U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters. The supplies have been stuck for months in a warehouse in Geel, a city in the […]
Adolescent girls who have dropped out of school have the chance to go back to school, thanks to the ‘Because I want to be’ project which was launched by the first lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project targets such girls and affords them the opportunity to […]
The second lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia has stressed the need for girls to be appropriately informed so as to enable them make good choices that affect their lives, particularly in the area of sexual and gender based violence and harmful practices (SGBVs & HPs). Mrs. Bawumia said it was important to intensify advocacy to help […]
The second lady, Madam Samira Bawumia has reiterated her commitment at ending the menace of sexual and gender based violence and harmful practices. She made the pronouncements when the Deputy Executive Director incharge of Programmes at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dereje Wordofa, and his delegation paid a courtesy call on her while on […]
The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean cook stoves, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, has been honoured as the African Women of Excellence for her contribution to the cause of humanity. This follows the passionate drive she is undertaking through the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects […]
