On November 1, 2023, Shea Network Ghana (SNG) organized a meeting with Traditional and Religious Leaders in Salankpang and Kpuljine all in the Mion District of the Northern region to recognize and select individuals who reside with them in their communities but are working towards women empowerment.
The meeting was done in partnership with NORSAAC, and was held at the Mion District Assembly following a successful meeting that was held separately involving women, men, traditional and religious leaders to identify social norms that affects women growth and development in those communities.
The meeting was attended by the Chiefs, Imams, Pastors, Women-Leaders, Assembly men and women, project beneficiaries as well as other opinion leaders from Salakpang and Kpuljine.
It created an opportunity for SNG/NORSAAC together with the commutants to recognize Positive Role Models in their communities whose contributions are geared towards community development and women empowerment.
These are individuals who reside with them in their various communities but have devoted themselves to Women’s empowerment and the development of their communities in general.
The purpose of identifying such individuals is to encourage others to emulate them and also to motivate such persons to continue supporting women, especially with domestic chores and unpaid work
It is also to motivate them to continue working towards reducing and redistributing domestic chores and unpaid work for women to create a safe space for them to get the time to involve themselves in economic and money-making ventures.
The move forms part of the implementation of the Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project that we are implementing with OXFAM Ghana together with several other NGOs. WEACT is a five-year Activity seeking to reduce and redistribute unpaid care works so that women can also have the time to engage in economic activities leading to their economic empowerment
Source: www.sheanetworkghana.org/Adam Abdul-Fatawu Wunizoya-Communications Officer
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