Tag: Children and Social Protection
Let’s protect healthy development of children
Madam Florence Ayisi Quartey, Director of Department of Children, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has called on parents and stakeholders to protect...
We will work to eliminate statutory rape charges – Minister
Ms. Sarah Adwoa Safo, Minister for Gender, Children and Social protection (MoGCSP), has expressed commitment to providing protection and seeking justice for vulnerable groups...
UNFPA opens Orange Support Centre, launches SGBV Boame App
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has opened a Support Centre in Accra and launched a technology application to provide services to Sexual and...
COVID-19 increases risks of violence against women
The COVID-19 has increased the risks of sexual and gender-based violence against women in the Northern Region, Madam Bushira Alhassan, Northern Regional Director, Department...
Gender Ministry to launch Domestic Violence Call Centre
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, as part of the celebration of the 2021 International Women’s Day will on March 11, 2021...
“I will engage further on whether or not men should be granted paternity leave”-...
Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, says if given the nod, she will engage further consultations on...
Adjoa Safo discharged early for sake of baby
Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, Minister Designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, was on Wednesday spared a marathon grilling by the Appointments Committee of...
We will investigate welfare officer involved in “baby harvesting/trafficking”- MoGCSP
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it will initiate investigations into the alleged involvement of a social welfare officer in the...
MoGCSP champions registration of vulnerable onto NHIS
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched the National Insurance Scheme Registration of beneficiaries of the Ghana Luxemborug Social Trust...
Stakeholders meet to amend child-related legislations
The Department of Children of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is working with stakeholders on the Amendment of Child Related Legislations...
Field workers on child marriage advocacy want user-friendly toolkit
Participants attending a two-day workshop on the validation of the updated child marriage advocacy toolkit, have called for a user-friendly toolkit for smooth facilitation.
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Ghana rescues 611 human trafficking victims – minister
Ghana has rescued 611 victims of human trafficking since 2019, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Maamle Morrison disclosed here on...
Gender Ministry, partners working to eliminate injustices against children
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and its partners are working to eliminate all forms of injustices including teenage pregnancy,...
Children’s Day Celebration: Ministry to galvanise action against abuses
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) is working with its partners to use this the celebration of this year’s National Children’s...
“Hot meal” for students shore up attendance in Cape Coast schools
Barley 48 hours of the commencement of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's directive for one hot meal to be provided for all Junior High...
Gender Ministry holds emergency meeting to end violence against women
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has held an emergency stakeholders meeting to find lasting solutions to gender-based violence.
It is also geared...
Gender Ministry to pay LEAP beneficiaries through Mobile money
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) is considering paying the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries through mobile money to ease...
Killing of 90-year-old should end attacks on women – Gender Minister
The killing of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality should be the end to barbaric and horrific attacks on women...
Say no to irregular migration – youth told
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) in collaboration with the European Union-Expertise France, has launched a media ‘UN Day Against Human...
Release all allocations to MoGCSP, SEND Ghana urges government
SEND Ghana, a not-for-profit development-oriented organisation has called on the government to release all 2020 allocations for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social...
Syndicated fraud makes internal auditing more relevant – IAA Director
Mr Nathan Yankey, Acting Director of Operations, Internal Audit Agency (IAA) says the increasing number of syndicated fraud and cybercrime cases underscores the importance...
Human trafficking prevalent despite border closure
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has observed that human trafficking and irregular migration activities remained widespread in the country despite...
Minister appeals for extension of registration exercise for students
Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has appealed to the Electoral Commission to extend the registration exercise...
Government tasked to invest in Local production of Sanitary Pads
Team-Lead of the “No Pad Tax” campaign, Lilipearl Baaba Otoo, has commented that in order to eradicate period poverty, it is prudent for government...
Child abuse together with COVID-19 is preventable, says Dr Afisah Zakariah
Dr Afisah Zakariah, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), on Tuesday, said child abuse together with...
Gender Ministry commends fathers on Father’s Day
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has praised fathers for their contribution towards the development of children in the country.
It urged them...
COVID-19: Limitless NGO supports Persons with Disability
Limitless, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with a focus on creating awareness about Persons with Disability (PWDs), has donated 200 bags of rice and 200...
Food distributors urged to collaborate with Ministry of Gender
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Friday entreated individuals and corporate groups helping with the sharing food to collaborate with the...
COVID-19: Gov’t expands feeding of needy citizens outreach in lockdown areas
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, has expanded its outreach to feed more needy and...
Agona West MP donates 3,000 hand sanitizers to Police and others
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has donated 3,000 alcohol based hand sanitizers and other sanitary items to the...