Tag: Ministry of Gender
Government Ministries preparing towards second term of Akufo-Addo-led administration
The various Governmental Ministries are working feverishly to conclude activities for the year and chart a course for 2021.
When the Ghana News Agency (GNA)...
UNFPA Ghana beefs up the fight against SGBV through arts
Climaxing its 16 days of activism against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on Thursday 10th December, 2020, in Accra, the United Nations Population Fund...
Gender Ministry launches 16-day activism campaign
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has launched a ‘16-day activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence with a call to desist from...
Gender Ministry organises World Children’s Day
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has organised a commemorative ceremony to mark World Children’s Day which gives stakeholders the chance to...
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...
Don’t show face of rape victim- Ministry of Gender
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has asked media houses and social media users to stop showing the face of the alleged...
Ministry urges support for development of Girl-Child programmes
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has urged Ghanaians to actively participate in this year’s International Day of the Girl Child celebration,...
Ministry holds maiden National Male Conference on Gender
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has held its maiden National Male Conference on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Koforidua to engender...
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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Mother of triplets appeals for assistance
A 29-year-old woman who delivered triplets in Kojokrom in the Bia West District of the Western North Region, has appealed to Philanthropists, religious and...
‘Be bold and report gender-related violence’ – Director
Madam Marian Mensah, the Director of Social Welfare and Community Development of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has urged girls to report any form...
Department of Children engages traders in Kumasi on child welfare issues
The Department of Children of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) has tasked parents and guardians to strictly adhere to the...
Stakeholders urged to join fight against human Trafficking
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has called on all stakeholders to join the fight against human trafficking and its related issues...
Adolescent girls in Ningo-Prampram benefit from mentorship programme
One hundred selected adolescent girls from eight coastal communities in the Ningo-Prampram District Friday benefitted from a mentorship programme on sexual reproductive health...
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...
Gender Ministry to close down witches’ camps – Deputy Minister
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is working tirelessly to control outmoded and harmful traditional and cultural practices inimical to the wellbeing...
NGO calls for a bill to outlaw witch camps
A non-governmental organization(NGOs) has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to introduce a bill to Parliament to outlaw witch camps.
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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...
Star Ghana calls for speedy justice for lynched woman
The Star Ghana Foundation, on Tuesday, joined in the call on authorities to swiftly arrest and punish those who lynched the 90-year-old woman who...
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...
Household Registry to collect data on vulnerable in North East Region
The Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), a unit of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social (MoGCSP), will from Monday, July 20, 2020 begin...
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...
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...
Ministry of Gender engages traditional leaders on child protection
The Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection through the Department of Children (DOC) has begun a two day engagement with traditional and religious...
Ghana makes progress in effort to reduce gender inequalities
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says Ghana has made progress in reducing gender inequalities under the Beijing Declaration and Platform for...