!" #$ %$& ’( $%$ (# ) *+& , -*+. $# /0 & % 1 & 2((# #$ & 3# 4 /5 & 2$6# # # & 7’$ ’$ & 2$& 8’ 3(0 & # ’$& 90 :%& ’$ & 8’ 8 ; 8( 0 <0& 800 8’& 5& & $ & 8’ 3(0 9= $# /0 $= $#>5$44$" How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. Even in politically stable and realtively peaceful Ghana life struggles could be complex and challenging for womenfolks who more often than not are left, sometimes on their own, to cope with daily liveability problems. Through examining the findings from secondary information sources this paper illustrates three cases of how women helped make the best of empowerment projects geared to make the livelihood and liveability of themselves, their family and community better and more meaningful. It also highlights the institutional and organizational traits that were also the success factors of the empowerment projects. : empowerment projects, Ghana, liveability, livelihood, success factors, womenfolk Ghana was the first place in sub$Saharan Africa where Europeans arrived to trade $ first in gold, later in slaves.It was also the first black African nation in the region to achieve independence from a colonial power, in this instance Britain. Prior to colonisation by the British empire in the early$20th century, Ghana was the site of numerous kingdoms and empires; the most powerful being the AkanKingdom of Ashanti. In 1957, it became the first African nation to declare independence from European colonisation. This made Ghana a symbol of black achievement and helped to inspire other African independence movements. It also had a major influence on Pan$Africanism and the Black Pride movements in the United States of America (Ghana News Agency, 2014) Despite being rich in mineral resources, and endowed with a good education system and efficient civil service, Ghana fell victim to corruption and mismanagement soon after independence in 1957. In 1966 its first president and pan$African hero, Kwame Nkrumah, was deposed in a coup, heralding years of mostly$ military rule. In 1981 Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings staged his second coup. The country began to move towards economic stability and democracy. In April 1992 a constitution allowing for a multi$party system was approved in a referendum, ushering in a period of democracy (BBC News, 2014). A well$administered country by regional standards, Ghana is often seen as a model for political and economic reform in Africa. The world's second$largest producer , cocoa exports are an essential part of Ghana’s economy. Petroleum production officially began at the end of 2010, but some analysts expressed concern over the country's ability to manage its new industry, as laws governing the oil sector had not yet