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Parliament Select Committee consider the Anti-Witchcraft Bill

The Private Members Bill which is being led by Hon. Francis -Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Hon. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Member of Parliament for Was East Constituency and

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International Workers Day: ActionAid Ghana calls for a national roadmap to address decent work deficits

As we inch closer to 2030, decent work and social protection cannot be relegated to the background, and call on the government to work with stakeholders across all sectors to ensure:

Fair minimum

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ActionAid supports 400 female household heads with livelihood startups tools

Modern slavery in various forms are depriving many people, especially women and children, of their fundamental rights and freedoms. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that almost 50

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ActionAid calls on CHRAJ to integrate gender issues in the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

“It behooves on us to ensure that gender issues are not relegated to the background but integrated into the plan.”

John further noted that beyond the voluntary UN Guiding Principles, the rest of the

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93% of countries most vulnerable to climate disasters are either in or at significant risk of debt distress, new research by ActionAid shows

New research by humanitarian organisation, ActionAid International, has revealed a shocking 93% of countries at the forefront of climate disasters are drowning in debt. The organisation is calling for

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Village Savings and Loans Schemes improve women's access to finance

Supported by ActionAid in over 500 communities in Ghana, the village savings and loans scheme allows the women to make weekly and monthly contributions which goes into a pool. Members of the scheme

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Improving women’s livelihood: The Donkey welfare intervention as a gamechanger

For many rural women, donkeys are their convenient means of transportation. Donkeys play a critical role in carting water from boreholes, fuel wood, and foodstuff from several miles to the homes of

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ActionAid marks International Women’s Day across Ghana

ActionAid Ghana on Wednesday joined the global community to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day under the theme “Embrace Equity”. International Women’s Day has over the years been observed to

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ActionAid backs solutions to mitigate food insecurity threats

“The vulnerability in the North includes the threat of floods, prolonged droughts, rising temperatures, unreliable rainfall, severe windstorms and other climate-related emergencies which are already

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Earthquake survivors see huge spikes in food prices - urgent funding is needed in Syria to help to replenish food stocks   

Spikes in food prices in north-west Syria are leaving earthquake survivors in further need of humanitarian assistance. There are reports of shortages of food items including wheat flour and