Widnaba farmers and Fulbe herders embrace peace through cultural integration
A project, aimed to foster social cohesion through cross-cultural integration, has allowed farmers in Widnaba and Fulbe herders to embrace peaceful coexistence in the Upper East Region.
The change is attributed to an intervention dubbed, “Support Project for the Strengthening of Social Cohesion at the Level of Strategic Cross-Border Territories (PARCS Project),” implemented by Changing Lives in Innovative Partnerships (CLIP), a non-governmental organisation operating in eight border districts of Northern Ghana.
The project is funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) through Acting for Life (AFL), an NGO.
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