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...
“My son was an auto-mechanic apprentice for six years because I could not afford to pay for his passing out ceremony and to buy the tools for him to set up his own shop after his first three years of learning. “After we formed the Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) group, I got the...
The Upper East Region has been described as one of the poorest region in Ghana as most of the people are unable to earn $1.29 per a day. This creates a huge burden for the women especially the widows who refuse to participant in widowhood rites after the death of their husbands. This is because...
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...
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...
