A coalition of CSOs A Rocha Ghana , SOCODEVI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ghana Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada and BRACE on the 7th and 8th of March organised a stakeholder engagement to mark International Women’s Day with a focus on “Women Inclusive Safeguarding for Sustainable Environment and Mineral Governance.”
The two-day event which took place at Bibiani in the Western North Region of Ghana aimed at spearheading a transformative shift in mineral Governance by advocating for inclusive policies Safeguarding women’s social, environmental and non-extractive rights.
The stakeholder engagement was attended by representatives of civil society, development partners, academia, cooperatives, the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress, Ghana Cocoa Board, private sector, media, and communities.
Below is a Communique highlighting the outcome of the forum.
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