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Photo Gallery: Land Grab Prevention Campaign in Volta Region, Ghana
12 Oct 2015

Photo Gallery: Land Grab Prevention Campaign in Volta Region, Ghana

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From September 3 – 8, 2015, Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN) conducted seminars on land acquisition for Queen Mothers (women chiefs) Association of Ghana’s Volta Region.
AFJN Conference for Queen Mothers in Ho. The approximately 100 participants expressed great appreciation for being “enlightened” and “empowered” to act on behalf of the communities they represent.
AFJN Policy Analyst Bahati at the Queen Mothers Conference in Ho
Queen Mothers, AFJN Conference in Ho
Queen Mothers Leadership, AFJN Conference in Ho 2015. Less than 3 weeks after attending the seminar, Mama Alori II, queen mother from Dorfor area told AFJN that her cluster of towns and 2 other clusters will drop out of a land deal in process unless the deal is designed to benefit them now and generations to come. The 3 clusters represent about 20,000 members.
Queen Mothers, AFJN Conference in Ho
Town Hall Meeting in Bontibo. They vowed not to lease their land to anyone including a Malaysian company which had recently asked to lease their land.
Town Hall Meeting in Bontibo. According to the year 2000 census Bontibo had 3781 inhabitants.
Town Hall Meeting in Bontibo
Chief Tidibo Speaking at the Town Hall Meetings in Pusupu. According to the year 2000 census Pusupu had 4547 inhabitants. They vowed not to lease their land to anyone including a Malaysian company which had recently asked to lease their land.
Chief Tidibo Speaking at the Town Hall Meetings in Pusupu
AFJN Volunteers before Town Hall Meeting in Pusupu, Volta Region
AFJN Policy Analyst Interviewing local Leaders in Tamale Village
AFJN Team after AFJN Conference in Ho
AFJN Volunteers at a Panel, AFJN Conference in Ho
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