Partner: Government of Ghana, IFAD
Year: 2024
Category: Community Development
Project Summary:
Radix Consult Limited was contracted in August 2024 by the Rural Enterprise Program (REP) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) to assess ways in which the REP has contributed to Voice, Agency and Equitable workload of the women beneficiaries. This assignment was against the backdrop of an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) supervision Mission which found the REP has surpassed its gender targets, with 63% percent outreach to women and substantially higher percentages of women benefitting against most outcome indicators compared to men. Specifically, Radix was to;
- assess the contribution of the program to women’s active participation in decision making processes, leadership, purposefully taking action, and pursuing goals.
- assess how equipment and technological solutions had helped the women improved working conditions and equitably distributed workload in businesses and at home.
The study conducted over 10 weeks, covered the 16 Regions, 40 Districts, and sampled 399 respondents. Quantitative data was gathered through structured surveys, while qualitative data was collected via semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs).