2. CONTENT
 Introduction
 VOSAW Activities
 Situation in Focused Country (Ghana)
 Prospects

3. INTRODUCTION
Voice of Sub-Sahara African Women

4. ABOUT VOSAW
• Founded 2007
• Statutory: NGO, Migrant Organisation
• Organisational Vision & Mission:
• Organisational Goals & Objectives:
• Focus: Migration & Development, Health Care, Elderly Health

5. VOSAW ACTIVITIES
• Women empowerment
• The Health of sub-Sahara African Women in the Netherlands - GGD in
the Hague
• VOSAW involvement in knowledge improvement activities
• Awareness campaign on sicknesses relating to old age – (etc. dementia)
• Linking migrant skill with home country need

6. THE HEALTH OF SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN WOMEN
IN THE NETHERLANDS

7. SITUATION IN FOCUSED COUNTRY (GHANA)
Plan of Action;
Based on Research into the Need of Elderly care in Ghana supported by
IOM/MIDA Ghana Health Project
• Training of care givers – Vocational training on Health care
• Awareness campaign on sicknesses relating to old age – (etc. dementia)
• Setting up nursing homes and giving home care services
• Meeting with Policy maker - Advocacy
• Creat a centre for Knowledge sharing on Ageing in Ghana

8. PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING AT VRA HOSPITAL
Local Training site

9. Local Gtraining site

10. Educating Health
Care
Programmes of Group
discussion with rural
Health care centers
Bassically, raising
awreness on Dementia,
gattering information on
practices and
understanding
challenges

11. Health care
situation
Situation were affected
person was brought in
treatment that result
from prolonged neglect.
Family members are
counselled for better
understanding of
dementia

12. WHAT IS PALLIATIVE CARE
• Definition
• Relieves suffering. Improves quality of life.
• A Partnership of Patient, Specialists and Family
• Working in a team

13. Meet the Target
Group
Women Associations are
most infective to
communicating
awareness messages
Perception must be
changed

14. Meet the Target
Group
The Church also has a
worrying perception and
solution
churches are most
friendly for
coummuncation of
awareness messages

15. Public Stakeholders
Elderly Health care need
legal/legislative
protection
Exchange of information
with key government
departments is an
essential task

16. PROFESSIONALS

17. FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

19. Situation of
Dementia
This must not be allowed to
continue
This picture must change
VOSAW has the will, connected
with local authority and
stakeholders
Needs resouces
Future Plan includes advancing of
care homes of the Elderly
Providing training for health care
centers
VOSAW NEEDS THE RIGHT
SUPPORT