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Akua Sena Dansua heads Sports Ministry |
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The Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Ms. Akua Sena Dansua, has been appointed the Minister responsible for Youth and Sports. This is the first time under the fourth republican constitution, that a woman has been appointed to head the Ministry of Youth and Sports. |
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Tema Regional Coordinator of DOVVSU,Calls For Improvement In The Handling Of Domestic Violence Cases |
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The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has called for improvement in the handling of Domestic Violence cases which often ended with the imprisonment of perpetrators.
Assistant Superintendent of Police and Tema Regional Co-ordinator of DOVVSU, Rebecca Nyamah said the victims were left to cater for their medical expenses after the perpetrators were imprisoned.
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Four year gender responsive skills and development project under way |
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Five hundred girls are to acquire technical expertise under a four year gender responsive skills development project. The project initiated by the government, with support from the Africa Development Bank, is aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In a statement signed by The Public Relation Officer of the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) Mrs. Adisa Ofori- Adu micro finance institutions and business development service providers could also be trained to offer better services to women and small scale entrepreneurs under the project. |
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Minister On Affirmative Action |
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The outcome of Ghana’s 2008 elections was not in favour of women despite years of continuous public education by many Non-Governmental Organizations and women groups across the country. She expressed sentiment about how women are perceived to be weak and incapable of fulfilling the demands of the positions they hold. This she said contributed to the drop of the number female parliamentarians from 25 to 20.
The Deputy Minister of the Ashanti region, Hon. Anima Wilson said this at a two day media sensitization workshop organized by the Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) in collaboration with ABANTU for Development and supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Kumasi. |
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