TRUWAYLIF works with rural women, girls and young people in Northern Ghana to build sustainable livelihoods, improve access to education, advance human rights and create stronger, healthier communities.
Measurable change across Northern Ghana
VSLA / Adakabila Groups
Farmers Supported
Operational Districts
Community Grinding Mills
Our story, vision and approach
Founded in 2013, the Transforming Rural Women and Youth Life Foundation (TRUWAYLIF) is a registered Ghanaian NGO established to respond to poverty, school dropout, gender-based violence and limited livelihood opportunities.
Our Vision: Rural communities free from gender-based violence and poverty, where women and young people achieve sustainable development.
Our Mission: To improve living standards through economic empowerment, education, safety, leadership and positive transformation.
Community members at a TRUWAYLIF meeting
Our key programme areas
Community savings groups using the Adakabila/VSLA model.
Empowering communities through knowledge, dialogue and leadership.
Business skills, agribusiness, food processing and equipment support.
Measured not only in numbers — but in lives changed
One of three community grinding mills
Moments from our work



We'd love to hear from you
📍 Office: Near Choggu-Yapalsi Primary School, opposite ZEN Filling Station, Tamale
📮 Postal: P.O. Box TL 2907, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
✉️ Email: info@truwaylif.org
📱 Phone / WhatsApp: +233 20 741 3877 | +233 24 673 1874
📋 Registration: CG051432016
💬 Chat on WhatsAppSponsor a women's savings group, provide educational materials, support agro-processing equipment or fund outreach to remote communities.
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