Shea Network - Ghana

📢 We are inviting proposals for the G&D Special Issue on 'Transforming land and water rights, improving rural livelihoods and carving just responses to the climate crisis'
Read detailed call here : https://tinyurl.com/3pmb48fh
➡️ Submit your proposal : https://forms.gle/GXpZ4R48SiGLTsNF8
Deadline: June 2nd 2024

Shout out to our newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Daniel Y. Nang, Akane Benjamin, Ashraf Jarah

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Shea Network Ghana (SNG) has received an Exhibition event notice from Development Round Table and Advanced Food Regulation. The event is named *Africa-United Kingdom Agricultural and Natural Ingredients Export Conference* to take place from 6th -8th August,2024 in the UK.
If you're interested, kindly register here
https://forms.office.com/r/TTY5HTR0Hv

DEADLINE
31st July, 2024 is the deadline for registration however , for those without UK Visas , it is 5th June, 2024.

WHY ATTEND

The key focus of the event is to empower African exporters with a deep understanding of export technical requirements, ensuring
successful market entry, adherence to quality standards, and fostering ethical and sustainable practices.

By providing insights into export market entry, documentation requirements, and supply chain optimisation, the event will equip African exporters with the technical knowledge needed to ensure seamless integration into the UK Agricultural value chain.

Participants will also gain insights into market demands, regulatory compliance, and international networking opportunities specifically tailored for African exporters.
Furthermore, participants will benefit from a unique cross-industry perspective, fostering collaboration, and equipping them with the skills and insights needed to contribute effectively to the international trade of African ingredients.

We, Shea Network - Ghana wish you a


SEND GHANA Global Shea Alliance Ghana Forestry Commission Norsaac Tungteiya Womens' Association Songtaba Girls To Women Foundation - G2WF SWIDA GH Yumzaa Shea Butter Producing Women's Association Làm Đẹp - Organic & Natural Ghana Developing Communities Association - GDCA Northern Development society - nordeso Agrihouse Foundation Shea Ghana ZAA TV GHANA Young Urban Women's Movement, Tamale Chapter Nicholas Apokerah

Dear SMEs, take advantage of this

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Oxfam Ghana urges Akufo-Addo to assent to the anti-witchcraft bill - Asaase Radio Oxfam Ghana said it is wrong for any woman to be accused as a witch and prevented from engaging in economic activities.

Meet our New Board Chair- Nicholas Apokerah

Nicholas Apokerah is the founder of TradeAID Integrated an alternative tradeand enterprise development organization. Nicholas has led TradeAID Integrated since 2001 as its Executive Director. To date the work of Trade AID has touched the lives of about 52,000 people out of which about 69% are women and vulnerable.

Nicholas Apokerah Holds Executive Masters in Development Policies and Practices from the Geneva Graduate Institute and an MBA candidate of the Business School of Netherlands.

Nicholas also holds a B.A in Economics and Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast Ghana In addition, Mr. Apokerah holds certificates in a number of courses among which include Small Enterprise Policy and Promotion, Market Access and Sustainable Development, Food safety in value chains in Sub-Sahara Africa, Social Banking and Social Enterprise Development from a number of International training Institutions, among which includes National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET)- India), Wageningen International.
Netherlands, the Institute of Social Banking Bochum, Germany and the Social & Inclusive Business Campus of AFD Marseille, France.
Mr. Apokerah has close to 20years of experience in facilitating rural development. His development interest in the area of rural enterprise development, fair trade, trade policy advocacy, market led interventions, Value Chains development and participatory monitoring and evaluation.

Nicholas comes back the Board of Shea Network Ghana (SNG) as one of its founding members and actually the first Acting Coordinator of the Network.
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"Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers in our network!

Today and every day, we celebrate your unwavering dedication, unconditional love, and selfless care. Your tireless efforts to nurture and support your families are truly admirable.

Whether you're a biological mother, adoptive mother, foster mother, or mother figure, your role is vital and cherished. Your influence shapes the next generation, and your love and guidance help them grow into compassionate, confident, and capable individuals.

Take a moment to acknowledge your hard work and celebrate your triumphs. You deserve recognition, appreciation, and gratitude.

Wishing you a joyous Mother's Day filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments with your loved ones!

"

https://sheanetworkghana.org/sng-is-looking-for-a-coordinator/

JOB VACANCY: Position of a Coordinator - Shea Network Ghana Shea Network Ghana (SNG) is a member base organisation of businesses and stakeholders in the shea value in Ghana formed in 2010 to be the coordinating platform for promoting indigenous shea business in Ghana for overall growth. SNG is the most professional and most inclusive gender sensitive non-par...

