Dear Friends,Today, September 8 is the International Literacy Day. The 43rd to be celebrated since it was initiated by UNESCO in 1965. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. According to UNESCO, Some 776 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate [...]
Currently AWDF is carrying out an extensive monitoring & evaluation visit with grantees in Ghana and last Friday I joined the Grants Manager on one of these visits. Here are some pictures from the Ancilla Women’s Group which was founded by Catholic Sisters and recieved a grant of US$2,000 in 2006 for Economic Empowerment activities: [...]
Greetings from the International Colloquium in Liberia! Today I have met (okay seen, sometimes from a distance) many powerful women. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, President Talya Halonen of Finland, the Governor-General of Canada (who is also black!), Baroness Amos, Mary Robinson the former President of Ireland…I could go on and on.It has been very [...]
This is a follow up to Nana’s post on the 9th of February to the effect that marriage is a waste of time for women. As Nana’s opponents in the great debate, our team was to oppose the motion that “marriage is a waste of time for women”. It was an interesting debate and as [...]
I listen to discussions on politics and read about politics with keen interest at every level. I am always amazed at the passion, knowledge and ignorance with which people speak. Indeed Ghana has advanced in deepening democracy in the country and l feel very proud as a Ghanaian. In just about 10 days Ghana will [...]
Oi, (As we say in Mozambique). I get the singular privilege of changing my identity every week for the next few weeks so this week I am Mozambican. Remember Samora Machel? Yes this is the beloved land of Samora Machel. Maputo is the capital of Mozambique and as Ghana is to the cedi and pesewa [...]
