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Decent Work and Unpaid Care work: The Missing Links in Ghana’s Labour and Gender Policy
Decent Work and Unpaid Care work: The Missing Links in Ghana’s Labour and Gender Policy By Araba Annan Introduction Ghana’s legal framework promotes equality and non-discrimination between men and women in all spheres of life. The 1992 Constitution of Ghana, particularly Chapter 5, guarantees participation by all citizens and abhors discrimination on any grounds, including within the workplace and labour …
She Leads Project
With funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the She Leads Project is a five-year (2021-2025) strategic initiative of Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children – ECPAT the Netherlands (DCI-ECPAT), African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and Terre des Hommes the Netherlands (TdH). The project is implemented in Ghana, together with eight (8) other African countries; Kenya, Uganda, …
Gender Equality Interventions
Our approach to development includes advocating for gender equality interventions. We work with the necessary stakeholders to ensure that women including girls& young women and persons with disability are included in decision making activities. We believe there are gender dynamics in all sectors of the economy and there is the need to engage women and young women in all discussions …
Young people should know about SRHR
SRHR is a necessary component for any leadership intervention. SRHR education is needed for young people to understand their bodies, understand the adolescent stage and to build the self-confidence to understand their values and what they stand for. It is needed for them to understand what sex is, the dangers of having skewed knowledge on unprotective sex, dangers of having …
SRHR Sessions
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights is a very necessary component in our programme. We train Girls and Young Women(GYW) on this topic to equip them with all the necessary information needed to understand their bodies and to make informed choices. It is a session where we discuss mensural hygiene, sex, contraceptives, unprotected sex, safe and unsafe abortion, and …
Education on Environmental Preservation
We only have one planet, and there is no Planet B. This is why we must make conscious and deliberate efforts to preserve and protect our environment. At Women Aspire Network, environmental preservation and climate action are at the heart of our work. As part of our initiatives, we actively involve girls and young women in discussions and interventions aimed …
Capacity Building Sessions
The “sheleads” project provided a platform for building the capacity of Girls and young women (GYWs). Capacity building on leadership, advocacy, public speaking and confident building. These are qualities young people need to meaningfully participate in decision making in their communities and with the local governance structure.
Girls and Young Women’s Leadership session
Fair representation of women in leadership is key to national development. We are aware that the entire African continent lacks a fair representation of women in leadership positions. To address that, Women Aspire Network has among it objectives and focus area to promote gender equality which includes promoting female leadership and encouraging Girls and young women’s (GYW) leadership. The ‘sheleads …
Skills building
We believe it is essential to equip young women with the skills they need to become economically independent. At Women Aspire Network, we provide training programs that empower young women to create sustainable livelihoods. This is especially important because, too often, young women are vulnerable to exploitation and coerced into unhealthy or illicit relationships due to their inability to meet …