Action Plans for Year
2005
Following are the broad
activities to be undertaken in 2005
indicating the broad objectives to be
achieved for each activity.
Strengthening
Advocacy Capacity: To strengthen
WiLDAF’s advocacy for better protection
and promotion of women’s rights
through empowering relevant rights groups
with information and provide tools for
engagement with the government under
the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy
Continuation
of LAP in Volta and Eastern Regions:
To develop a sustainable legal
education programme through the development
of legal literacy materials for advocacy
and improved access to legal aid services
by women, men and children
Expansion of
LAP to the Eastern Region:
To develop a sustainable legal education
programme by improving access to legal
aid services by women, men and children
and in the process document and collect
data from the centre
Networking:
To promote activities that foster pan-African
and inter-country networking, dialogue
and co-operation in the fields of rights
of women: and respond to violations
of women’s rights, regionally
and internationally
Engaging the
Political Process: To dialogue
with particular sectors of government
on policy issues that have relevance
for women and form partnerships with
the Ministry of Women and Children’s
Affairs, NCWD, and GNCC departments
on the application of the ‘rights-based
approach’ to their policy work
with women and children
Property Rights
Project: To examine the prevalence
of common law marriages, and the extent
to which the justice system (extra-judicial
and judicial) has dealt with cases arising
and begin consultations with various
stakeholders including with traditional
authorities and the legislature on how
to deal with the issue
West Africa
Advocacy Project: To increase
knowledge of the Commonwealth Foundation’s
Citizens and Governance Tool Kit with
organisations within West Africa and
foster regional networks that enhance
democracy though dialogue with various
actors. Also to identify and address
ECOWAS Protocols and mechanisms that
have implications for women rights
Sensitization
and Capacity Building for Stakeholders
in the Judicial Sector:
· To promote
use of rights-based approach by stakeholders
in their work which impacts on women
through continuing the EU project on
“Effective Implementation of The
Rights of Women” through engaging
more stakeholders to enhance use of
international and regional women’s
rights instruments
· To share lessons learnt by
stakeholders with their peers on how
they have applied national, regional
and international rights instruments
in protecting rights of women and children
International
Advocacy: To lobby Parliament
to adopt the Protocol on the Rights
of Women to the African Charter and
increase awareness on violence against
women in Ghana
Institutional
Development:
· To develop
monitoring tools for implementation
of the 2005-2007 strategic plan and
develop the 2006 annual plan
· To keep stakeholders informed
of WiLDAF’s activities and produce
and disseminate publications and reports
of WiLDAF’s programmes & activities
to policy makers; traditional authorities,
network members and civil society organisations
· To improve the administrative
and operational capacity of WiLDAF
· To improve and strengthen the
financial management capacity of WiLDAF
· To develop strategies for mobilising
funding for sustained and expanded organisation
of all activities of WiLDAF
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