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Empowering Women
Building the future

Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (IWEN)

Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (IWEN) established in 2018 as a community-based organisation by a group of indigenous women who identified the need to come together and make a change.
The organisation empowers women, widows and disabled persons to realise their full potential, worth and strength through empowerment and advocacy activities. Indigenous women and disabled persons are vulnerable to poverty, economic instability, Gender Based Violence, discrimination, or lack access to health services and land rights.

Ghana

Situated in Western Africa, Ghana is bordered by Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo. The country approximates the size of Great Britain with a population of 25 million inhabitants. The YHFG is located in northern Ghana, where 90 percent of the population are peasant farmers.
The overall levels of educational attainment are much lower in the region, compared with the country as whole. Northern Ghana is a patriarchal society where women are traditionally excluded in decision making. Early marriages and early motherhood curtails girls and women educational and employment opportunities.

  • Total Number of Women
    15.5 Million
  • Number of Literates
    5.2 Million
  • Number of Employed
    7.2 Million
  • Entreprenures
    2.8 Million

Health & Reproductive Rights 

In the area of HRR our project seeks to minimize maternal and infant mortality rates and to address some urgent health issues affecting women and girls.

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Economic Empowerment & Livelihood 

To increase income earning opportunities for women, our initiated projects will seek to support

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Women’s Human Rights

In the area of promoting Women’s Human Rights, priority is given to projects that enhance
Women and girls’ access to justice especially around land and property rights

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Governance, Peace and Security

To enhance women’s participation in decision-making and peace building, projects that we execute focus on
Enabling women’s voices 

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Are you in support of our cause and do you want to contribute to a self-reliant women? With your donation we are empowered to do more for our women in Ghana!

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Number of Programs

972

Beneficiaries

41

Donors

126

Volunteers So Far

Agri-business and market system development

In the northern region of Ghana 60 percent of the population are peasant farmers. Many of them have difficulties to earn a reasonable income. Our agri-business and market access programmes are focused on helping to improve the farmers economic situation.