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Maata-N-Tudu Association is a non-political, non-religious, non-ethnic, non-governmental women's membership organization operating in northern Ghana. The english translation of "Maata-N-Tudu" is "Women of the North". The goal of MTA is to initiate and promote the socio-economic well being of women in the operational area through enterprise development. Its overall objective is to economically empower women through provision of micro-credit to support women's income generating activities and thereby improving upon their standards of living and that of their families.

Objectives

• Encourage the organization and registration of women's groups for their mutual benefit
• Finance microcredit loans and promote savings habits among group members
• Introduce new ideas and technology to group members to enhance the performance of their economic activities
• Train women in business, co-operative enterprise, and technology application
• Raise funds nationally and internationally to support their projects
• Create a forum for the discussion of rural development policies and activities as they affect women.
• Provide literacy and numeracy training
• Educate rural women on socio-cultural issues that affect their progress, including:
• teenage pregnancy
• health of mothers and children
• obnoxious traditional practices
• drug abuse
• HIV/AIDS