Did you know you can grow tomatoes, peppers, kontomire, and even carrots in plastic bottles, buckets, or old cooking pots right on your balcony or backyard? Across Ghana, families are rediscovering the joy and power of growing their food, even with limited space and resources. With rising food prices and growing concerns about chemically treated…
When we hear the word “malnutrition,” we often think of hunger. However, Ghana’s nutrition crisis is more complex and far-reaching than just empty stomachs. Today, thousands of children under five suffer from wasting (6%), stunting (18%), and underweight (12%). At the same time, more than 40% of women of reproductive age are anaemic, and diet-related…
On July 10, 2025, WOMEC officially launched the Nourish Ghana Project Social Media Campaign with a webinar titled “Eat Smart, Live Strong: The Conversation on Nutrition.” The event served as both a platform for dialogue on nutrition challenges in Ghana and the official unveiling of the project’s online advocacy efforts. The session was chaired by Dr. Charity…
Every hour, two Ghanaian children die from nutrition-related causes, deaths that are entirely preventable with the right investments. Yet, nutrition continues to receive less than 0.4% of Ghana’s health budget. As donor funding declines, the future of maternal and child nutrition in Ghana hangs in the balance. The first 1,000 days of life, thus, from…
As part of activities under the Nourish Ghana Project, a media engagement segment was featured on the Breakfast Show on Ghana Television (GTV) to spotlight the critical issue of malnutrition in Ghana and the transformative role the media can play in addressing it. Representing Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) on the program was Ms. Rebbeca…