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Time to pass Affirmative Action Bill is now – ABANTU

Ghana News Agency - May 26, 2020 0

The Volta Regional group of ABANTU for Development, an international women’s non-governmental organisation has said time to pass the Affirmative Action Bill into law...

Gender Ministry advised empowering District Coordinating Planning Units for Programmes

Ghana News Agency - May 15, 2020 0

Stakeholders have advised the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to increase the responsibility and build the capacity of District Coordinating Planning Units...

Mothers commended for their great contribution to human development

Ghana News Agency - May 13, 2020 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, on Monday, organised a programme to mark this year's Mother's Day, which is observed annually on...

UN says 85 children released from detention in South Sudan due to COVID-19

xinhuanet.com - May 8, 2020 0

At least 85 children were released from detention on Thursday in South Sudan as preventive measure amid surge in COVID-19 cases, the UN...

The Ghana National Household Registry beyond COVID-19

Ghana News Agency - May 2, 2020 0

The Ghana National Household Registry is a unit under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection with a mandate to establish a single...

COVID-19 Mitigation: China donates PPE to orphanage homes

Ghana News Agency - Apr 29, 2020 0

The Chinese Embassy, in collaboration with the Chinese Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, on Tuesday donated personal protective equipment to the Ministry of...

Food distributors urged to collaborate with Ministry of Gender

Ghana News Agency - Apr 17, 2020 0

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

Ghana News Agency - Apr 9, 2020 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, has expanded its outreach to feed more needy and...

Govt to absorb water bills of Ghanaians for next three months

Ghana News Agency - Apr 6, 2020 0

The Government will absorb the water bills of all Ghanaians for the next three months, from April, as part of interventions to mitigate the...

National Gender Policy to be reviewed this year – Gender Ministry

Ghana News Agency - Mar 11, 2020 0

Dr Comfort Asare, Director, Department of Gender of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said the ministry would review the National...

GSA CEO, 23 others honoured for contributions to national development

Ghana News Agency - Mar 10, 2020 0

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Ms. Benonita Bismarck and 23 other women have been honoured for their contributions...

Beneficiaries of social intervention programme pledge to leave better legacies

Ghana News Agency - Mar 9, 2020 0

Some beneficiaries of the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection’s social intervention programmes have pledged to leave better legacies in their communities after...

Rebecca Foundation supports street children

Ghana News Agency - Feb 20, 2020 0

The Rebecca Foundation on Wednesday donated assorted items to street children in Accra as part of efforts to ensure they eat healthily. ...

Gender Ministry appeals to queen-mothers to stop promiscuity among girls

Ghana News Agency - Feb 15, 2020 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has appealed to queen-mothers to help stem the alarming rate of sexual promiscuity among girls...

Committee considering patient’s charter for persons with disability

Ghana News Agency - Feb 9, 2020 0

A Technical Committee set up by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is considering developing a Charter to guide medical professionals in...

Malawi government condemns increasing violence against women, children

xinhuanet.com - Jan 30, 2020 0

The government of Malawi has condemned the spate of violence against women and children that has recently taken place in the country. ...

Government supplies food items to School Feeding Caterers

Ghana News Agency - Jan 20, 2020 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has started distributing food items to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) across...

Nineteen females to contest Assembly Elections in UWR

Ghana News Agency - Dec 5, 2019 0

Nineteen females have filed their nominations with the Electoral Commission to contest the upcoming Assembly Member Elections in the Upper West Region, out of...

LEAP household beneficiaries receive payment

Gender Ministry introduces electronic reporting system for paying LEAP beneficiaries

Ghana News Agency - Oct 9, 2019 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has developed a digitised electronic monitoring and reporting systems for payment of beneficiaries under the...

Teachers who abuse girls would be prosecuted – Freda Prempeh

Ghana News Agency - Sep 28, 2019 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has expressed disgust over incidences of sexual abuse, harassments, and defilement, being perpetrated by some teachers...

‘Avoid illegal travel agents to stem human trafficking’

Ghana News Agency - Sep 24, 2019 0

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has raised concern over the prevalence in illegal travel agents’ activities in the country and cautioned...

CSOs Mount Pressure on Gov’t to Pass Affirmative Action Bill into law

Ike Dzokpo - Aug 13, 2019 0

CSOs Cluster on Decentralization and Citizens Participation has descended heavily on government as matter of a urgency to swiftly pass the Affirmative Action Bill...

SHEROES forum underway in Accra

Ghana News Agency - May 20, 2019 0

All is set for the opening of the Eighth International “SHEROES” Forum to open in Accra on Thursday, May 16, for women leaders from...

STAR-Ghana and Gender Ministry Dialogue on Ghanaian Woman Status

Ghana News Agency - Mar 9, 2019 0

The STAR-Ghana Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) on Friday, organised a national dialogue on the status...

MOGCSP 2019 Budget gives No Consideration to Gender

Ghana News Agency - Mar 4, 2019 0

Dr. Kojo Appiah-Kubi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Gender, Children and Social Protection has described the 2019 budget of the Ministry of...

Blunt and rusted tools used for genital mutilation ( PA )

Ghana intensifies fight against female genital mutilation

xinhuanet.com - Feb 7, 2019 0

Ghana's Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) on Wednesday joined the rest of the world to condemn the practice of female genital...

Ministry of Gender goes to the aid of 5-year old boy with amputated arm

Ghana News Agency - Feb 5, 2019 0

Ms Cynthia Morrison, Minster for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has offered to sponsor the education of the five-year old boy whose left...

Mr Niyi Ojoulape, the UNFPA Country Representative presenting the items to Dr Afisah Zakariah, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.

Gender Ministry’s Domestic Violence Unit Gets Support from UNFPA

Ghana News Agency - Jan 26, 2019 0

The United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday presented office equipment including Lap and Desk top computers, an HP Printer and chairs to the...

Ghana Marked High Under Maputo protocol

Ghana News Agency - Jan 17, 2019 0

The Gender for Empowering Development (GenCED), a non-profit organisation has launched a Maputo scorecard report for Ghana on Articles four and 13 of the...

Two Organisations to lend support to Abomosu Women

Ghana News Agency - May 16, 2018 0

The Department of Gender under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Divine Mother and Child Foundation (DMAC) have screened over 500...

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