Women's empow­erment remains a powerful tool for alleviating poverty while ensuring child safety, the Country Director of Plan International Ghana, Mr Constant Tchona, has said.

He made this assertion yesterday during the close-out ceremony of the Women Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) Project in Accra.

The five-year initiative, spear­headed by Plan International Ghana and funded by Global Af­fairs Canada, was implemented in the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, and Northern regions.

It aimed to empower women economically and improve their wellbeing through a comprehen­sive suite of gender-responsive business services in five districts within the targeted regions.