NDPC, AFIDEP deepen partnership to advance women’s economic empowerment

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to advance the Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme and promote gender-responsive development planning in Ghana.

Dr Zulu further disclosed that AFIDEP's Women's Economic Empowerment initiative is currently being piloted in Ghana and Kenya, adding that the Institute is keen to build a long-term partnership with the Commission beyond the proposed Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Planning training programme.

The AFIDEP delegation also introduced members of its Women's Economic Empowerment Programme leadership team and reaffirmed the Institute's commitment to supporting evidence-based planning and promoting cross-country learning between Ghana and Kenya.