Livelihood skills training in the form of soap making, bread and pastries making was organised at GESDI Saltpond for 21 women and girls with disabilities. As part of the training, they received financial literacy skills training as well as items for making the products they were trained on. Ms. Alswell Appiah a project officer at

WIN has trained 5 women with disabilities to undertake media engagement on TV, radio tabloids and social media. Champions were identified among the target group and trained to specifically hold advocacy engagements on various platforms to demand the change they desire for WGDs. The training was facilitated by Mr. George Frimpong, the former Central Region

WIN has supported 31 WGDs with start-ups to empower them economically as part of its PERD project. 16 of the beneficiaries are physically challenged, 13 are deaf and 2 are partially blind.  These start-ups were given to the women according to a needs assessment that was conducted for them in their various communities, it was

On the 8th of December 2022, the committee that manages the 3% Districts’ Assemblies Common Fund designated for persons with disabilities were oriented and trained on the new guidelines for managing and disbursing fund at GESDI in Saltpond. Committee members from all three implementing districts and municipality were present. The training was facilitated by Mr.

https://myjoyonline.com/women-and-girls-with-disabilities-recieve-finacial-skills-training-start-up-funds/ Women in Need (WIN), has supported 31 women and girls with disabilities (WGDs) from the Gomoa West, Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam districts, and Mfantseman Municipal Assembly of the Central Region with financial literacy skills training. Seven (7) WGDs out of the total were given start-up funding under the PERD project. These start-up funds were given to them to

8th March is celebrated every year as International Women’s Day, a day that celebrates women’s rights, equality and women empowerment. WIN as a women centred organisation organised a discussion and a livelihood skills training for the women of Ga South Municipal Assembly. The training begun with a welcome address from the Executive Director of WIN,

Trained support champions of the PERD project have engaged various groups in their communities; persons with disabilities, churches, houses and the general community members on education and sensitization of human rights, disability right and sexual and gender based violence (SGBV). In Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam district, the support champions with the assistance from the Social Welfare officer of

In other to empower WGDs to pursue better employment opportunities, WIN has organised a livelihood and entrepreneurial skill training for 20 WGDs from Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam and Gomoa West districts and Mfantsiman Municipal assembly. On the 5th of July 2022, at 10 am, the training begun at the Ghana Education Staff Development Institute (GESDI) old site at

As part of the PERD project, seventy-one Women and Girls with disabilities (WGDs)  and twenty-four men from communities in the Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam district, Gomoa West District and Mfantsiman Municipal Assembly have been equipped with some soft skills. Of the women, we had 44 physically disabled, 11 deaf and 16 visually impaired. The women in attendance were

20 volunteers equipped as support champions to fight sexual and gender-based violence on the PERD project   17 March 2022 4:16pm Twenty volunteers from Mfantseman Municipal, Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam and Gomoa West Districts have been trained to act as Support Champions to promote equal rights for women and girls with disabilities dubbed the PERD project. Women In