We Can Work (WCW) is an 8-year signature intervention spearheaded by Light for the World in collaboration with partner organizations including the Africa Disability Forum (ADF), Crosswise Works (CWW) and country-level disability federations. This transformative program specifically targets youth with disabilities across 7 countries in East and West Africa: Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia,…
Tony’s Chocolonely (Tony’s), a Dutch social enterprise, was founded in response to the distressing reality of child labor and modern slavery in cocoa plantations in West Africa. Tony’s unwavering commitment is to ensure that every chocolate bar is 100% slave-free. As a wholesaler, Tony’s focuses on importing, exporting, and selling chocolate products and raw materials,…
Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) is a multi-year programme focused on increasing the economic opportunities for smallholder farmers as well as the commercial viability of agribusinesses. TechnoServe is managing the CASA through the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) to provide grants and technical assistance to agribusinesses implementing projects under the CASA initiative. The Inclusive…
From 2022 to 2024, PDA’s team of evaluators and data analysts provided technical support to the Mastercard Foundation in the implementation of the Young Africa Works programme in Ghana, an initiative that is focused on providing economic opportunities and well-being for young people in Ghana and Africa. Several activities have been completed under this project,…
PDA has a proven track record of partnering with communities and other development organizations to implement large-scale development interventions in promoting ethical and transparent commodity supply chains and communities over the last 21 years. The team is made up of experienced community facilitators, child labor and protection experts, field trainers, evaluators, and associates with several…
Project Overview The Cocoa Communities’ Library Project is a collaborative effort between Participatory Development Associates (PDA) and the Magic Libraries Foundation. It aims to improve the reading literacy of children and build a culture of reading in in ten cocoa growing communities in the Ahafo Ano South East and Ahafo Ano South West districts of…
With over a decade of experience in research, monitoring, and evaluations, Alexander brings a wealth of expertise in diverse thematic areas including education, agriculture, social protection, financial inclusion, health, and climate change. His professional journey has spanned both local and international contexts, providing him with a nuanced understanding of global development challenges and effective strategies…
PDA Ghana tries out causal mapping! By PDA Ghana | 15 November 2022 | News Participatory Development Associates (PDA) has collaborated with Bath SDR since 2016 to implement several QuIPs (evaluations using the Qualitative Impact Protocol) and other research projects across Ghana and in the Democratic Republic of Congo, undertaking hundreds of in-depth interviews, FGDs,…
VSLA-CHILD (Ivory Coast) Introduction The VSLA-CHILD project in Ivory Coast is a financial inclusion and child labour remediation scheme that aims to improve the savings culture, provide access to micro-credit, increase the gender awareness and provide a platform for child labour sensitization among cocoa farmers. Update on Activities The 29 VSLA groups formed under the…
