Malnutrition continues to be one of the most pressing public health challenges facing Ghana today, particularly among children under five. Despite various interventions over the years, progress has been slow and uneven, with certain regions still experiencing high rates of stunting, wasting, and underweight. According to the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2018, 7%...
As part of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations, Women and Women Media and Change (WOMEC), in partnership with the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana Chapter and UN Women, hosted a transformative mentoring session on March 21 at the Faith Community Baptist School in Madina, Accra. The event aligned with this year’s global...
On Friday, March 7, 2025, the streets of Accra came alive with passion, purpose, and solidarity as hundreds of women, men, and youth marched side-by-side in the Empowerment Walk to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). Organized by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in partnership with the Women, Media and Change and...
The 2024 general elections in Ghana, held on December 7, resulted in a historic victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), with former President John Mahama reclaiming the presidency. This election is particularly notable not only for the political shift but also for the groundbreaking achievement of electing Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the first female Vice...
Ghana, like many other countries, has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the government’s efforts have been devoted to curtailing the disease, a major concern has been its potential effects on the delivery and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in the country. Reproductive health issues are essential for...
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign that begins on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Led by civil society, the campaign is supported by the United Nations through the Secretary General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End...
Women Media and Change (WOMEC) has had discussions with the Women Banking Unit of Access Bank on possible areas of collaboration. The meeting, which took place in the offices of WOMEC on Friday, September 2, 2022, discussed projects that the two institutions could jointly carry out that would impact positively on the lives of young...
Dr. Charity Binka, Executive Director of Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) tasks journalists across West Africa to promote issues on Women, Newborn, Children and Adolescent Wellbeing that would help influence good policies. This was during the WAHO-WNCAW Regional Dissemination Workshop of the “Catalyzing Leadership to Improve Health Outcomes for Women, Adolescents, and Children in West...
Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) awards nine journalists from three West African countries for excellence in Women, Newborn, Children and Adolescent Wellbeing (WNCAW) reporting as part of the WNCAW project in collaboration with Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) and funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) – Canada. The event took place at Alisa...
In Liberia and Nigeria, traditional leaders are the key to shifting social norms and driving the critical change needed to end violence against women and girls. “We [traditional practitioners] used to teach girls how to behave in the presence of older people, plaiting hair and being modest,” explains Kema Dahn, a community leader and former...
