V/R: Gender Department hosts dialogue for community watch committees to protect girl child welfare
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Volta Regional Department of Gender has held a day’s dialogue meeting for members of the community watch committees set up to oversee the welfare of adolescents especially, the girl child in the Central Tongu District. It was part of efforts to sensitize and build their capacities. Speaking to GBC news after […]
Integrate fistula repair at regional and district hospitals – UNFPA Country Representative in Ghana
By: Antoinette Abbah UNFPA Country Representative, Dr Wilfred Ochan, has called for the integration of fistula repair at all regional and district hospitals, to enable fistula patients to access all year-round surgical services. He said this during the presentation of medical equipment to the Mercy Women’s Catholic Hospital in Mankessim in the Central Region. The […]
Fifteen vulnerable girls given training in fashion design skills
By: Antoinette Abbah The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA and Prada Group have empowered some vulnerable girls with special skills in fashion design. The beneficiaries were also presented with 15 industrial sewing machines to enable them practice what they have learnt during the six-month training. Speaking at the ceremony at Ussher Hospital Sewing Centre in […]
Achieving UNFPA’s zero tolerance for child marriage project
By: Antoinette Abbah With less than a decade to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 5 of Gender Equality by 2030, the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, says it is working hard to end child marriage in Ghana. One out of every 5 girls is reported to be married before age 18, and this truncates their […]
