Our Aim We are working to empower 100,000 smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana by raising under-represented voices and connecting farmers with the knowledge they need to build resilient, inclusive and thriving cocoa communities through the power of participatory local-language FM radio. About the Farmers’ Voice Radio (FVR) Academy for Cocoa Producers in Ghana …
DetailsParticipatory Development Associates (PDA), in partnership with the Department of Children under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, convened the 8th Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection (KSWoCP) with two multi-level events in Accra and Bechem. The 2025 edition of the workshop brought together national and community stakeholders to address the growing threat of illegal mining galamsey to children in Ghana’s cocoa-growing regions. …
DetailsPartner: Government of Ghana; IFAD Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) supported the Rural Enterprise Programme (REP) in its Pre-Completion Survey, in partnership with Radix Consult Limited, to assess the programme’s impact on improving the livelihoods and incomes of rural poor micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs). The Rural Enterprise…
DetailsPosition Title: Ethical Review Committee Member Works closely with: ERC Chairperson and other members of the ERC Duration of Appointment: 2-4 years, renewable Type of Engagement: Honorarium-based About the PDA ERC In line with its professed Vision, Mission and Values Participatory Development Associates’ Ethical Review Committee (PDA ERC) was set up in January 2017…
DetailsPartners: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 – Country of operation: Cocoa-growing regions, Ghana Category: Community development, Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot In Ghana, the Nestlé Income Accelerator Programme (IAP) focuses on improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families through the formation and restructuring of VSLA groups. The programme also advances regenerative agriculture practices and promotes income diversification,…
DetailsOn June 20, 2025, over 20 staff members from PDA and PDA Africa participated in a critical training session facilitated by representatives from Ghana’s Data Protection Commission. Running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the session emphasized the importance of confidentiality in safeguarding the information and stories we handle both on and off the field.…
DetailsPartner: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is supporting Beyond Beans in conducting a Cocoa Farmer Census and Market Analysis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The census is designed to identify the Income Generating Activities (IGAs) that farmers are currently engaged in or would like…
DetailsPartner: Tony’s Chocolonely Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is partnering with Tony’s Chocolonely to implement a Tree Tagging Survey in the Eastern and Ahafo Regions of Ghana, aimed at tagging all the trees of farmers within Tony’s supply chain. This initiative will provide accurate data to support traceability,…
DetailsPartners: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 – Country of Operation: Côte D’Ivoire Category: Community Development, Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot The Nestlé Income Accelerator Programme (IAP) is an initiative aimed at improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families in Côte D’Ivoire while advancing regenerative agriculture practices. In collaboration with Beyond Beans, PDA has been instrumental in forming 87…
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