Thematic Area

As part of efforts to promote economic justice for women, a project was initiated in 2013 which built the capacity of women leaders and district assembly officials and members to promote gender-responsive development plans and budgets at the district level. This led to the development of gender policies by the Juaboso and Bia West District Assemblies in the Western Region as a guide to enhance their efforts in ensuring gender responsiveness in their operations including the mid-term plans and budgets for the district. In addition, existing women groups in the districts formed women’s advocacy platforms to enable them engage the district assemblies as a collective. A weekly radio program slot was secured for the Bia West Women’s Advocacy Platform to discuss critical issues of concern to women in their district.