Accra, GHANA – The United States Government presented Dintie Tayiru Sule, Executive Director of Sustainable Aid through Voluntary Establishment (SAVE)-Ghana, with one of the 2024 Secretary of State’s Award for Global Anti-Racism Champions (GARC). He is one of six awardees from around the world and the sole recipient from Africa. The GARC honors civil society leaders for their exceptional courage, leadership, and commitment to advancing racial equity, justice, and human rights.
Ambassador Palmer met with Mr. Sule before his trip to Washington, DC to receive the prestigious award. In their meeting Ambassador Palmer discussed the important work Mr. Sule and the non-profit SAVE-Ghana had done with the Fulbe community, who are primarily cattle herders in the Upper West Region.
After receiving his award at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on October 21, Mr. Sule said: “My motivation to advocate for minority groups stems from a combination of my personal experiences, a strong sense of justice, and a desire to create positive change. I deeply hope that my efforts continue to contribute to a future where no minority group endures stigma or is denied their basic rights.”
Since 2021, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Office for Transition Initiatives (OTI) Littorals Regional Initiative (LRI) program has supported Sule’s SAVE-Ghana to promote inclusivity within traditional and local governance systems, and the broader society in the Upper West Region.
SAVE-Ghana supported the community’s engagement with the municipality on local taxation issues and relations between the Fulbe and other communities.
About USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives Littorals Regional Initiative (LRI)
LRI helps West African coastal states resist violent extremist organizations by addressing localized conflict, ethno-religious marginalization, and weak social cohesion. It complements USAID’s broader efforts with targeted programs that reduce extremist expansion and enhance prevention capacities.
About SAVE-Ghana
SAVE-Ghana is a non-profit organization based in Tumu, in the Upper West Region. It focuses on protecting vulnerable and marginalized people, and alleviating poverty using evidence and rights-based approaches. The organization primarily works with rural communities to promote food security, sustainable livelihoods, and safeguard the rights of women and children and the Fulbe minority.
Public Diplomacy Section, US Embassy Ghana