Queenmother completes Upper West tour to promote shea conservation, women’s economic empowerment
The Paramount Queenmother of the Sing Traditional Area and Ambassador for the Shea Park Resource Hub Project, Pognaa Salma Chaana Abdul-Razak, has completed a sensitisation and stakeholder engagement tour across all 11 districts of the Upper West Region to promote shea tree conservation and support women in the shea value chain.
Project coordinators described the engagement as an important step towards building community ownership of the Shea Park Resource Hub Project and strengthening collaboration among traditional leaders, local communities and development partners.
Traditional authorities and women’s groups expressed appreciation to the Speaker of Parliament and the President of Ghana for supporting the establishment of the project, describing it as a transformative initiative capable of creating sustainable livelihoods while protecting a key natural resource in northern Ghana.
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