News - Friends of the Nation

Why some female farmers in Afram Plains were giving up on farming

Some female farmers at Donkorkrom in the Kwahu Afram Plains North Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana have said that they encounter high levels of post-harvest loses after laboriously engaging in farming activities so were giving up on farming. One of the...

Shama: FON trains and resources women in pastries making

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Friends of the Nation; a socio-economic and environmental advocacy NGO in the western part of Ghana, with support from its partners have trained some women in the Shama district in pastries making. They were also provided equipment they will need to commence business...

Press release on the washing ashore of melon headed whales and other fishes in-some coastal communities of Ghana

| News, Oceans & Fisheries

Friends of the Nation (FoN) has taken notice of the beaching of several melon-headed whales in Axim and other incidences of dead fishes washed ashore in Jamestown, Osu and La from Friday April 2, 2021 to Sunday April 4, 2021. We have also taken notice of reports from...

Queen Mothers’ manifesto to influence oil revenue utilization

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This manifesto is a compilation of proposals by Queen Mothers from Western and Volta Regions of Ghana to influence how oil revenues should be utilized to improve the living conditions of women. Find attached their proposal.

Robust and transparent enforcement measures needed to end Saiko – EU

| Natural Resources Governance, News, Oceans & Fisheries

The European Union ( EU) has urged the Government to put in place robust and transparent measures to end the menace of illegal transshipment at sea known as ” Saiko”. The intervention, it said had become ideal to end the highly damaging practice and other...

Chinese trawler fined $1m: EU praises Ghana government