‘Women empowerment key to national development’

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has held community dialogue sessions at Winneba and Mankessim in the Central Region during which issues on women empowerment, sexual and gender-based violence and teenage pregnancy were discussed.

The event, which was attended by the general public, including schoolchildren, faith-based organisations, civil society organisations, women groups and chiefs, was organised by the ministry with support from the  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Essence of the programme

The essence of the dialogue was to provide an opportunity for the participants to brainstorm on the issues, following the increasing spate of gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy and the quest to empower women in the country.

Addressing the sessions, a Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mr John Alexander Ackon, underscored the importance of women empowerment as a positive step to enhance thei