A team made up of five lecturers from the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), School of Sustainable Development (SSD), and an educational counselor from Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya, has secured a prestigious Ghc500,000 grant from the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) to promote financial inclusivity among women.
The 18-month project aimed at enhancing financial inclusivity for women operating within the informal sector in the selected project districts.
Titled “Enhancing Financial Inclusivity for Women in the Informal Sector Through Access to Financial Technology Systems: The Case of the Oti, Western North and Upper West Region,” the project targets communities in the Oti, Western North, and Upper West Regions of Ghana.
Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Kwame B. Bour, a lecturer in the Department of Built Environment, and Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Kwaku Adu, a lecturer in the Department of Applied Economics, the endeavor seeks to empower women by providing them access to financial technology systems.
The initiative will offer marginalized women opportunities to engage with modern financial tools and systems for economic empowerment.
Through collaborative efforts between UESD and Mount Mary College of Education, Somanya, the project aims to create lasting impacts on the economic landscape of these regions.
It will also help to reduce economic vulnerability and income inequality.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
