Cocoa Communities Library Project (CCLP)

Partner: Magic Libraries Foundation Period: 2023 – 2026 Country of Operation: Ghana Category: Education and Child Literacy   Project Snapshot The Cocoa Communities’ Library Project (CCLP) is a collaborative effort between Participatory Development Associates (PDA) and the Magic Libraries Foundation. The project aims to improve the reading literacy of children and build a culture of…

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My Life, My Right

Partners: Right to Play; Barry Callebaut (NyonkoPa) Period: 2025 – Country of operation: Ghana Category: Child Protection and Welfare; Financial Inclusion (VSLAs) Project Snapshot: My Life, My Right is a project being implemented by Right To Play (RTP) and Participatory Development Associates (PDA) in selected cocoa communities in the Ashanti and Ahafo regions, in…

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Women’s Empowerment, Access to Finance and Income Generation in Ghana

Partners: SUCDEN; Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union (KKFU) Period: 2024 – 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Women’s Economic Empowerment; Financial Inclusion (VSLAs); Cocoa Sector; Agriculture Project snapshot: The Women’s Empowerment, Access to Finance and Income Generation in Ghana project is aimed at addressing the primary challenges facing the cocoa sector in Ghana including…

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New ECOM VSLA GALS Project

Partners: Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Program; ECOM Period: 2024 – 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Women’s Economic Empowerment; Financial Inclusion (VSLAs); Cocoa Sector; Agriculture Project snapshot: The VSLA-GALS project is a financial inclusion and gender empowerment project which is aimed at building the economic and social capacities of cocoa farmers in selected communities…

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AGRICONNECT Initiative: Strategic Review Of The Proof Of Concept

Partners: theSOFTtribe; Mastercard Foundation Period: 2024 – 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Youth Welfare; Agriculture; GESI; Employment; Education & Literacy Project Snapshot: The AgriConnect initiative is a US$14.7 million proof-of-concept partnership between theSOFTtribe and Mastercard Foundation aimed at empowering youth, particularly young women and persons with disabilities, by enhancing their participation in the…

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Early childhood literacy as a foundation for child protection and empowerment

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AS A FOUNDATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND EMPOWERMENT Despite increasing school enrollment rates, Ghana continues to face significant challenges in foundational literacy and numeracy, particularly at the primary level. Inadequate resources, untrained staff, foreign-dominated book collections, and limited infrastructure contribute to alarming statistics from the Ghana Education Service: between 54.5% and 92.5%…

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We Are Hiring

ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Working relationship with: IPO team Job Summary Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is seeking experienced and dedicated persons to work as Impact Monitoring Officers (IMOs) to systematically track, assess, and communicate the tangible and intangible outcomes and impacts resulting from the MasterCard Foundation’s initiatives and investments in Ghana. This will include quarterly data collection…

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We Are Hiring

PDA is looking for Senior Research officers to join its team. Kindly find below the link to the job advert.   ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Working relationship with: Managing Director, PDA SMT, Programs team Job Summary Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Research Officer to lead and oversee various research projects. The…

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