The training aims to equip the women with knowledge on the PFJ and entry points for accessing and benefitting from the program.
Technology marketing toolkit lynda wagner series#
The project supports twenty (20) rural female farmers from the southern sector of Ghana as they explore entry points for engaging district actors on accessing the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative (PFJ).Ĭynthia has organized a series of capacity building workshops for 20 rural female farmers from five (5) regions of Ghana namely: Greater Accra, Central, Eastern, Western and Volta Regions of Ghana in collaboration with the Women in Agriculture Department (WIAD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA). Providing female farmers with the knowledge on how they can benefit from this policy will go a long way in addressing some of the challenges that women face in the agricultural sector and will also improve their livelihoods in the long run. The PFJ initiative is geared towards increasing food productivity and ensuring that food security in the country is a way to modernize agriculture and make it a source of employment for Ghanaians. Project Title: The Women Empowered (WE) ProjectĬynthia’s project aims to empower rural female farmers and their groups in policy issues and interventions in the agriculture and land sectors with particular focus on the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Initiative. Cynthia holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Sociology from the University of Ghana. She is passionate about women’s rights advocacy and addressing structural and systemic challenges that have created barriers to inhibit women and girls from enjoying their economic rights in Ghana. She also helped in the implementation of innovative advocacy campaign at national and regional levels to engage the youth on issues relating to electoral violence and peace in Ghana.
She also worked with the Women’s Situation Room Ghana as a deputy youth coordinator and provided technical assistance in designing and planning. Prior to NETRIGHT, Cynthia worked with the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, undertaking research on a wide range of social and economic issues in Ghana. She coordinates projects on women’s livelihoods, agriculture and land, with specific focus on rural women farmers, as well as agriculture and land commercialization. She works directly with female groups, finding innovative methods to help address women’s livelihood issues. She is responsible for managing NETRIGHT’s work program on economic justice. Cynthia currently works with the Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) as a Program Officer. She has more than ten years of experience undertaking research, project design, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
EXEC-GP 2113 Building Effective Teams - Advanced StrategiesĬynthia is a passionate women’s rights advocate dedicated to the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality and social justice for all.EXEC-GP 4154 Management Consulting for Public Service Organizations.EXEC-GP 4137 Communications and Branding for Nonprofits.EXEC-GP 4129 Race, Identity, and Inclusion in Organizations.EXEC-GP 4126 Leading Values-Based Culture in Nonprofit Organizations.EXEC-GP 2170 Performance Measurement & Management for Public, Nonprofit, & Healthcare Organizations.EXEC-GP 4101 Conflict Management and Negotiation.EXEC-GP 2201 Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform.EXEC-GP 2174 The Intersection of Operations, Policy, and Leadership.EXEC-GP 2135 Human Resources: Leading Talent Development.Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis.Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment.Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations.Financial Management and Public Finance.Master of Science in Health Law and Strategy (with NYU School of Law).MPA in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy.Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Access.Social Innovation & Investment Initiative.The Marron Institute of Urban Management.Institute of Human Development and Social Change.Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management.John Brademas Center of New York University.Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems.The Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy.International Development and Humanitarian Action.Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability.
0 kommentar(er)
