NETRIGHT-Ghana

We express serious concern about the proposed African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values, which risks undermining women’s rights, gender equality, and Africa’s human rights commitments.

Read the full statement by NETRIGHT and Women’s Rights and Feminist organisations including individuals across Africa, calling on the Parliament of Ghana African Union Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Member States to protect equality, dignity, justice, and the rights of women and girls.

As Ghana expands access to financial services, an important question remains: Are women truly benefiting?

NETRIGHT-Ghana's latest blog explores why financial inclusion must go beyond access to address the barriers limiting women's economic empowerment.

Read our latest blog and share your thoughts: https://www.netrightghana.org/stay-updated/blog/beyond-access-why-financial-inclusion-must-center-womens-realities-ghana

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Beyond Access: Why Financial Inclusion Must Center Women’s Realities in Ghana | Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) Date 11 Jun 2026 By Faustina DjabateyGhana has made significant progress in expanding access to financial services over the past decade. The rapid growth of mobile money, agent banking, and fintech innovations has transformed how people save and transact. Digital finance is increasingly positioned a...

📍 Happening Now: National Dissemination Workshop Time Use Report on Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS6)


"Data and evidence drive meaningful change. For many years, unpaid care work has remained largely invisible—not because it does not exist, but because it has not been adequately measured, documented, or prioritised in policy spaces. What is not counted is often not valued, and what is not valued is rarely addressed." Tricia Akaps



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What if we could accurately measure the number of hours women and adolescent girls spend on unpaid care and domestic work each day?

Today, NETRIGHT-Ghana, in partnership with Alinea International under the United for Care-Sensitive Approaches to Rights and Empowerment (Ucare) project, is hosting a dissemination workshop to share findings from an analysis of time use data collected as part of Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS6).

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Happening Now: Learning and Exchange Café on the Action for Voice, Influence and Inclusive Development (AVID 2) Project

A cross session of participants sharing impact stories.

Participants sharing inspiring impact stories, highlighting improved market access, enhanced product value through better branding, increased confidence in accessing land, and successful business registrations. Others have adopted record-keeping practices to track daily sales. These stories are motivating peers and encouraging continuous growth and improvement.

" My rice sales has increased since the training on branding, and I have added more value to rice to gain large market access"

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Happening Now: Learning and Exchange Café on the Action for Voice, Influence and Inclusive Development (AVID 2) Project

'How do women get to know and access government's flagship agricultural initiatives?

"One of the things we have focused on as NETRIGHT-Ghana through this STAR-Ghana Foundation supported initiative is making resources available to help women gain knowledge about accessing government's flagship agricultural initiatives, such as Feed Ghana and Akoko Nkitinkiti.”

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📍 Happening Now: Learning and Exchange Café on the Action for Voice, Influence and Inclusive Development (AVID 2) Project


“Over the past few months, this work has strengthened women’s capacities, enhanced their engagement with institutions, and promoted more inclusive and responsive systems.”



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When women farmers are heard, agriculture becomes stronger, smarter, and more inclusive.

Big conversations are coming.

NETRIGHT-Ghana, with support from STAR-Ghana Foundation under the Action for Voice, Influence and Inclusive Development initiative, hosts a Learning & Exchange Café; a dynamic space for women farmers and stakeholders to share, learn, and develop practical solutions that work.

Join the conversation on all our social media platforms. Learn, connect, and contribute to shaping inclusive solutions for women in agriculture.

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Check out NETRIGHT-Ghana's press statement on the Gender Analysis of the 2026 National Budget, highlighting key concerns and policy recommendations on , , and the toward advancing gender-responsive budgeting and economic justice in Ghana.

📍Happening Now: Public Forum on Gender Analysis of the 2026 National Budget



The Government of Ghana (GOG) must place greater value on the care economy by investing in data generation.



Tricia Akaps