LIVELIHOOD AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (LEE)

Malnutrition in childhood and pregnancy has many adverse consequences for child survival and long-term well-being. It also has far-reaching consequences for human capital, economic productivity, and national development overall.

In Ghana, measures have been taken to curtail sexual and gender-based violence including the Domestic Violence Act (Act 732), which seeks to address all forms of violence against women and girls.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with funding from Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has equipped over 90 adolescent girls with start-up kits for girls enrolled in apprenticeship under the “Better Life for Girls” project.