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ABANTU for Development is a registered NGO established in 1991 by African women based in Europe. It is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The Regional Office for Western Africa (ROWA), based in Accra, Ghana, was registered under the Companies Code in December 1998. The office was officially opened in March 1999. ABANTU-ROWA coordinates all ABANTU programmes in the West African sub-region including programme activities in the Nigeria Country Office (NCO) based in Kaduna, Nigeria. ROWA has gained credibility in the West Africa sub-region as an effective and credible gender and policy advocacy organisation. It is also popularly referred to as the "NGO of NGOs" as a result of its expertise and experience in strengthening the management and service delivery capacities of NGOs and CBOs that work with and for women.More About Us >>>

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Promoting Women In Decision-making: Are We Making A Difference?

A reflection on ABANTU's recent seminar with Assemblywomen from the ten regions of Ghana, held from December 4-5th, 2007.

ABANTU has directed its programmes based on the continued commitment to women’s activism in politics specifically and the promotion of gender equality principles in governance processes generally. Our efforts have focused on enhancing women’s capacities so that they can play an active and effective role in all governance processes in Ghana and by so doing they can influence policies towards gender responsiveness. Read More >>>

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