Supported by STAR-Ghana Foundation, Empowering Fulbe Communities for Sustainable Development addresses four interconnected challenges: low school enrolment for Fulbe girls, limited economic opportunity for women, recurring farmer-herder conflict, and lack of designated grazing land.
Over 18 months in Ashanti, Northern, and Bono East Regions, the programme targets Fulbe girls aged 6 to 18, women aged 20 to 40, herdsmen, youth, persons with disabilities, and community leaders. It combines scholarships, mentorship, and sensitization to support girls’ education with vocational skills in cheesemaking, shea-butter production, and hairdressing to strengthen women’s economic independence.
The programme also supports district-level conflict-resolution committees, formal grazing-land demarcation, sustainable livestock management, policy advocacy, and culturally sensitive capacity building. Its goal is a lasting social, economic, and environmental impact across Fulbe communities.