Female Liberian refugees in Ghana

‘It is because of poor marginalised women that AWDF exists’. Those were the words of Bisi Adeleye- Fayemi in speaking to her staff about the plight of the female Liberian refugees who had been arrested after several high profile demonstrations in Ghana.

In AWDF’s headquarters in Ghana we recently had a visit from a delegation of Liberian women who have had to ironically flee the Budumbura Refugee camp and shared their tale of woe with us. These women have had to flee the camp after disagreeing with the demonstrators about their demands from the Ghanaian government and have until very recently been camping out at the offices of the UNHCR. Staff at AWDF supported our Liberian Sisters with gifts of clothing, shoes and money. The heartfelt response from Irene the leader of the delegation underpinned why we do what we do. I have paraphrased her words below:

If I tell you that we are surprised by your gift then we would be lying. You have always supported us and we are truly grateful. May God richly bless you and multiply the sources where you obtain your funds from.

The ‘New Liberian Women’s Organisations Skills Training Centre’ and ‘The Liberian Refugee Women’s Organisation’ have been beneficiaries of AWDF’s grant-making and technical assistance.

- Nana
Program Officer - Fundraising & Communications