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Engage boys in domestic chores – Parents advised
A young boy sweeping
Parents have been advised to distribute domestic roles and chores to ensure that boys supported girls to have maximum time to study and improve upon their academic performance.
Ms Dorcas Zoogah, the National Chairperson for the Young Urban Women Movement (YUWM), a move¬ment under the ActionAid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation said, males mostly performed better than females at school because of the less burden they have at home.
She stated that, it was necessary to give girls the support they need¬ed to ensure that they climbed up the academic ladder like their male counterparts.
Ms Zoogah stated this at the launch of the Upper West Regional Chapter of the YUWM at Wa by the ActionAid.
The YUWM is an organised group of women with the objective of em¬powering young women living in rural and urban communities of Ghana with skills to secure economic inde-pendence, have control over their bodiesas well as advocate better opportunities and rights in the areas of sexual and gender-based violence, unpaid care work and decent work.
In an attempt to address the im¬pact of unpaid care work on school girls, Ms Zoogah said, if mothers re¬distributed the chores and made boys to assist, girls would have some time on their hands to study and engage in other productive ventures.
“These girls wake up and do so much that they get exhausted even before the day begins. They have to do so much chores and get exhausted even before they go to school and are therefore unable to concen¬trate,” she said.
She cited instances where as a lit¬tle girl, she would be in class but will be thinking of the number of buckets of water she would need to draw home after school and which route to use to get to the source of water in addition to the evening meal she would be preparing for the family.
“The issue also has to do with the fact that some women do not even consider what they do as work and do not see the stress they go through. So our aim is to create the awareness about unpaid care work and help the females with better communication strategies to persuade the men to share in those roles,” she said.
Touching on sexual and gen¬der-based violence, the Chairperson was worried that most of the abuses suffered at home were perpetuat¬ed by females against females such as mothers or sisters-in-law against daughters-in law and asked that women should support each other so that they could jointly demand same respect from men.
“We need mothers-in-law who support daughters-in-law and not abuse them so that together they can demand for their rights from the men in the home but this does not happen overnight, it happens as a result of awareness creation and good commu¬nication skills,” she added.
From Darlington Fordjour, Wa
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Manhyia would serve as Ghana’s unifying force …Otumfuo assures on commemoration of 27 years on the Golden Stool
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, last Friday celebrated his 27th enstoolment with a colourful and culture-rich ceremony at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, drawing a distinguished gathering of dignitaries from across Ghana and beyond.
Clad in splendid kente and adorned in rich traditional regalia, the dignitaries added colour and elegance to the occasion, as the palace grounds came alive with a vibrant display of Ghanaian culture.
Traditional drumming, dancing and symbolic rites underscored the deep-rooted heritage of the Ashanti Kingdom, captivating guests and reaffirming the value of tradition in modern society.
Speaking at a high-level Executive Gala organised by the Diaspora Affairs Office of the Office of the President in strategic partnership with the E ON 3 Group, the ‘World-Meets-in-Ghana’ gala, the Asantehene urged Ghanaians to guard against the divisive tendencies of partisan politics.
The event was to honour the Asantehene’s nearly three-decade reign under the theme ‘Advancing Peace and Sustainable Economic Development through Royal Vision’.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II noted that such attitudes threatened the country’s long-standing values of unity, civility and brotherliness.
He assured that Manhyia would continue to serve as a unifying force for the nation.
The celebration also featured the presentation of commemorative gold coins to notable national leaders, including the President, John Dramani Mahama, former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as well as Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a former Vice President in recognition of their contributions to peace and national development.
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Energy Minister announces full restoration of power generation units after major grid disruption
Energy Minister, John Jinapor has announced that all power generation units affected by the recent national grid disruption have been fully restored and are back in service.
According to the Minister on social media, engineers, technicians and emergency response teams worked continuously to restore electricity supply and stabilise the national grid after the incident caused major challenges within the power sector.
In a statement, the Minister praised the efforts of personnel from the Ghana Grid Company Limited, Volta River Authority and Electricity Company of Ghana for their commitment and coordination during the emergency.
“Mission accomplished. All generation units are now back in service,” the Minister stated.
He explained that despite the scale of the disruption, technical teams worked around the clock to restore power and secure stability within the system.
“Through their tireless work, discipline, and commitment to country, power has been restored and system stability secured,” he said.
The Minister further expressed appreciation to the leadership and staff of GRIDCo, VRA, ECG and other supporting agencies for their collective response to the crisis.
According to him, the successful restoration of the system demonstrates the resilience and capability of Ghanaian professionals in times of national difficulty.
“This moment shows that even under pressure, Ghana can rely on the strength and skill of its people,” he added.
The Minister offered prayers for the country’s energy sector and the engineers who led the restoration efforts.
“May God bless our engineers, our energy sector, and our nation,” he stated.
By: Jacob Aggrey
