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General News on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-01-16
Esther Tawiah, Executive Director of GenCED
A civil society group, Gender for Empowering Development (GenCED) launched the Ghana Protocol Map Scorecard on Wednesday January 16, 2019 in Maputo to badess and make recommendations on areas requiring immediate reinforcement and attention.
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol, was adopted by the African Union in 2003 with the signature of 53 African countries. Currently, more than 28 African countries have ratified, including Ghana.
Although the country has made efforts to integrate some aspects of the protocol and implement measures for some of its articles, some civil societies have urged the government to do more to tackle the problems badociated with women and children.
Esther Tawiah, Executive Director of GenCED, said she was confident that the publication of a progress report on the implementation of the protocol would maintain governments, stakeholders and other organizations of civil society in the limelight, as well as the rapid adoption of policies achieve these protocols.
She added that, although the protocol contains many articles, the organization only aimed at Article 4, which deals with the right to life, integrity and security of the person and Article 13, which deals with economic and social protection rights.
"When you sign a charter, sometimes the article does not specify, but you have to break it down and deal with it. What is the path to follow? What is the government doing to reach them? So, when you are able to score a government, he realizes that he is not doing certain things well and that he has to sit down. The following recommendations will then tell the government which areas to focus on. This protocol is why our president has been recognized because we have ratified it, but is it only about it? We have to question ourselves and what makes us good, say that we are here and that we have to be here, go there, change our habits and intensify our efforts. "
"This report is more or less an accountability tool to hold the government accountable and to let them know that all the charters they have signed on our behalf must be completed."
Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Gender, Childhood and Welfare, Director of the Gender Department, Ms. Comfort Asare emphasized the need for a behavioral change and a awareness across the country.
According to her, the problem with Ghana is related to culture and significant progress can be made when the population gives support to the government, changes attitudes and supports policies.
Representatives from Plan International and Plan Ghana, members of the Forum of African Women Educators in Kenya, stakeholders and the media attended the launch of the Maputo Protocol Scorecard in Ghana.
About GenCED
Gender for Empowering Development is a non-governmental organization that seeks to empower women and youth for the sustainable development of the country. It was established in 2011 as an independent non-profit organization for research and advocacy, which focuses on key areas of development, including governance, peace and security, social interferences, and advocacy. # 39; entrepreneurship.
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