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GFA takes flagship ‘Girls for Goals’ project to Volta Region
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended its flagship project ‘Girls for Goals’ to tackle gender equality through sports in the country under the Sustainable Development Goal five (SDG 5), which aims among others to promote female football in the country.
The implementers of the national project visited the Volta Region, and held community engagements with parents, stakeholders and students in the Ho Municipality, Keta Municipality and Adaklu District, where the GFA officials educated students and parents that the initiative was dedicated to empowering girls through sports-based leadership development programmes in second cycle institutions in communities.
Addressing a community sensitisation programme with parents and students at the Adaklu Senior High School (SHS), the Director of the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Mr Frazier Malcolm Appeadu, explained that the objective of the Project involved girls engagement in sports, promoting inclusivity and physical wellbeing, and increasing community awareness.
Mr Appeadu said the girls would be engaged in activities through football, which extends to both girls and boys in basic and selected SHS through mixed soccer.
He emphasised the well-being, education, and empowerment of women and children, recognising the pivotal role of boys and men.
Mr Appeadu continued that under the project, girls would be empowered with leadership skills through targeted sports-based leadership development programmes in public schools.
The Project Consultant for the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Ms Vera Abla Addo, said the project would surely promote gender equality in schools.
Ms Addo explained that the project would not affect the education of boys and girls, saying “as they develop their talents, they would also continue with their education, which she stressed would prepare them adequately for opportunities in the future.
She urged students to respect their parents, support them at home, and equally respect their teachers.
From Samuel Agbewode, Adaklu-Waya
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
