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Empowering Communities: Transitioning Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) into Financial Cooperatives

Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) are community-based microfinance groups that empower members to save money, access credit, and build financial resilience.

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Beekeepers’ Association in the Western North Region Elect Regional Executives

Beekeeping and honey processing have become one of the most viable green businesses in the Sefwi Wiawso-Juaboso Bia (SWJB) landscape. Notwithstanding its vital role in supporting livelihoods and the local economy, the system lacks effective coordination, hence the need to structure, formalize, and ensure effective operationalization of the business within the landscape and the region at large.

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Female cocoa farmers challenge Ghanaian tree tenure law

A law in Ghana stipulates that all naturally growing trees are owned by the state. In 2022, female cocoa farmers collaborated with Tropenbos Ghana to draw attention to the adverse effects of this law on their livelihoods.

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