Black Soap from Shea butter and Baobab Potash is the introduction to the soap-making industry. The Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM) is finding new ways to economically empower women.The cost of materials for making soap has shot up in recent times. Thus, the need to find indigenous ways for the women they have trained in...
The construction of the processing facilities for the Anateem Shea butter processing centre and the Wakii rice processing facilities was completed in 2022. Subsequently, the KGL Foundation supported WOM to purchase and install a rice mill and a de-stoner for the Wakii rice processors. Read More Success Stories This was made possible through the support...
Currently, WOM runs five Promoting Opportunities for Micro-enterprises (PROMIC) programmes in the upper East Region with funding and technical support from the foundation Open Hand “Swisshand”. 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...
Anateem and Wakii groups received funding support from the Stitching Zaare project to construct Shea butter processing and rice processing facilities respectively. Though Both projects are yet to be completed, the construction and roof have been carried out. Below are pictures of the status of the facilities. Mill Construction Projects Shea Butter Production Projects The...
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...
Three PROMIC Programmes (Bolgatanga, Bongo and Bawku West) were managed by WOM with support from SWISSHAND in 2020. Cumulatively, the programmes reached a total of eight hundred and forty-five (845) women. Seventy four percent (74%) of whom are widows. A total amount of six hundred and thirty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty cedis (GH¢631, 450.00)...
In 2019, Atarrah worked with sixty-six (66) women within thirteen (13) Communities directly. These women are aggregators who worked with the larger groups.A total of forty one thousand, four hundred & fourteen Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 41,414.00) was directly disbursed to the women for mobilizing 5.6 tonnes of Baobab seeds and 1,481kg of shea butter in...
In 2019, WOM with support from Swiss hand, started a new Promic programme in the Bawku West district of the Upper East region. This brings the total Promic programme to three. Thus, Bolga & Bongo Inclusive. A total of 947 women comprising 82% widows, received GH¢ 571,300.00 to either start & expand their businesses. Other...
