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Launch of baseline report on business and Human Rights in Ghana by Attorney General and Commissioner of CHRAJ, Ghana. Photo credit: Francis Agbere/ Oxfam

Can Ghana Streamline Regulations for Accountability from Government and Businesses in its Proposed Human Rights Policy?

Except a handful of countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, there is hardly any functioning plan grounded in the United Nation’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) on the continent. Ghana is currently in the early phases of setting up its framework which is even more why...
Oxfam Extractive Industry team's community Field Visit to Ellembelle District, Ghana. Photo Credit: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo/FoN

The tussle between communities and government on benefits of mineral revenues; is there any solution in sight?

A drive-through mining communities has always raised questions about whether mineral revenues have been invested to the benefit of locals. Most of these communities have little to show for the wealth that is generated right under their nose. In Ghana and other African countries, where extractive...
Gladys is a fish seller in Accra, Ghana. Photo Credit : Ernest Ankomah/ Oxfam

Earning Wages Into a Bag of Holes: The Cost of Living Crisis in Ghana

While the wealthiest people and companies continue to thrive, recent crises have caused huge setbacks in the fight against poverty and hunger, cuts to jobs and wages, and a fiscal squeeze that threatens the lives and livelihoods of the world’s poorest people. For the first time in 25 years, extreme...
Madam Adjoa Vida, Cocoa Farmer in Ghana

Oxfam in Ghana Digest

Oxfam has been in Ghana for over 3 decades and over this period, we have built trusted relationships, piloted innovative programmes that have been taken to scale and together with our partners made concrete changes to legislations, policies and budgets to contribute to a fairer Ghana. Through the...
Fati Abigail Abdulai is the executive director of the Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM) in Ghana

Our Partner's Corner : Clinging To Straw Whiles Saving Others

The Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM) was founded in Bolgatanga, the Upper East region of Ghana in 1993 by Betty Ayagiba who became widowed in 1988. She desired to create a safe space for widows to feel heard and understood. A step that was necessary after Betty who was a nurse observed that widows...
Rural Women's Day celebration in Ghana. Credit : Naana Nkansah Agyekum/ Oxfam

Rural Women: A Classic Definition of Resilience, Tenacity and Adaptability

I have always admired the energy and strength our rural women exhibit on the farm and at home as they go about their daily activities. These rural women are increasingly becoming the backbone of our agriculture sector, in spite of the numerous barriers they face in accessing arable lands, soft...

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