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Power Queens Club celebrates 35th anniversary
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The Power Queens Club of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has observed its 35th anniversary in Accra on Friday.
The event was under the theme ‘ECG Power Queens Club: 35 years of women’s empowerment,’ and was attended mainly by female staff of the company from across the country and draped in their anniversary cloth.
Present at the ceremony were the Managing Director (MD), Mr Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, management, board members, former Managing Directors and some retirees of the company.
They danced to melodious tunes from the ECG Tema choir and the Jazz Kings band.
Speaking at the event, the Deputy Minister of Information, Ms Fatima Abubakar said discussions on women empowerment were necessary because statistics had indicated that, there are some deficits and deficiencies that needed to be worked out.
She said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Science Report 2021 stated that in Africa, only 30 per cent of science professionals were women while on the global scale, 12 per cent of the members of science academies are women and they comprise less than 30 percent of tertiary graduates in engineering and 40 per cent of computer science graduates.
“When you narrow the trend to Ghana, the gender biases is shown in the 52-year history of the Academy of Sciences. Out of the 20 presidents, the academy have only had three females as presidents, a number which is not encouraging.
“This is why it has become necessary to expand and explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education,” she said.
Ms Abubakar said that over the years, the government in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) have introduced STEM education with the intention of instilling the interest and encouraging young girls to adopt science and technology.
She said per the statistics, more people were embracing STEM education, stating it was a good move especially for companies like ECG that relies heavily on its technical staff.
The Deputy Minister of Information said government needed to do more in changing the mindset of people who are used to traditional ways of doing things as well as those who decide what a girl or a boy should study at school.
Ms Abubakar urged members of the Power Queens Club to invest in their self-development and charged them to pursue continuous capacity building and professional development.
The national president of Power Queens Club, Mrs Doreen Carol Anning-Gyebi said over the years, the club had grown into a vibrant community of strong passionate and inspiring women.
She said the club had positively impacted the company through sustained effort including its revenue mobilisation drive, annual blood donation exercises, professional development workshops, health awareness programmes and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
“As we celebrate this anniversary, let us take a moment to cherish the victories we have achieved together from a humble beginning of less than 300 ladies to over 1,600 ladies in 2023 with 25 per cent in various leadership positions,” she added.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
Ghana Post on Tuesday launched the ‘Skool Box’ initiative, one aimed at supporting education and delivery services to students in Accra.
The initiative forms part of Ghana Post’s broader transformation agenda to diversify its services and provide innovative solutions to everyday challenges faced by Ghanaians.
Launching the initiative, the Managing Director of the company, Mrs Rita Sraha, said the idea was inspired by the practical difficulties students and parents often faced in transporting school items, particularly at the beginning of the academic term.
According to her, the increasing space constraints in schools also makes it difficult for students to carry large quantities of belongings with them, creating the need for parents to find alternative ways of sending additional items to their children.
Mrs Sraha said the initiative aligns with the broader national agenda of using digital technology and innovation to expand opportunities, improve public services and strengthen Ghana’s economic capabilities.
The Managing Director however, stressed that the success of the initiative would depend on Ghana Post’s willingness to listen to users, learn from experience and continuously improve the service.
Mrs Sraha explained that Ghana Post was gradually expanding beyond its traditional postal operations through partnerships and services in areas including last-mile delivery, agency banking, logistics and insurance.
She said the School Box Service was another example of how the organisation was using its institutional capabilities to develop solutions to practical challenges within communities.
The Acting Chief Commercial Officer of Ghana Post, Mr Benard Yaw Atta-Sonno, said the service was designed to provide convenient and reliable delivery of school-related items while creating new business opportunities within the education sector.
According to him, the company was also strengthening its focus on digitalisation, customer experience, strategic partnerships and data-driven commercial decision-making.
“Our objective is clear: to build multiple sustainable revenue streams around the assets and capabilities that Ghana Post already possesses, while developing new capabilities for emerging markets,” he said.
He explained that, in the short term, the initiatives were expected to increase transaction volumes, improve the digitalisation of the company’s network, attract new customer segments and generate additional revenue from services that complemented its traditional postal operations.
He noted that the School Box, in particular, provided an opportunity for Ghana Post to develop recurring business around the annual school cycle, while creating opportunities to cross-sell other logistics and delivery services.
The launch forms part of Ghana Post’s wider efforts to modernise its operations and position the company as a diversified logistics and service provider beyond its traditional postal business.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has asked heads of schools not to turn away newly admitted students or refuse to accommodate them over metal trunks or wooden chop boxes.
“These practices may impose unnecessary financial burdens on parents and guardians who may be unable to afford alternative storage containers prescribed by individual schools,” the GES said in a statement.
“All students admitted to boarding accommodation should be treated fairly and accommodated without discrimination based on their economic circumstances or ability of their parents or guardians to purchase a particular brand or type of personal effects.”
The statement, signed by Professor Mrs Smile Dzisi, the Deputy GES Director-General, comes after Management of the Service received reports that some senior high schools and senior high technical schools (SHS/SHTS) were turning newly admitted students or refusing to accommodate them because they brought metal trunks, wooden chop boxes or other personal storage containers to school.
Consequently, the GES has asked regional directors to inform all heads to desist from turning away or refusing admissions to duly admitted students solely on the basis of the type of trunk, chop box, or personal storage container they bought to school.
Provided the item was reasonably sized, safe and did not pose risk to the health, safety or welfare of other students, those students must not be refused accommodation, it added.
The statement said: “Any reported case of a duly admitted student being denied accommodation or turned away solely because of the type of trunk, chop box or personal storage container brought to school should be investigated and same reported to management.”
“Any head of SHS/SHSTS who flouts this directive shall be dealt with in accordance with the applicable standards, regulation and laws of the service.” –GNA
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