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 in the Eastern, Central, Ashanti, Western North and Oti Region of Ghana through Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) groups.
PDA’s Task
PDA was tasked to form 50 VSLA groups in selected districts, and train them using the GALS methodology.
How We Went About It
The project methodology incorporates Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) into VSLAs with the overall objective to improve savings culture, access to micro-credit, improve income, wellbeing and gender justice in household decision making.
The project was carried out in the following districts: Ofoase and Abenase in the Eastern Region, Dunkwa in the Central Region, Asankaragua in the Western North Region, Offinso in the Ashanti Region and Papase in Oti Region.
50 VSLA groups have been formed under the project.
Other Activities
A learning workshop was held at the end of the project in April 2025 to highlight project findings and learnings.