JOB VACANCY

Shea Network - Ghana is looking for
a dependable ,dedicated and self-starter individual to join the network as Coordinator
Visit: https://sheanetworkghana.org to read more and apply.
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We are glad to

Finally announce to our members, affiliates , followers, friends and industry players in the Shea sector, the newly constituted board members of the Shea Network Ghana (SNG) led by Nicholas Apokerah, Executive Director, Integrated and Nadia Ali , CEO for ZLB Enterprise as Vice-chair.
The two are supported by 6 other able and well-known industry players
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SNG 2024 AGM updates

Here are some pictures of the Shea Network - Ghana's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday April 18th, 2024 at the Pioneer Guest Lodge, Tamale

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Happy Good Friday, all

"In this season of reflection and reverence may the significance of Good Friday resonate with you and your love ones. The Shea Network - Ghana wishes you a day filled with grace and blessing"

Have you registered already?

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Shea Network Ghana (SNG) is happening live at the Pioneer Guest Lodge behind the Northern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) , Tamale.
The much anticipated event will take place on Thursday April 18th, 2024 , beginning at 9:00 am
To register, kindly open https://bit.ly/43A6c76
Deadline for registration is April 14th, 2024.
You can also visit www.sheanetworkghana.org or Shea Network - Ghana to complete your registration.
For further information on the event call +233 (0) 242632027

Oxfam calls for stakeholder collaboration to address gaps in Ghana's tax system The Fiscal Policy Adviser, Oxfam Ghana, Dr Angela Azumah Alu, has called for a united effort among stakeholders to address gaps in the tax system. During

Ghana Anti-Corruption in collaboration with Revenue Mobilisation Africa with support from OXFAM in Ghana, are organizing a "National Tax Forum" tomorrow, March 27, at the Ghana India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence, at 9:00 am

The forum aims to foster effective, cordial, and interactive engagement among government revenue policymakers, collection agencies, key sector-specific industrial players, workers' unions, CSOs, and the media community. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of increased transparency and accountability within both corporate and informal sector tax practices, leading to enhanced ethical tax behaviors that benefit the wider society.

Use the link below to join the forum and be part of the conversation

https://bit.ly/43BEVkI

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Throughout the week, our Project and Accounts Team under the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) have been taking part in Project Management Team (PMT) Meeting in Accra, the nation's capital.
WEACT is a five-year Project implemented by OXFAM in Ghana in consortium with other partners such as Shea Network - Ghana , Tungteiya Womens' Association , Norsaac, SEND GHANA , FoN Ghana, Women in Law and Development in Africa - Wildaf Ghana and in the Northern, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West, Western North and Western Regions.
The aim is to achieve Women's Economic Emancipation and redistribute unpaid care work in the domestic setting.

The Week-Long Meeting was organized by Oxfam funded by Global Affairs Canada

On this occasion, the Shea Network - Ghana wishes all our Partners, Members and Followers a 's Celebration

Women contribute a lot to societal development and hence deserve celebration.



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Today, the Shea Network - Ghana together with our partners, Women in Law and Development in Africa - Wildaf Ghana continued our Regional Engagement Meetings on the 2 policy briefs we produced under the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project in the Savanna Region
The policy briefs:

STRENGTHENING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT

and

INCREASING AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT.

These policy briefs are geared towards women's economic growth and empowerment.

The Regional Engagements follows a successful National Launch which was done at the Modern City Hotel in Tamale on February 20, 2024.

The two documents were developed following series of survey done by the Thematic Led, WiLDAF on systemic barriers to women's economic participation.
The project is implemented in 6 Regions (Northern, Savanna, Upper East Upper West, Western North and Western Regions) by OXFAM in Ghana in consortium with other partners such as the Shea Network Ghana, FoN Ghana, SEND GHANA , Norsaac , Tungteiya Womens' Association

Happy Independence Day

On going now at the Pioneer Guest Lodge in Tamale is the Northern Regional Policy Engagement with Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Community Structure on the Findings and Recommendations of two policy briefs under the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project.
The Policy Briefs are:
"Increasing Awareness of Women's Legal Rights Contribute Women's Economic Advancement and
"Strengthening Multi-stakeholder Collaboration on Women's Access to Justice to promote Women's Economic Advancement Toward their Collective Transformation"

The move, forms part of the implementation of the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation WEACT Project led by OXFAM in Ghana in consortium with 6 other partners such as the Shea Network - Ghana .
WEACT is implemented in 6 Regions of Ghana funded by Global Affairs Canada and seeks to improve Women's Economic Empowerment.
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We are thrilled to share that in February this year, we at Shea Network - Ghana has facilitated the development and signing of two major aimed at and the in communities where we work.

The 2 major bylaws;
1. Prohibition on Setting/Causing Bush Fires and
2. Prohibition on Economic Trees Description, were developed following months-long engagement with the communities under the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project.

