The Member of Parliament for Savelugu constituency in the Northern Region, Hon. Fatahiya Abdul Aziz over the weekend organized a two-day (June 6 and 7, 2026) conference to build the capacity of about 500 women into agriculture, agribusiness and trade including women living with disabilities.
The initiative dubbed: “She Grows” conference is a flagship intervention of the lawmaker implemented through the Yooyili Pag’dede Foundation, nonprofit making organization she inaurated earlier this year to drive the course of development in the area.
In her opening remarks, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Gender Committee of Parliament said the initiative was non partisan and that the 500 women selected from Savelugu and it’s adjoining communities would all be equipped with modern agricultural tools, digital literacy, and premium branding strategies — the kind that turn hard work into high-yielding equity.
Highlighting on the theme: “Her Hands, Our Harvest: The Future is Fertile”, the lawmaker noted it is not just a phrase or a declaration but a commitment to moving beyond survival and stepping boldly into growth, sustainability, and lasting prosperity.
She emphasized the vision for the two-day event was both holistic and intentional in everything it offers.
”We are ensuring that women with disabilities and local livestock rearers are not footnotes in this transformation, but central to it — with adaptive tools and training for high-value processing, poultry management, and digital roles” she stated.
The New Patriotic Party legislator observed that over the years, the economic landscape of Northern Ghana has been shaped by the tireless labour of women.
However, she intimated the story told about the rural woman farmer has been one of subsistence and survival.
”Together, we’re here to completely shift the narrative. Through “She Grows”, we’re proudly reclaiming her identity, not just as a laborer but a dynamic ‘Green Economy’ entrepreneur, a guardian of sustainability and a key driver of global trade” the MP asserted.
PWDs
Women with disabilities face double marginalization where physical barriers in traditional farming and a lack of adaptive agricultural tools systematically exclude them from the value chain.
On the back of this setback, the Savelugu MP in her remarks assured these vulnerable groups and those into livestock rearing will be central in this transformation and provided adaptive tools and the requisite training required for high-value processing, poultry management and digital roles.
The aim is to transition the beneficiary women across the agricultural value chain from subsistent labor into formidable brands in the modern economy while addressing the silent struggles of mental and social health.
