Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Daniel Syme has said government is promoting women in political decision making as a composite index for enhancing good governance through participatory approach to national development in every facet of society. He noted that government was unswerving to the socio-economic empowerment of women at all levels because women’s participation in nation building was an essential ingredient in achieving an equitable, peaceful and more prosperous society.
Mr. Syme was speaking at a forum organized by Action Aid Ghana (AAG), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), into development to support women small holder farmers in the Upper East Region and to take stock of the organisation’s activities in the region for the year 2013.
Action Aid Ghana, started operations in Sapeliga and Teshie in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region in 1990, based on the relative levels of development, the lack of involvement of other NGOs in the area, coupled with the high degree of community interest and improved livelihood indicators in the area.
The Deputy Minister said though women wield greater influence in the attainment of the development aspirations of the country, their contribution was often undermined by negative acts perpetuated against them mostly by their male counterparts.
James Kusi-Boama, Upper East Local Rights Programme Manager (UELRP) of AAG, commended its community development partners for their tremendous contribution in the organization’s development efforts. He said the interventions of AAG sought amongst other things, to improve access to basic social services, including education, water and sanitation, as well as improved food security, by facilitating access to agricultural practices and access to productive resources.
By: James Amoh Jnr | A1radioonline.com | Ghana
