“I can’t remember the last time I heard a woman cry because her husband or a man has beaten her.”
The Promoting Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment and Rights Project (POWER) project has not only been empowering smallholder women farmers but also combatting Violence Against Women and Girls
Creating a fashion business out of waste
Selina Appiagyei is one of the beneficiaries of a project aimed at not only providing skills training to increase the economic levels of the youth but also investing in greening of businesses and
The skills training that changed William’s life
When William Kuma completed his Junior High School studies, he did not have the money nor the support to further his education. As a result, he decided to understudy a mason since his father was in
The success of Benyglad Mushroom Farm
Benyglad Mushroom Farms is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing mushroom farms in Madina Estates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, a success made possible due to the Sustainable Livelihoods
Stopping period poverty for girls like Sadia
Thousands of girls from poor communities, with no access to sanitary pads, are compelled to skip school during their periods.
This was the case with 16-year old Sadia Abdul Rahaman.
A member of
“I wanted to be part of those helping”
Maame Akanzunah lives in the Builsa North District and was one of the people hardest hit when the October 2019 torrential rains caused severe flooding in the Upper East region, leaving damaged
Empowering Women like Hellen to Enhance their Livelihoods
When Hellen Bazieredire signed up to receive training on customer relations and business
management skills, she didn’t know it would impact her business and life as much as it has.
A member of the
We Lost our Livelihood to the Floods
Apateba Awienya is a 40-year old shea butter producer who lives in the Kasiesa Community located in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region with her husband, Awienya, and their children, 8
I was afraid for my children when the water started rising
Adek John is a 38-year old nursing mother and smallholder farmer who lives in the Kasiesa community in the Builsa South District with her husband, Kofi Akanpuri and their four children.
The community
ActionAid responds to IMF debt relief announcement
ActionAid International responds to the International Monetary Fund’s announcement of immediate debt relief for 25 countries, including 19 in Africa, cancelling $215million in payments over the next
