Unilever Ghana’s Geisha brand donates to Mothers and new born babies

A staff of Uniliver presenting a hamper to a mother at church

Unilever’s skincleansing brand, Geisha,has visited some key hospitals in Accra on Mother’s Day.

The team presented hampers with assorted Geisha soaps and other Unilever products to newly born babies and their mothers to mark the day.

Geisha soap, which is Ghana’s leading skin cleansing product embarked on this gesture in line with its commitment to reward and celebrate mothers as the world marked this special day.

Making the presentation, the Brand Manager of Geisha at Unilever, Judy Adda said, Mother’s Day was a special occasion to mothers and what they meant to people.

According to her, Geisha as a brand, had over the years been a part of this celebration.

As a result, visiting and sharing love with these mothers was just one of the several ways “we acknowledge and show appreciation to our customers, especially mothers.”

The branddonated to some deserving mothers in selected churches and mosques over the weekend.

Geisha this year relaunched its core variants, which came with improved fragrances and packaging.

Lack of basic amenities cause of high attrition rate in Afram Plains

Poor access to water, healthcare and education in four remote island communities in the Eastern region has resulted in high attrition of key workers in such areas.

This has led to adverse results recorded in education, health and birth registration in the Afram Plains North and South districts.

This came to light when Ghana’s Representativefor the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),Osama MakkawiKhogali,concluded a week-long visit to the four remote island communities in the two districts.

The visit was to appreciate the pressing challenges impacting children in these communities, including significant barriers to birth registration, access to education, health, and adolescent and child protection issues.

This is the first time a head of a development organisation in Ghana has undertaken such extensive and direct engagement with hard-to-reach communities in the Afram Plains North and South districts.

MrKhogali travelled by ferry, canoe, and motor bicycle engaging directly with residents in Bumpata, Ekyiamenfrom, two communities in KwahuAfram Plains South, and the remote fishing village of Kpatalidza and Senafukope in KwahuAfram Plains North from June 22- 28,2025.

He stated that UNICEF’s presence in these remote communities reaffirm its core principle to protect and promote the rights of every child irrespective of where they live, however, isolated.

According to MrKhogali, understanding the unique barriers children face in accessing quality education and essential health services to addressing concerns around adolescent pregnancy and birth registration was crucial for tailoring UNICEF’s support effectively.

During his visit, MrKhogali held dialogues with the Regional Coordinating Councils and District Chief Executives, community members and their leaders, teachers, health workers, and religious leaders.

The discussions were centred on challenges hindering birth registration, barriers to accessing quality education, availability of essential health commodities, and adolescent pregnancy.

Findings from the visit and engagement revealed that inadequate water supply, health facilities and difficult access to education in the area caused children to trek long distances to access these facilities.

Furthermore, the UNICEF rep on the visit noted that weak implementation of birth registration protocols and the charges associated with children over 12 months were major drawbacks to achieving universal birth registration.

Strategic engagements were held with the Regional and District Health Directorates to assess the availability of basic health supplies.

By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu

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Let’s not sow seeds of division …Pres Mahama cautions on maiden National Day of Thanksgiving

President John Mahama [left] with First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama and Mr Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament

Ghana’s maiden National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving service was held on Tuesday at the State House in Accra.

It was attended by President John Mahama, Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, First Lady Lordina Mahama, Ministers of State and Members of Parliament (MPs).

Cardinal Turkson (middle), Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, Veep (right) with Archbishop Duncan Williams (second left) and other clergy at the National Thanksgiving Service

Also in attendance were men and women of God, traditional leaders including the Ga mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II, Muslim chiefs and officers from some of the security agencies.

The event themed “Reset, Reflect and Renew for National Prosperity” was to unite Ghanaians of all faiths and express gratitude to God for the nation’s abundant blessings.

The sermon was preached by His Eminence Cardinal Appiah Turkson.

That was preceded by prayer sessions led by various pastors amidst praise and worship sessions by seasoned gospel musicians in the country.

The Islamic Prayers and Thanksgiving Service was led by Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam at the Ghana National Mosque at Kanda, Accra.

President Mahama in his address called for togetherness and mutual respect as the nation seeks healing and transformation.

Mr Afenyo Markin, the minority leader, delivering his address

“Let us remain vigilant against the voices of tribalism, the voices of religious extremism and against the poison of political division. These are the seeds of division that we must never let take root in our precious nation, Ghana,” he declared

By Linda Abrefi Wadie