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GCNH Slams Global Fund Over US$130m Grant
The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) has questioned the selection of AngloGold Ashanti by the Global Fund for HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria control, to carry out malaria programmes in Ghana.
GCNH argues that it is often CSOs that are responsible for such activities in all countries, and is therefore baffled as to why in Ghana a multinational company has been given that mandate.
The criticism comes after AngloGold received an amount of about US$130 million in 2010 to extend its malaria programme to 40 districts in the Ashanti, Western, Northern, Upper East and West, Regions.
To read the article titled, “Storm over US$130m grant to Anglogold,” click here.Source:All AfricaCall for Ghana to Abolish Orphanages
Orphanaid Africa, a NGO that sponsors families to care for orphans instead of taking them to orphanages, is calling on the Government of Ghana to abolish orphanages in Ghana.
Head of family support services at Orphanaid, Awo Boatema Aboagye-Dakwa, says orphanages are foreign to Ghanaian culture and that the Western nations have abolished them because they have proven to be ineffective.
“Besides the evidence of abuse and criminal activities in orphanages, they also detach children from society and make them lose their self confidence when they become adults,” she argues.
To read the article titled, “Abolish orphanages-Orphanaid Africa,” click here.Source:My Joy OnlinePoor Education Hinders Development, VSO
The Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) has blamed poor education for hindering Ghana’s development.
Education programme officer of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Ubald Sabogu, argues that the country could have attained the Millennium Development Goals of 2015 if development in three regions had kept pace with the rest of the country.
Sabogu has described the educational constraints in the Northern, Upper East and the West region as a “major problem hindering the development of the area.”
He warned that the quality of education cannot be improved if classrooms are choked with non professional teachers.
To read the article titled, “Poor education in northern Ghana hinders development,” click here.Source:NGO News AfricaCall for NGO Activities to be Monitored
Ghana’s deputy for northern regional minister, Moses Bukari Magbenba, has called for a legislation and regulatory body to monitor the activities both local and foreign NGOs in the country. Magbenba argues that some of these organisations are not operating in the interest of their proposed beneficiaries.
Magbenba says he observed that the legislative power is needed because some NGOs have lost their focus of being non-profit entities and are making huge profits at the expense of poor communities.
He, however, commended some NGOs that have made tremendous strides in helping the nation to meet and sustain their development objectives in the face of challenges.
To read the article titled, “Minister calls for legislation to monitor activities of NGOs,” click here.Source:Ghana News AgencyPharmacists Urged to Act Against Unsafe Abortions
Ghana Women's Voices has called on pharmacists to help in curbing the high level of unsafe abortions in that country.
The organisation has also encouraged pharmacists to use their medium to educate and direct expectant mothers, who are keen in aborting their pregnancies due to reasons beyond their control, to the right authorities, in order to reduce unsafe abortions.
Ghana Women's Voices CEO, Nana Yaa Appiah, states that unsafe abortion is a critical public health concern in Ghana, emphasising that those women who are denied access to safe abortion, mostly end up getting into the wrong hands.
To read the article titled, “Pharmacists urged to help curb unsafe abortion in Ghana” click here.Source:<br /> NGO NewsNGOs Urged to Fight HIV/AIDS Stigma
The Ghanaian deputy upper regional minister, Lucy Awuni, has underscored the need for NGOs working in the areas of HIV/AIDS to focus more on behavioural change for society to treat people living with HIV/AIDS with compassion and respect.
Speaking during the Ghana AIDS Commission Small Grants Disbursement to Local Partner NGOs in that country, Awuni noted that many people fail to report to health facilities because of the stigma attached to HIV positive people.
She asked the NGOs to do more advocacy programmes and encourage people to go for voluntary counseling and testing to know their HIV/AID status so as to enable them manage their health status and also take the antiretroviral drugs where they are diagnosed to be positive to prolong their lifespan.
To read the article titled, “NGOs urged to help fight HIV/AIDS stigma,” click here.
Source:<br /> All AfricaArticle link:NGO Rescues 39 Trafficked Children
Thirty-nine trafficked children have been rescued in communities along the Volta Lake in Ghana. The children were rescued by the Partners in Community Development Programme (PACODEP).
The children, aged between six and 13 years who were rescued within three months, are part of a programme sponsored by Geneva Global, an international organisation which fights against all forms of human rights abuses, working in collaboration with PACODEP in Ghana.
To read the article titled, “NGO rescues 39 trafficked children,” click here.Source:<br /> All AfricaArticle link:DETA Conference 2009
The Distance Education and Teacher Education in Africa (DETA) is hosting the DETA Conference 2009 from 3-6 August 2009 in Ghana.
Expanding education and improving its quality is central to the development of Africa. If we want to realise the goal of quality education for all, faculties of education in Africa need to actively take the lead.
It is extremely important for educationists in Africa to meet and deliberate on educational issues in Africa. It is our responsibility to share our knowledge with one another and strengthen our intellectual capacity regarding education in Africa.
The major objectives of the conference are to contribute to the debate on teacher training in Africa and to build capacity for the delivery of teacher training programmes in Africa. These objectives represent ways in which we can support NEPAD, various protocols on education and training in Africa, the Millennium Development Goals and some of the recommendations of the All-Africa Education Ministers’ Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education (February 2004).
Only 200 delegates will be hosted.
Dates: 3-6 August 2009
Location: Ghana
Venue: University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
For more information, click here.
Event type:ConferenceEvent venue:University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaEvent start date:03/08/2009Event end date:06/08/2009Statement by African Monitor on the election of Prof. John Atta Mills as President of Ghana
Press Release
23 January 2009
African Monitor congratulates President John Atta Mills on his January 3 win in the Ghanaian presidential race. Ghana being the pioneer of Africa’s independence but having gone through a difficult period of change of government through undemocratic means, we are proud that the way the election has been conducted contributes significantly to the process of consolidating democratic governance not only in Ghana but in the rest of the continent.
As Ghana takes another step towards continued creation of a better world for its people, particularly the poor, we wish the country success in all its endeavors.
As a continental body that seeks to be an effective catalyst in development for the benefit of Africa’s poor, African Monitor calls upon the new government to intensify its efforts to eradicate poverty and address inequality which tend to lock out the poor and vulnerable from gains of economic growth and development.
Furthermore, we call upon the government of President Atta Mills to intensify efforts at finding lasting peace in the West Africa region and Africa as a whole, particularly in conflict hotspots such as Somalia, Ivory Coast, Darfur, DRC, Guinea and Mauritania.
As a constructive friend to all development actors, we at African Monitor pledge unwavering support to the new government of the Republic of Ghana and to continental leadership in the search for lasting solutions to the internal and external challenges and crises facing us as a people.
African Monitor 1st Floor Tokai-on-Main Office Complex, Main Road, Tokai 7945, Cape Town, South Africa, Tel: +27 21 713 2802, Fax: +27 21 712 1082; email: info@africanmonior.org; www.africanmonitor.orgDate published:23/01/2009Organisation:African Monitor
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