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60 trained in district assembly planning process at Okere
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A training aimed at enhancing the capacity of traditional authorities, assembly members, leaders of youth groups and Persons with Disability (PWD) to promote development in their respective communities has been held in the Okere District of the Eastern Region.
The two-day training, geared towards educating participants to get involved in the District Assembly Planning Process was organised by the Hunger Project-Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
In all, 60 participants selected from the Hunger Project’s coverage communities namely Asaasekokor, Baware, Otareso, Atweturede and Mankrado benefitted from the training.
The facilitator, Mr Edem John-Elliote, consultant for Savana Alliance Ghana noted that the training was in fulfilment of Section 40 of the Local Government Act 2016, which mandated the citzenry to participate in the planning process of their assemblies.
He advised participants to develop their own community plan, state how resource can be mobilised, be responsible and forge cordial relationship with the assemblies during the planning process.
Mr John-Elliote noted that over the years participation in the planning process at the assembly level had been poor due to lack of education to equip the citizenry on their rights.
According to him, participatory monitoring was key to the development of every community and urged participants to be interested in both the planning and monitoring of ongoing assembly processes as responsible citizens.
He assured them that the projects would be gender responsive, disability friendly and children-centred for the benefit of all.
From Kodjo David, Baware
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
