Past Activities and Accomplishments
* NEWIG has empowered over four thousand five women including women living with HIV/AIDS in various parts of the country economically through entrepreneurial skills training, such as textiles, soap, cosmetics processing; beads jewelry; interior decoration; catering etc. Most of them have set up their own businesses and NEWIG has been monitoring them. NEWIG also has a project in Accra and Tefle where participants undergo five months entrepreneurial and leadership skills training. Majority of the beneficiaries are now gainfully employed.
* NEWIG has organised a number of health care durbars to sensitise women on reproductive health care, hygiene, nutrition and child health care
* NEWIG has formed three women groups in Hamile (Dayie Women Group) in the Upper West Region, Tefle (South Tongu Women Association) and NEWIG Ladies Club in Accra. These groups have been empowered with entrepreneurial skills and are working as cooperative groups thus improving their economic situation.
* Through the Women in Local Governance Workshops NEWIG organised, two beneficiaries of these workshops, with the support of NEWIG, contested and won the 2005 South Tongu District Assembly elections.
* NEWIG has explored and come out with the following innovations for the benefit of women who are being trained in the various production processes:
i. Soap and cosmetics from shea-butter
ii. Mosquito repellent soap from neem oil
iii. Stress reliever soap from eucalyptus leaves.
Present Activities
● Entrepreneurial Training and Capacity Building Programmes
Under our entrepreneurial development programmes, we organise trainings in Enterprise Creation and Business Management for women to recognise and avail themselves of business opportunities as well as sharpening their entrepreneurial and managerial skills for better business management.
● Gender Trainings and Maternal Health Care
NEWIG organises seminars and workshops on Gender and Women’s Leadership Trainings. It also involves trainings in Domestic Violence, Gender and HIV/AIDS. We also run programmes on community education and sensitisation on maternal health care which encourages changes in health-related behaviours and attitudes of women.
● Political Trainings
Fora, seminars and workshops on Political Leadership Skills Building especially for women at the grassroots level and Good Governance are areas NEWIG implements its political empowerment programmes.
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