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Voice For Change (V4C) Partnership Launched In Accra

SNV Netherlands Development Organization on Thursday, the 25th of August officially launched The Voice for Change Partnership Programme (V4C), at the Mensvic Grand Hotel – Accra.

It is an evidence based advocacy programme implemented in six countries including Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Rwanda, Indonesia and Honduras. The programme will be implemented by the SNV Netherlands Development Organization in partnership with the International Food And Policy Research Institute.

The funding is for a period of five years spanning the period from 2016 to 2020 and aimed at strengthening CSOs to advocate for an enabling environment in which governments and businesses provide good and affordable services for low-income segments in society.

The program is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (DGIS).

Speaking with Eric Banye, the Country Programme Coordinator for the Voice for Change Partnership Programme, he mentioned that, the Ghana Program is focused on three themes; Food and Nutrition Security, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) component seeks to increase equity and access to sustainable, equitable and affordable sanitation services and products whilst the Food and Nutrition Security is focusing on sustainable Nutrition for all (SN4A) with emphasis on Gender and Nutrition Sensitive Value Chains and also on Post – Harvest losses and Food Safety.

The other component which is Energy will focus on improving Climate Change through the promotion of access to renewable energy for all, increasing access to clean cooking and heating as well as off-grid electrification.

This stems from the fact that in Ghana over 80% of households continue to rely on solid fuels (wood and charcoal) for cooking and heating resulting in about 13,400 deaths as a result of indoor air pollution.

The program which is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (DGIS) seeks to improve capacities to design and plans that will be funded and supported by IFPRI and SNV.

The funding is for a period of five years spanning the period from 2016 to 2020 and aimed at strengthening CSOs to advocate for an enabling environment in which governments and businesses provide good and affordable services for low-income segments in society.

Source: ritefmonline.org

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