The Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation, a project designed to enhance economic empowerment, well-being, and inclusive economic growth for women in cocoa and shea-producing communities has officially been climaxed in Accra.

The five year project dubbed, Women’s Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT), was funded by Global affairs Canada, through Oxfam-Québec.

Themed “Sustaining women’s economic empowerment for inclusive growth”, the project was implemented in 18 communities and nine administrative districts within six regions across Ghana.

Speaking at the event, the Country Director for Oxfam in Ghana, Mr Mohammed Anwar Sadat Adam in his opening remarks outlined some success chalked by the project.

Since its implementation, he stated that the project had reduced 8 child marriages and boosted readiness for more women to acquire and own lands.

The Director and head of co-operations at the Canadian High Commission, Kathleen Flynn Dapaah revealed that, Canada supported the WEACT project because it aligns with their feminist international systems policy.

She believes that the policy is essential to fully ending economic disparities and promote peace among men and women.

The Deputy Director of Department of Gender of the Ministry of Gender, Children and social protection, Vera Karikari in a panel discussion said although the interests of women are been promoted, men also need to be considered to ensure gender parity in society.

The Deputy Director of Department of Gender of the Ministry of Gender, Children and social protection, Vera Karikari in her address