Camfed honours nine for advancing the cause of women
The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has honoured nine individuals for the various roles they played in society towards the advancement of women and the promotion of female education.
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Those honoured were Ms Emelia Dukrugu, a teacher at the Bagabaga Junior High School (JHS) and Camfed Alumni; Hajia Veronica Azara Bukari, Kansawurche, the Queen mother of Bole Traditional Area and a midwife (Health); Melanie Kassie, the founder of Sirigu Women’s Organisation of Pottery and Arts (SWOPA), (Civic Engagement), Upper East Region; and Hajia Ibrahim Taimako (Entrepreneurship) for mentoring a lot of women in the Northern Region to set up their own businesses.
The rest were Madam Salamatu Iddrisu (Mother Support Group); Madam Agnes Cherenya (Teacher Mentor); Mr Nayina Karim, a social entrepreneur and the founder of a rehabilitation centre and school for malnourished children at Karaga in the Northern Region; Nana Amba Eyiaba (Governance), an educationist, traditional leader and former board member of Graphic Communications Group Limited, for helping to empower girls and women; and Dr Emmanuel Bedzaikin, the founder of the Faith Community Hospital at Nankpanduri in 2005 at a time when there was no health centre in the area.
Citation
They were presented with a citation at a ceremony held in Tamale last Friday as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day organised by Camfed Alumni Association (CAMA), past beneficiaries of Camfed scholarship, with support from Camfed, on the theme: “ Pledge for Parity: Accelerate Gender Parity.”
Earlier, members of CAMA embarked on a procession on the Tamale-Bolga road to the venue of the ceremony to raise awareness of the need for all, both men and women, to work together to help achieve gender parity.
Pledge for parity
Speaking at the ceremony, the Programme Manager, Enterprise and Leadership Development at Camfed, Mrs Millicent Kaleem, called for a concerted effort from all and sundry to help achieve gender parity in all spheres of life in the country.
She said Camfed was already at the forefront working hard to help accelerate gender parity through its various interventions aimed at creating more educational opportunities for girls and empower young women to become leaders of change.
“Camfed is living the pledge for parity through our various interventions. However, to achieve global results we call on everyone, men and women to pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly in order to help women and girls achieve their ambitions,’’ she stated.
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The Queen mother of Bole, on behalf of those who were honoured, thanked Camfed for the recognition and the honour done them and pledged to contribute their quota towards the attainment of gender parity in the country.
A CAMA member, Ms Rashidatu Iddrisah, in an interview, said the day was to celebrate and honour all women, especially those recognised, for their role in promoting the welfare of girls and women.
Camfed operates in four regions in the country: the Northern, Upper East, Upper West and Central.