Project profile — Women's Voice and Leadership - Ghana

• Ghana (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions (15170) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project is part of Canada’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Program. It supports local and regional women’s rights organizations (WROs), lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex plus (LBTQI+) groups and feminist networks working to promote the rights of women and girls and advance gender equality globally. It provides multi-year core funding and rapid responsive funding, strengthens institutional capacity and bolsters feminist movements, as WROs and feminist movements are critical change agents. The Program continues to respond to the globally recognized and significant gap in funding and support for WROs and feminist movements worldwide. It includes enhanced support for WROs, LBTQI+ organizations, and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) working in crisis- and conflict-affected settings and a more intentional approach to reaching structurally excluded groups. This includes but is not limited to LBTQI+ communities, women and girls with disabilities, Indigenous women and girls and young feminists. This project is implemented by Plan International Canada and Plan International Ghana. It aims to support up to 24 small- and medium-sized local women's rights organizations to deliver services to advance gender equality and better advocate for changes in policies and legislation that negatively impact women and their rights. Also, up to 65 local women's rights organizations benefit from smaller grants designed to support innovative approaches creating lasting contributions for women and girls and respond to emerging issues. This includes challenging harmful and discriminatory practices and social norms in Ghana. Also, the project is also supporting 2 national women's rights networks, WiLDAF and NETRIGHT, to enhance their collective voice to advocate for Ghanaian women's and girls' rights and ensure the sustainability of the women's movement in Ghana. The COVID-19 response reduces the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rights of the poorest and most marginalized women and girls in Ghana.

Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) l'amélioration de la gestion, la viabilité, la performance et l’innovation des organisations locales de défense des droits des femmes au Ghana; 2) le renforcement de l’offre de services et de plaidoyer de qualité par les organisations de défense des droits des femmes pour faire progresser l'égalité des genres; 3) l'amélioration de la collaboration, l'action collective et l'innovation des organisations locales de défense des droits des femmes et des plateformes pour faire progresser l’égalité des genres et les droits des femmes et des filles au Ghana.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) supported 81 local, regional and national women’s rights organizations (WROs) and networks. This support consists of providing 105 grants to enhance their institutional capacity, deliver gender-transformative and innovative programming, and lead collective action on a common advocacy agenda; (2) 21 out of 21 WROs supported through multi-year grants reported an increased ability to deliver quality programming; (3) supported 23 WROs through multi-year and organizational development grants, resulting in the creation of institutional Capacity Development plans highlighting the organizational areas of interest. This allowed them to develop further actions required that meet their capacity needs; (4) engaged 18 schools to train and sensitize girls to human rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender-based violence; and (5) held public education campaigns on COVID-19 and provided personal protective equipment. This includes 4,054 reusable face masks, 500 liquid soap, 500 hand sanitizers and 500 customized fabric handbags for 20 WROS, survivors and vulnerable groups in hard-to-reach areas.

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