By Caleb Kuleke
Ho, March 13, GNA – Global Action Women Empowerment (GLOWA), a non-governmental organisation, has engaged various stakeholders on the implementation of the second phase of its Action for Voice Influence and Inclusive Development (AVID) partnership project.
The STAR-GHANA FOUNDATION granted the organisation an additional 18-months extension after it had successfully completed the first phase.
The Project is titled “We Matter! Empowering rural women and PWD constituents to take positive actions to participate actively in local governance processes for improved livelihood.”
The second phase of the project be funded by the Flora and Hewlett Foundation, commenced on January 24, 2025, and expected to end in June 2026.
The extension aims to build on the achievements and lessons learnt during the first phase, empower target groups economically and enhance their participation in local governance and decision-making processes.
Madam Ivy Beddy, Project Officer at GLOWA, said the project remained committed to upholding the principles of the United Nations General Assembly Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), and the Popular Participation Strategies of MMDAs.
She said GLOWA envisioned a society where women, girls and persons with disabilities were empowered, well informed, healthy, and free from discrimination and marginalisation.
Madam Beddy said Phase one of the project sought to address systematic constraints to underserved population’s access to their rights, particularly, voice and influence in governance and equitable access to quality goods and services.
The Project Officer said the Phase two would help deepen and scale up good practices initiated from the first phase.
She said the second phase would also focus on emerging issues around climate change and natural resources.
Some beneficiaries who spoke to the Ghana News Agency expressed joy for the extension of the project.
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