West Africa: Production Sectors get 3.9m Euros support from Equity Project

The Equity Project, an initiative supporting producer organisations within West Africa to enhance their ability to access Fair trade markets, has been launched in Accra.

Martha Rainer Opoku Mensah, National Technical Assistant, said the Equity Project is targeted at small producer organisations in West Africa, and that the total budget of 3.9million euros would be shared across five countries,…

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The Equity Project is an initiative to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in juvenile delinquency courts are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. The Equity Project examines issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGI/E) that impact youth during the entire delinquency process, ranging from arrest through post-disposition.

Core activities of the Equity Project:

Gathering information from stakeholders about LGBT youth in juvenile delinquency courts

Identifying obstacles to fair treatment

Reporting findings