{"id":72,"date":"2019-02-01T10:09:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T10:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapfrog-ngo.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2020-05-31T07:30:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T07:30:37","slug":"empowerment-through-it-phase-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leapfrog-ngo.org\/en\/empowerment-through-it-phase-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"More income and decision-making power for women in agriculture in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Partner:<\/strong> Fair River International Association for Development (FARIAD)<\/p>\n

Duration<\/strong>: February – December 2019<\/p>\n

Donors:<\/strong> Foundation North-South Bridges with BMZ funds and private donations<\/p>\n

In Nkwanta North District in the Volta Region in Ghana, more than half of the population works as small farmers. A large part of the work is done by women. But the further the agricultural products are processed, the less control the women have over the value chain<\/strong>. As a result, they earn only a fraction of what can be earned from processed agricultural products, such as corn, cassava, fruit, rice, meat and fish, and have less decision-making power.<\/p>\n

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Most of the women in Kpassa make a living from agriculture or agribusiness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ICT to increase income<\/h2>\n

Used wisely, information and communication technologies can help to increase profits, boost sales and improve working conditions<\/strong>, as a GIZ study on ICT4Ag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The greatest barriers for women in the Kpassa region to ICT are financial and socio-economic. Only a few of the small farmers and small traders can afford a computer or a smartphone, and women with their lower income are often even less likely to be able to afford them. There is a need for an IT learning center that offers access to and competence in information and communication technologies in a gender-sensitive way.<\/p>\n

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Women are learning how to use digital tools and competences to increase their profit and have a greater say in value chains of agricultural products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IT education for women working in agribusiness and young people<\/h2>\n

Leapfrog, through its partner Fair River International Association for Development (FARIAD) in Kpassa, supported 66 women and young people in integrating IT into their everyday work, increasing their income through the use of IT and digital tools, and thus building up an adequate livelihood.<\/p>\n

Together we have achieved this:<\/p>\n