Our Partners

WEE-North

In northern Ghana, persistent gender stereotypes prevent women from entering the labor force, often confining them to the informal sector in insecure, poorly compensated or exploitative jobs. A major challenge for women in northern Ghana is limited access to decent work, especially in skilled trades. Many women, seeking independent income, migrate to the South to work as head porters in large markets or engage in hazardous work at artisanal mining sites, making them vulnerable to exploitation and even forced into sex work.

The Women’s Economic Empowerment through Industrial Trades Training in northern Ghana project (WEE-North) helps women break into this traditionally male-dominated workforce by training them as welders, plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers, and electricians. WEE-North offers an innovative and distinctive ‘Training to Employment’ approach of competency-based, hands-on training for young women. This training equips them with the skills needed to tap into economic development and growth opportunities within their own communities, ultimately enhancing their productivity and income.

WEE-North collaborates closely with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, industries, and communities to address entrenched gender stereotypes and barriers that hinder women’s access to these well-paying yet typically male-dominated occupations.

Norsaac

Norsaac is a human rights organization aiming for societal transformation for women, youth and children. It envisions a society where everyone enjoys rights and lives a life of dignity. This is achieved by strengthening the agencies of women, youth and children to claim their rights across five areas: education, healthcare, economic opportunities, peace and security, and social protection. Norsaac uses integrated, gender-transformative strategies in promoting equal opportunities. It focuses on evidence generation and advocacy to influence government programming and policies. For example, its engagement on sexual education influenced national guidelines, while its Model Gendered Household approach is now implemented by Ghana’s Ministry of Gender. Norsaac’s research also led to the establishment of Social Protection Committees across Northern Ghana. Its learning agenda fosters knowledge sharing, strengthening collective action of civil society organizations in Ghana and globally.

Act for Change

Act for Change is a youth-led NGO registered in 2011 based in James Town, Accra, an historic centre of the colonial slave trade and both source and destination for human trafficking in Ghana. They use forum/interactive and popular theatre as well as other participatory methods to advocate social issues that affect communities. Act for Change has been working mainly in Accra but also in the Eastern, Western, Central, and Northern regions targeting mainly young people, women and children.

The vision of Act For Change is to implement sustainable programs where young people are able to access information and opportunities to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. Its mission is to effect behaviour change and improve the quality of life using forum theatre and various tools to effect social change.

The objective of Act For Change is to empower young people through human rights training using informal education and training methodologies to develop their self-esteem and acquire vocational and life skills to help them make informed choices on issues that affect them and the community. They use interactive theatre to bring about behaviour change, thereby reducing anti-social and criminal behaviour, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Their programs also seek to promote the sexual and reproductive health rights of all marginalised and disadvantaged people within the community.

Act For Change acts as an advisor in the development of program content drawing on their extensive experience with victims and survivors of human trafficking. Act For Change implements the theatre element of the Hope Education Project program for the pilot project and the subsequent roll-out within Ghana.

ENSafrica

Legal Partner in Ghana

With over 600 specialist practitioners, ENSafrica is Africa’s largest law firm and has the capacity to deliver on your business requirements across all major industries and the African continent. We are able to leverage our resources to deliver legal solutions that suit your pricing preferences and timeframes.

Over many years, ENSafrica has developed a large knowledge base of resources and a deep understanding of local nuances and ways of doing business. We have practical experience working on the ground and direct access to high-end, professional contacts across the continent, assuring you of consistent quality and world-class service.

ENSafrica is recognised by top ranking agencies such as Chambers Global Guide, Legal 500 EMEA Guide, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide and International Tax Review’s World Tax Guide, as well as by the African Legal Awards, for achieving consistently high standards when working on the continent.