1.0 Introduction As part of Mondelez International and Cocoa Life’s efforts at strengthening women’s voice in communities to actively participate in decision making, ABANTU for Development and World Vision organised a one-day forum with community women leaders on women’s leadership, participation and decision making for twenty (20) selected female community leaders from five (5) operational […]
WOMEN IN POLITICS TRAINING (WIPT) PROGRAMME
Information Note What is the Women In Politics Training (WIPT)? The Women in Politics Training (WIPT) Programme is an initiative of ABANTU for Development, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Women in Broadcasting (WIB). The three organisations are in a collaborative relationship under the framework of the Women’s Manifesto for Ghana to deepen women’s […]
STRATEGIES FOR INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE.
INTRODUCTION: ABANTU for Development’s work on Gender and Governance seeks to ensure women and men’s equal participation in politics and decision making at all levels. This mandate is facilitated by the strategies below: PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY Article 7 of the CEDAW document, lays emphasis on states and Parties to take appropriate measures to eliminate […]
REPORT ON A TRAINING WORKSHOP ON ENHANCING CAPACITIES OF DISTRICT ASSEMBLY WOMEN
Participants reaffirming their pledge for parity Introduction ABANTU for Development and Christian Aid Ghana have worked collaboratively on the project titled, “Women in Governance” (WIG) since 2012 following the completion of a research on “Accountability to Women’s Rights in Local Government”. The research was conducted in six districts namely Central Gonja, Gusheigu; Techiman, Asunafo […]