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Songtaba: Empowering Girls to Protest Violence and Go to School
Songtaba means “let's help one another” in the local language, Dagbani. Songtaba is committed to the realization of the aspirations and rights of women and children in the northern region of Ghana. They have been working with organizations who share a vision of a violence-free and just society where women and girls enjoy their fundamental…
Read MoreSongtaba
Songtaba is a Ghanaian organization with a strong intersectional program addressing the poverty and health of women within a culture permeated by human rights issues. The Women’s Right to Sustainable Livelihood project works toward poverty alleviation. It aims to improve the viability of women smallholder farmers, reduce the burden of unpaid childcare work, improve their…
Read MoreTop Ten Signs of Spring—FBB Style!
March 20th was officially the first day of spring, and at Foundation Beyond Belief we are welcoming it with open arms! Here are our top ten signs of spring, as represented by some of our Humanist Grants beneficiaries over the years. #10: The Sun is Shining Say goodbye to those gray winter days and hello,…
Read MoreHumanist Action: Ghana Update
You may have noticed that the Humanist Action: Ghana (HA: Ghana) has been silent on social media in the first months of 2018. We want to bring you up to date on an eventful few months. As you may know, HA: Ghana launched in Ghana’s Northern Region in support of Songtaba, a grassroots women’s rights…
Read MoreEmpowering women in Ghana
A large part of the work our Humanist Action: Ghana (HA: Ghana) team does in Ghana is empowering women to realize their full potential as equal members of society. As in many parts of the world, there is still much work to be done. When the team lived in Bimbila, they worked closely with partner…
Read MoreEnsuring girls’ rights to education in Ghana
Our Humanist Action: Ghana partner organization, Songtaba, has been cultivating relationships with the people in Northern Ghana, working toward ensuring girls' rights to education. This is a success story. This father was planning to trade his daughter to be another man's wife in exchange for a wife for his eldest son. Songtaba, with the assistance…
Read MoreUnexpected news from HA: Ghana Ghana
Trigger warning: This post contains an image and descriptions that may be upsetting to some readers. While they are not graphic, they do talk about death and make references to murder. It is with great sadness that the Humanist Action: Ghana announces its volunteers are no longer living in Bimbila. Last Thursday, a chieftaincy dispute sparked…
Read MoreDiscussing women’s rights in Ghana
Songtaba's Lamna and Kasiru recently went to Wulensi to discuss women in leadership roles, the rights of young girls, and income opportunities for women in the community as part of Songtaba's sensitization programs. Songtaba is a partner organization of FBB's Humanist Action: Ghana.
Read MoreFBB joins in historic Women’s Marches
On January 21, 2017, millions of women and men marched across the United States and the world in an inspiring act of solidarity. In the words of the march organizers on their Facebook page, "In the spirit of democracy and in honor of the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we…
Read MorePlight of the village child in education
In my opinion, life without formal education is meaningless. Growing up as a child, my immediate guidance counselors were my parents and the various classroom teachers I had for my formal education. My counselors made me understand that there were several means I could adopt to develop socially, mentally, psychologically, and emotionally. I took to…
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