The ANZANSI Family Program seeks to pilot test the feasibility of an innovative combination intervention (Family economic empowerment and MFG) amongst adolescent girls at risk of dropping out of school in Northern Ghana. This February, Dr. Proscovia Nabunya (Study Co-Investigator) and a team from Uganda, which included Dr. Abel Mwebembezi, Betina Nabisere, and Edward Nsubuga, traveled to Ghana where they conducted a number of activities. Among the activities included training of trainers who will train the facilitators for MFG, financial literacy training (FLT), and income-generating activities (IGA). During the visit, Drs. Abdallah (in-country Multiple Principal Investigator) and Nabunya met with the stakeholders (BasicNeeds Ghana, BIBIR Ghana, community members and school officials) to collect feedback on the MFG and FLT content. In addition, they laid the groundwork for study implementation by meeting with banks that will house participant savings accounts. The team also met with the Ghana Education Services Office to obtain approval to work with the schools in the Tamale District. We are also happy to announce that Kingsley Kumbelim will be coordinating the Anzansi Family Program. Kingsley has gained a lot of research experience through coordinating the SMART Africa Ghana study, and we believe that this experience will be beneficial to this new project. Congratulations Mr. Kingsley and the ANSANZI team!
