Projects & Impact

The work, and what it changed.

A decade of projects delivered with rural communities across Northern and Savannah Regions.

By The Numbers

Impact at a glance

10+
Years serving Northern Ghana
45+
Rural communities reached
5,000+
Farmers trained in climate-smart practices
1,500+
Women economically empowered
8
Districts covered

Our Projects

Selected projects

Each project is designed with the community it serves and handed over to local structures that keep it running.

Women cooperative members holding jars of processed shea butter in their community
Local Economic Dev.Ongoing

Women in the Shea Value Chain

Organising women's groups to collect, process and market quality shea butter, with training in quality standards, packaging and collective bargaining so more of the final price stays in the community.

Northern Region  ·  With Partners
Women and youth roasting cassava into gari over open fires in a rural community
AgricultureCompleted

Cassava & Gari Processing for Livelihoods

Equipping rural women and young people with agro-processing skills, improved equipment and food safety practices, turning a seasonal crop into year-round household income.

Savannah Region  ·  With Partners
A woman marking a community mapping chart on the ground while residents observe
Climate AdaptationCompleted

Participatory Community Needs Assessment

Community-led mapping of climate risks, water access and livelihood priorities, producing the evidence base that shapes how programmes are designed in each village.

Northern Region  ·  With Partners
A facilitator presenting research findings on a projector screen to seated community members
Policy AdvocacyCompleted

Research Validation & Policy Dialogue

Taking findings back to the communities that produced them for validation, then into district dialogue so local priorities reach the people who allocate resources.

Tamale  ·  With Partners
Board members and staff meeting around a table in the Development Frontiers office
GovernanceOngoing

Governance & Strategic Review

Regular board and stakeholder reviews that keep our programmes accountable, our records clean and our strategy answerable to the communities we serve.

Tamale  ·  With Partners
Development Frontiers staff photographed with visiting international partners
PartnershipCompleted

International Partner Learning Visit

Hosting international partners and researchers in Tamale to share field methods, review programme results and explore joint work on shea and women's livelihoods.

Tamale  ·  With Partners

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Partners & Collaborators

We deliver alongside

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Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) logo
Shea Network Ghana logo

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