Alorkpem Community Resilience Team Engagement with Community Elders and Legal Aid – Ada East District
Renel Ghana Foundation, under the Gender Rights and Empowerment Project and in partnership with Songtaba, supported a convening led by the Community Resilience Team in Alorkpem. Community elders and representatives from Legal Aid joined district and local actors to review ongoing interventions and agree collective approaches to advancing gender rights and protection services within the community.
Purpose
- Strengthen coordination between community elders, Legal Aid and local service providers to improve protection for survivors.
- Review progress on current GREP interventions and identify gaps in service delivery.
- Agree community‑led strategies to promote gender rights, safe reporting and survivor support.
Key discussions
- Status update on ongoing interventions and referral pathways under GREP.
- Legal protections and how Legal Aid can support case follow‑up and access to justice.
- Community roles in prevention, stigma reduction and reintegration of survivors.
- Practical measures to improve confidentiality, case tracking and timely referrals.
Participants
- Community elders and opinion leaders.
- Legal Aid representatives.
- Community Resilience Team members and community champions.
- Local service providers and Renel Ghana Foundation staff.
Outcomes and next steps
- Agreed actions: strengthen referral links with Legal Aid; clarify roles for elders and champions in safe reporting.
- Deliverables: updated referral list and contact points to be finalised and circulated.
- Capacity building: schedule Legal Aid briefings and a short training for community champions on survivor‑centred response.
- Follow up: monthly coordination check‑ins to monitor referrals and adapt interventions.
Partners and funding
- Lead partner: Songtaba
- Implementing partner: Renel Ghana Foundation
- Funder: UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women
