voice and Leadership...
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