Tag: Social Protection
Gender Advocate salutes Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang
Nana Oye Lithur, former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Monday described the selection of Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman as Running...
About 2.7 million Public primary pupils are enjoying school feeding
A total of 2.7 million pupils in public Primary schools have been enrolled on the National School Feeding Programme.
The government is determined to undertake...
Gender Minister donates PPE to Council of Churches in Agona West
Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth GH¢25,000 to the Swedru Council of...
Gender Minister cut sod for work on Swedru town roads
Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister of Gender, children and Social Protection on Wednesday broke grounds for work to commence on a 2. 5-kilometre Swedru...
Time to pass Affirmative Action Bill is now – ABANTU
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...
Put more money into social protection -Ghanaians demand in new survey ahead of 2020...
The coronavirus pandemic, which is ravaging the world has shown, yet again, the critical need to invest in social protection as a country.
As...
Gender Ministry advised empowering District Coordinating Planning Units for Programmes
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
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...
Gender Minister reminds parents of their filial care to children with disabilities
Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has appealed to parents of children with disability to cater for them...
The Ghana National Household Registry beyond COVID-19
The Ghana National Household Registry is a unit under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection with a mandate to establish a single...
Beneficiaries of social intervention programme pledge to leave better legacies
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...
Social protection is a right to all workers – APACSUN
The Africa Public and Civil Service Unions Network (APACSUN) said social protection is a basic right to all workers, which would enable them to...
African experts, ministers gather in Ethiopia’s capital on improving monitoring of social protection
African expert and ministers on Wednesday met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to discuss and analyze ways of improving the monitoring of social...
Financial Inclusion will provide improved social protection
Stakeholders in the financial sector have at a summit in Accra agreed on the urgent need to ensure increased access to financial services by...
UN report suggests Ghana must must step up efforts on social protection
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, has urged Ghana to prioritise social protection in order to...
ESCAP’s new platform on social protection unveiled
An innovative online platform that supports countries to build inclusive social protection systems through dynamic and interactive functions was launched today in Bangkok by...
Social protection systems crucial to realizing Asia-Pacific’s Agenda 2030
Countries in Asia and the Pacific must build resilience to natural hazards and invest in social protection systems if the region is to achieve...
Gender ministry launch program to eradicate streetism
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched a programme to eradicate streetism and ensure that every citizen has quality access to...
Project launched to track child abuse cases
A new research project aimed at tracking and reporting child abuse cases in Ghana was on Tuesday launched in Accra.
The project dubbed: “Protect That...
Zonta Club walk to raise funds
The Zonta Club of Accra, a member of Zonta International, a global organisation of executives and professionals, has organised a health walk and fundraising...
Ghana gov’t asked to pay attention to children protection
SEND Ghana, a policy research and advocacy non-governmental organisation, has asked government to pay attention to social and children protection issues in the 2018...
Steady progress by Ghanaian women accelerate development
Ms Otiko Afisah Djaba, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Tuesday said the steady progress that Ghanaian women have chalked over the...
Ghana Gov’t To Give Special Consideration To Women In Procurement
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has stated that in order to promote economic opportunities for women, special considerations would be given to...
Timber Market Operators Engaged Over Railway Expansion
Mr. Kwaku Agyenim Boateng, Deputy Minister for Railways Development has met the timber market operators in Ashaiman to dialogue over expansion of railway lines.
The...
Washington Based Organization Rescues Trafficked Children
The International Justice Mission (IMJ), a global anti-child trafficking organisation based in Washington, USA, has disclosed that more than 100 trafficked children have been...
Tanzania plans to broaden coverage of social security protection
Tanzania has started a process aimed at broadening social security protection that will help reduce poverty, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Eric Shitindi, permanent...
Stakeholders Reflect On Needs Of Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolitan
The Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly together with Friends of the Nation have hosted communities and other stakeholders within the Metropolis to discuss the Assembly’s...
Political Environment Hampering Women Participation
Ms Christine Churchur, the Board Chairperson of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, has called on women to be bold and get involved in...
Supreme Court Judge Recommends Amendment Of Criminal Laws
Mrs Sophia Ophelia Adjeibea Adinyira, a Supreme Court Judge, has recommended the amendment of Ghana’s criminal laws to make defilement a first degree felony.
“Section...
Gender Ministry Move To Strengthen Child Protection
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has initiated moves to review and amend current legislative framework on Children.
Madam Otiko Afisah Djabah, Minister...