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Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana, has strongly objected to the efforts made by Members of Parliament to pass the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.
@JoyNewsOnTV Clearly so long as the politicians are benefiting from the weaknesses in the system, they will maintain the status quo. Our political campaigns are a huge source of corruption.
Happy Birthday, dear Mother General! Thank you for being the guiding force in our lives and for being the epitome of strength, grace, and unconditional love.
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Honouring a phenomenal woman @bisiafayemi as she marks an important milestone in her life. We’re celebrating her, not only as a co-founder of AWDF, but for her massive footprint on social justice across Africa!
Read about her role in the #AWDFjourney
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Domestic Debt Exchange: How can you be asking pensioners and individual bondholders to accept austerity measures on their coupon at a time you are funding a $450 million cathedral
- @SammyGyamfi_ [Communications Director, @OfficialNDCGh] #Newsfile
Domestic Debt Exchange: Government spent GHS 15 million on purchasing car tires and batteries at the Presidency, and they spent GHS 51 million on just fuel at the Presidency in 9 months
- @SammyGyamfi_ [Communications Director, @OfficialNDCGh] #Newsfile
As part of #InternationalDevelopmentWeek, we are happy to join the Stephen Lewis Foundation in a panel discussion and Q&A around re-thinking trust, risk, and due diligence in philanthropy and international development. Be part of it, register here https://t.co/KRBNYe0Tdd
Twitter: Did you know @WRAglobal just launched the results of their Midwives' Voices, Midwives' Demands campaign, where they shared the demands of more than 56,000 midwives from 101 countries? Check out the results here 👉 https://t.co/aUwnsBN6Cp
Introducing our new Board of Directors! They are an amazing group of professionals who will help ensure that every woman and girl, in all their diversity, can determine the direction of her own life! #Genderequality Learn more here👉 https://t.co/34xFq6AKPX
The SDGs commit member states to achieve full +effective participation &equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making by 2030 however, global representation has only increased by 10% over the last 3decades for women in Africa- Prof.Cheryl #InclusiveElections
1 HR TO GO!
This will be one of many conversations on how elections can be organized differently to allow women’s meaningful participation and influence the political process in the African region.
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#InclusiveElections
How can elections be organized differently to allow women’s meaningful participation and influence in the political process in Africa?
Join us as we unpack women’s political participation & the impact of electoral processes on women
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#InclusiveElections
🎙In this episode of #SistersVoices we turn our microphone within to speak to our own Gertrude Annoh-Quarshie, Director of Operations here at AWDF, on the realities in trying to achieve economic security for women.
🔊Listen here:
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My colleagues and I @FordFoundation are saddened and grieving the loss of our magnificent colleague Innocent Chukwuma. He led Ford’s West Africa program with intelligence, passion, humility and compassion. Our deepest condolences to his beloved wife Josephine and daughters.