An initiative called “Economic Inclusion of Marginalized Women Living in Urban Centers” is empowering 300 young women, including those with impairments, economically.
The recipients of the $200,000 Coca-Cola Foundation grant, supported by the Network of Women in Growth, Ghana (NEWIG), are receiving training in soap-making, mushroom farming, and snail farming.
At the project’s Accra launch yesterday, Dr. Joyce Aryee, Executive Director of Salt and Light Ministries, praised NEWIG Ghana for its vision, commitment, and ceaseless efforts in advancing women’s rights.
We create a society where every person, regardless of gender or situation, has the chance to prosper through programs like these. Let’s work to create a country where every woman and every individual can live independently, not only as a catchphrase, she said.
According to Dr. Aryee, women’s economic empowerment is a catalyst for positive change that has an impact on society as a whole, not just a goal.
The entire country benefits, she said, “when women have the knowledge and abilities to meaningfully contribute to their communities.”
Ms. Mawusi Nudekor Awity, the founder of NEWIG, stated that the two-year initiative aims to empower women and acknowledge their critical role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to her, the project would aim to reduce the gender equality gap and promote positive change through the development of knowledge, vocational skills, and employability.
Empowering women with vocational skills improved their socioeconomic standing, encouraged financial independence, and decreased vulnerability, according to Ms. Awity’s research.
The detrimental impacts of climate change and economic crises, according to her, are primarily felt by women.
As a result, according to Ms. Awity, it is important to support and develop women’s capacity to give them different options for economic survival and income generation, as well as alternative sources of livelihood.
She underlined the importance of empowering women, citing the disproportionate effects that economic crises and climate change have on women.
Ms. Awity was hopeful that the project would improve the beneficiaries’ lives significantly and advance Ghana’s socioeconomic development.
Speaking to Coca-Cola, Mr. David Appiah, Senior Manager, Communication, Island and Mid Africa, stated that the foundation was still committed to helping communities all over the nation.
