Meet Kafui, an advocate of women’s economic empowerment
Kafui Cardigah Kwadade, 45 years, lives in the Avornyokope community in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region.
A staunch advocate of ActionAid’s Unpaid Care Work (UCW) campaign, the bubbly mother of
“I believe that in every human establishment, change is key”
The Ho Technical University is one of the first universities established in the Volta Region over 50 years ago. Like all academic institutions, its Student Representative Council (SRC) represents the
ActionAid International 2018 annual report
In 2018, as always, we were inspired by the stories of people resisting and fighting for their rights in the face of social injustice. Young people led the fight against climate change and resistance
Calls for greater action from the South African government following rise in violence against women and xenophobic attacks
As leaders of ActionAid programmes across Africa, we are gravely concerned, shocked and grieved by the continuing wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. As South African civil society
Communiqué: Annual Young Urban Women’s Movement (YUWM) Conference
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2ND ANNUAL YOUNG URBAN WOMEN’S MOVEMENT (YUWM) CONFERENCE HELD AT THE MIKLIN HOTEL ACCRA, 5 SEPTEMBER 2019
We are members of the Young Urban Women’s Movement made
Press release: ActionAid joins global climate strike
As world leaders head to New York for the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Action Summit, the worldwide marches and actions will send a clear message that people of all ages and
Fighting domestic violence in Ghana: How DoVVSU set-ups provide safe spaces for survivors
ActionAid Ghana (AAG) has been working in Ghana since 1990 promoting women’s empowerment. AAG's Country Strategy Paper (CSP VI), under the name, 'People's Power for Social Justice', places women's
“They said it was a man’s job”
27 year old Vida Badu, knew exactly what she wanted to do when the training options came up under the European Union-funded, Sustainable Livelihoods and Transparent Local Authorities (SLATLA) Project
SEX FOR GRADES: ACTIONAID GHANA JOINS CALL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
ActionAid is a global justice federation working in over 45 countries to achieve social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication. Throughout the world, ActionAid works to strengthen the
Communiqué: Smallholder women farmers call for agroecology and promotion of their rights
We are members of the National Women Farmers’ Movement, an advocacy group of smallholder women farmers from nine regions in Ghana: the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, North East, Bono, Ahafo, Bono
