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568 Benefits from Skills Development and Livelihood Empowerment

Dream Africa has implemented the Skills Development and Livelihood Empowerment Program in five (5) districts of the Volta region, aimed at providing practical skills training to individuals in need, empowering them to achieve financial stability and self-reliance. The program focused on marginalized groups, including unemployed youth, women, and vulnerable populations, enabling them to acquire marketable […]

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1,834 Girls trained in Digital Technology to combat school-related SGBV

Over the past year, our nonprofit organization has implemented a strategic initiative to combat school-related sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in rural community schools in the Volta Region of Ghana. The project is aimed at empowering school girls with essential ICT skills, thereby enhancing their ability to report SGBV safely and effectively. Through the distribution

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70 Women and Adolescents trained in Reusable Sanitary Pad

Based on the gaps realized and challenges faced with the accessibility, use and disposal of sanitary towels; our feasible intervention is to upscale the sensitization and training of women and girls in key skills to make their own washable, reusable sanitary pads so they can have access to sustainable sanitary protection and good menstrual hygiene at their fingertips.  Dream Africa has

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CHANGING THE CAUSES AND DRIVERS OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

In partnership with Plan International Ghana and funding support from Global Affairs Canada under the  Women’s Voice and Leadership Ghana (Flexible Response Funding Mechanism (FRFM-MAIN) program, Dream Africa has in the past 5years responded to the Causes and Drivers of Violence Against Women (VAW) by protecting women and girls from the negative impacts. We have

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650 Women and Teenage Mothers Empowered in Livelihood Skills Development

With a vision to see young unemployed people live their lives with dignity, purpose and hope; Dream Africa creates opportunities for holistic development through three key areas: Education, Skills Development and Social Enterprise. DAVS mission is to provide impetus to entrepreneurship and bring a sense of self-confidence among the poor especially teenage mothers and vulnerable women. Read More … We are focused on

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1,834 Girls trained in Digital Technology to combat school-related SGBV

Over the past year, our nonprofit organization has implemented a strategic initiative to combat school-related sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in rural community schools in the Volta Region of Ghana. The project is aimed at empowering school girls with essential ICT skills, thereby enhancing their ability to report SGBV safely and effectively. Through the distribution

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CHILD LABOUR AND TRAFFICKING IN FISHING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE VOLTA LAKE

In Ghana, approximately 21.8 percent (1.9 million) of children aged between five and 17 are engaged in child labour with 14.2 percent (1.2 million) of the children engaged in hazardous child labour as defined by the Law. Ghana has robust laws setting forth the rights of children and criminalizing trafficking, but enforcement of these laws

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Voters register: More women registering – EC

Preliminary statistics indicate women and first time voters have shown keen interest in the ongoing voters registration exercise, Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has observed. She said Persons with Disability were also keenly participating in the exercise, and described the exercise as ‘very inclusive’. “In terms of Gender, we have seen more women registering in

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