Tamale-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Savana Signatures, reached over one million direct beneficiaries across the country in 2025, maintaining a significant impact despite facing substantial funding cuts from the United States government.

The beneficiaries were empowered through the NGO's diverse project interventions spanning education, health, agriculture, governance, and youth empowerment.

According to the NGO, the funding suspension led to the disruption of several USAID programs it previously implemented.

These included the $21.9 million Resilience in Northern Ghana (RING II) Systems Strengthening project, the $29 million Accelerating Social and Behavior Change (ASBC) initiative, and the $39.5 million Feed the Future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience (MSR) project.

Speaking to GhanaWeb at the launch of the organisation’s 2025 Annual Report, the
Communications Officer for Savana Signatures, Prince Kwame Tamakloe, explained that the NGO had to undergo a period of strategic readjustment following the cuts.

"2025, as mentioned, we were hit very hard by the USA stop-work order, particularly for some other signatures. We had some of our projects stopped. It hit us. We needed to readjust and then were able to break through with over 1,000,000 direct impact," he stated.

This resilience follows a massive year in 2024, where Savana Signatures expanded its footprint across 13 regions in Ghana, reaching over 3.4 million individuals through health, education, gender equality, and livelihood programs.

Tamakloe said they are optimistic that the American government will reconsider its decision to cut funds for USAID, so that “we will be able to operate without any distortions and we are hoping that even greater impacts will be recorded.”

Highlighting some of the NGO’s success stories, he pointed to the innovative use of mobile technology to improve maternal and child health services.

He also noted the organisation's efforts in vocational training, where young girls are being equipped with skills in traditionally male-dominated trades such as masonry, painting, and welding.

The Northern Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Chrysantus Kubio, commended Savana Signatures for leveraging mobile technology to boost the uptake of maternal and child health services across the country.

"Many mothers and children who are deprived [of access to quality healthcare] as far as services are concerned, and a lot of interventions have been put in place, but there are still always some gaps. So, the use of IT solutions to be able to identify these vulnerable groups and provide them the needed support goes a long way to help us bridge the gaps," Dr Kubio remarked.