WEACT , is a five-year Project led by OXFAM in Ghana in consortium with other partners such as the Shea Network Ghana, with funding support from Global Affairs Canada (GAG).
The project is implemented in the Northern, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West, Western North and Western Regions of Ghana.

WEACT seeks to;
1. Improve enabling environment and reduce gender-specific barriers for women's participation in economic growth in the 6 Regions
2. Increase productivity and revenue of economically active women cocoa farmers or women shea producers
Global Shea Alliance , FoN Ghana Oxfam in Africa Oxfam Global Environment Facility Global Landscapes Forum Global Green Growth Institute Global Fund for Children SEND GHANA Norsaac Ghana Developing Communities Association - GDCA GIZ Ghana Ghana Forestry Commission Ghana Investment Promotion Centre - GIPC Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Ghana Youth Agriculture Summit German Embassy Accra Green Climate Fund Ghana Export Promotion Authority Women in Law and Development in Africa - Wildaf Ghana Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) Northern Girl Initiative - NGI Songtaba Shea Ghana Savanna Shea Butter SNV Ghana Saani Sharifdeen Thomas Pang Iddi Zakaria Tomlinson

We are thrilled to share that in February this year, we at Shea Network - Ghana has facilitated the development and signing of two major aimed at and the in communities where we work.

The 2 major bylaws;
1. Prohibition on Setting/Causing Bush Fires and
2. Prohibition on Economic Trees Description, were developed following months-long engagement with the communities under the Women's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) Project.

WEACT , is a five-year Project led by OXFAM in Ghana in consortium with other partners such as the Shea Network Ghana, with funding support from Global Affairs Canada (GAG).
The project is implemented in the Northern, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West, Western North and Western Regions of Ghana.

WEACT seeks to;
1. Improve enabling environment and reduce gender-specific barriers for women's participation in economic growth in the 6 Regions
2. Increase productivity and revenue of economically active women cocoa farmers or women shea producers
Global Shea Alliance , FoN Ghana SEND GHANA Norsaac Women in Law and Development in Africa - Wildaf Ghana Ghana Developing Communities Association - GDCA GIZ Ghana Ghana Forestry Commission Global Landscapes Forum Greening Youth Foundation Africa Green Climate Fund Greening Youth Foundation Girls To Women Foundation - G2WF Ghana Investment Promotion Centre - GIPC Ghana Export Promotion Authority Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Ghana Enterprises Agency GHANA Journalists Association Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) Women's Earth Alliance Food Sovereignty Ghana Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) European Union in Ghana Embassy of the Netherlands in Ghana West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) Women's Haven Africa Songtaba Savanna Shea Butter German Embassy Accra Oxfam SNV Ghana Oxfam in Africa Ghana Youth Agriculture Summit Global Fund for Children

As part of measures to encourage sustainability of the shea tree and also to promote Women's Economic Empowerment, the Shea Network - Ghana (SNG) facilitated the signing of bylaws by chiefs and peoeple of Kananto in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savanna Region.
As actors in the Shea Value Chain, bushburning and uncontrolled cutting of the shea tree, continues to hinder progress we have chalked over the years, hence the signing of the by-laws, was necessary to prevent and protect shea treesand as well advance women's economic groewth.
in all, 2 by-laws :
1. Prohibition on Setting/Causing Bush Fires and
2. Prohibition on Economic Trees Destruction, were signed by the chief of the community and othe stakeholders representing various groups.
The move, formed part of the implementation of the Wpmen's Economic Advancement for Collective Transformation (WEACT) implememnted by we the Shea Network - Ghana in partnership with other organizaions such as Norsaac, SEND GHANATungteiya Womens' Association , FoN Ghana, Women in Law and Development in Africa - Wildaf Ghana, and supervise by OXFAM in Ghana.
WEACT is being implemeted in the Northern, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West, Western North and Western Regions seeking to increase productivity and revenue of economically active women covcoa farmers or active women shea produccers and improve enabling enviroment and reduce gender-spefic barriers for women's particpation in economic growth in the 6 regions.
The aim of the by-laws signed was to improve women and girls' economic empowerment

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https://www.modernghana.com/news/1278778/shea-network-ghana-supports-150-women-entrepreneur.html
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Shea Network Ghana supports 150 women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses Shea Network Ghana SNG, an organization of Shea sector businesses, stakeholders and actors, in partnership with the Tungteiya Womens rsquo; Association TWA and OXFAM in Ghana, has supported over hundred women entrepreneurs from the Northern, Savanna, Upper East and Upper West Regions to help them ma...

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Excerpts of the @SHEANETWORK-GHANA Trade Fair held at the Bolgatanga Jubilee Park Shea Network Ghana (SNG) in partnership with , , organized an impactful Trade Fair in Bolgatanga. The one-day event was held at th...