Amplifying Women's voices through a Livelihood
ActionAid's approach to ending poverty is to strengthen women in their own struggles and help them to unleash their own potential to change the world. In Ghana’s Ulkpong-Bakonoyiri Community, the entire village has benefited from this practice because women purchased a machine to grind shea nuts, and built an area to mill cereal and house a piggery.
Ghana's Exploration of Biofuels vs. Food Security
Biofuels has emerged as a contentious topic of debate in Africa. ActionAid Ghana is working with local farmers, women and consumers to learn the reality of the situation and to propose solutions that would balance food needs with energy security.
Fighting Back: Giving Ghana’s Women and Girls a Place to Turn
As survivors of assault, rape and forced marriages, in rural Ghana, it is often difficult for women and girls to find a place to turn for justice and solace. ActionAid is working with a variety of outlets in Ghana shed light on domestic violence issues.
Finding Hope in Conflict through Women’s Hands
Conflict between Kusasi and Mamprusi tribes in Bawku, Ghana, has driven a wedge between community members. With ActionAid's support, women from the community are gathering to plot a peaceful road ahead for the village.
Encourage Secretary of State Clinton to Continue Moving Agenda Forward
Join ActionAid in urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make women's rights a top priority.