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Tag: Stakeholders

Stakeholders seek one percent District Assembly Common Fund Allocation to Empower Child Rights in SRHR
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Politics

Stakeholders seek one percent District Assembly Common Fund Allocation to Empower Child Rights in SRHR

Stakeholders at a day's consultation workshop on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Policy Influence Dialogue have advocated one percent of the District Assembly's Common Fund  be dedicated to supporting child rights empowerment. That will ensure sustainable financing for programmes that protect and promote sexual and reproductive health and rights of children and adolescents across the country. It will expand access to vital education and services, reduce early pregnancies and gender-based violence and empower both girls and boys through inclusive programmes. Additionally, it will ensure sustainable local support by aligning with district plans, improve overall health outcomes for mothers and children and promote inclusive policies that address the needs of marginalised...
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 SWIDA-Ghana engages stakeholders, marginalized groups to promote inclusive development.
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 SWIDA-Ghana engages stakeholders, marginalized groups to promote inclusive development.

A day's engagement forum, targeted at providing a platform for marginalized social groups to share their experiences, challenges, and recommendations with policymakers and stakeholders, has been held in Tamale. The forum is aimed at fostering dialogue between excluded groups, policymakers, and local-level stakeholders as part of efforts to advocate for the development and implementation of inclusive policies that enhance the active participation of marginalized communities in governance. The event was organized by the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), with funding support from Star Ghana Foundation and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. The engagement forum is part of SWIDA-Ghana’s ongoing initiative, dubbed "Enhancing the Inclusion of Margi...
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Foundation calls on stakeholders to safeguard children online  
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Technology

Foundation calls on stakeholders to safeguard children online  

The Ghana Internet Safety Foundation (GISF) has called on stakeholders to take steps to safeguard Ghanaian children in the digital space.  The Foundation said parents and caregivers could create an open environment, where children could discuss their online experiences.  Mr. Emmanuel Adinkra, Chief Information Security Officer and President of Ghana Internet Safety Foundation speaking ahead of the 11th edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) said parents could equip themselves with digital literacy skills to help guide children and mitigate online risks.  The event, which will be celebrated on February 11, 2025 is on the theme: "Together for a Better Internet."   This event emphasizes the need for collective action to ensure that every child can safely explore t...
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Stakeholders unhappy about pre-marital sex, surge in teenage pregnancy in Sunyani    
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Stakeholders unhappy about pre-marital sex, surge in teenage pregnancy in Sunyani    

Stakeholders at an adolescent community forum have expressed concern about uncontrolled pre-marital sexual practices among teenagers in the Sunyani Municipality, calling for collective approach to bring the situation under control.  They said that was contributing to increasing teenage pregnancies and affecting girl-child education, as well as increasing adolescent single parenting in the municipality.  That situation is affecting the holistic growth and development of girls and making more of them a liability and increasing the vulnerabilities of children.  The ‘Sunyani Adolescent Parliament’ set up by the Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), a media advocacy non-government organisation (NGO) under the Resilient City for Adolescents (RC4A) project it is implementing in the...
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