Women2030 – building women capacity for change

Project Code: LA-WG01

Project Title: Women2030 – building women capacity for change

Overview of Project: Women generally have user rights to resources. Despite these rights their access to these resources has been reducing over the years due to environmental degradation and unfavourable policies. Although women hold specific indigenous knowledge and skills related to biodiversity including food and water, their role in biodiversity conservation and climate change resilience are often not harnessed and their participation in decision making have been inadequate. Laws in the natural resource sector in Ghana have been generally gender blind and do not recognized the roles played by women and how these groups are affected by activities in the sector. Despite the natural resources specific laws being gender blind, there are enough laws and other legal frameworks such as the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Policy to form the basis for advocacy on gender and inclusiveness.

The Women2030 is a women and gender focused initiative designed to empower Women and Gender Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to influence gender-responsive 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.

Volunteer Roles: We are looking for self-motivated individual or group of individuals such as from universities or schools who are knowledgeable in sustainable development goals and gender issues to support in implementing this project. Some activities of volunteers to support this project will include but not limited to the following:

• Generate knowledge on locals perception of sustainability and what they think the SDGs mean to them through a participatory consultative process
• Give brief presentation and facilitate discussion around why community conservation and women’s empowerment is important for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Conduct community awareness and media outreach on the basics of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they relate to women’s issues in the community and in community biodiversity conservation (including agriculture, forests, fisheries, bioenergy, climate change and/or water).
• Organize and facilitate workshop to enhance women skills (media outreach, lobby and advocacy, operational and institutional capacity, etc.)
• Write publications or blog posts on project where possible and applicable.

Time Commitment: 4 weeks minimum

Qualification/Relevant Skills and Attitude: Preferred experience in sustainable development, women and gender related course; interest in community development. Lobby and advocacy including communication skills, an open mind and ability to work with adult and youth women groups!

Accommodation: Homestay and Guest House options available on request

Location: Avu Lagoon (Tosukpo & Avuto) and Weto Range (Kpoeta & Saviefe), Volta Region