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We must involve men in gender equality

Madam Matilda Banfro, Acting Greater Accra Regional Director, Department of Gender has called for the involvement of men in the promotion of gender equality. She underscored the need for the...
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Gender-based violence undermines women’s dignity – Ministry

Director of the Department of Gender under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Faustina Acheampong, has said gender inequality and sexual and gender-based violence are major factors...
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Equip adolescent girls for leadership — WOMEC

Equip adolescent girls for leadership, Women Media and Change (WOMEC) a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has advocated as it up scaled a project to mentor young adolescents mostly girls into taking...
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Gender based violence ignored amid COVID-19 pandemic—Oxfam report

A new Oxfam report has shown an undeniable increase in gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic around the world which many governments are not doing enough to tackle. The...
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Women caucus cries for potable drinking water

Nana Afia Amobeah, the Queen mother of Jema Traditional Area in the Bono East Region has expressed worry about the poor and worsening water supply situation in the area, having...
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Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) tasks journalists across West Africa to promote issues on Women

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...
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Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) awards journalists

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...
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Working with traditional leaders to end violence against women in West Africa

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...
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We need bold journalists to change health of women in Africa – WAHO DG

he Director-General of the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor Stanley Okolo, says Africa needs bold journalists who will speak up for change in women and children’s health.He said the...
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