NEWS IN GHANA

Residents of Keta Municipality including the thirty-three (36) states of Anlo and its environs in the Volta Region can now heave a sigh of relief with an assurance their needs would now be met with the rebirth of the Keta Constituency Development Association to Kecoda Foundation. The Keta Constituency Development Association was established in 1996 by Mr. Jim Fugar, Mr. C.Y. Tay and Hon Dan Abodakpi, the former Member of Parliament (MP) of Keta Constituency to lessen the plight of the disadvantaged, and agenda which will also bring about development in the Municipality. But unfortunately the once vibrant association has lost its purpose to deliver somewhere in the early part of 2000 till date. In a bid to lift up that agenda by contributing meaningfully towards the well-being and the socio-economic development of the people from the Keta Municipality and its neighboring communities and beyond, the Kecoda Foundation has been outdoored at the plush AH Hotel near East Legon ...

The Municipal Chief Executive Officer of La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly, Mrs Jennifer Adjabeng has observed investing in quality and equity education backed by the right standards are vehicles that drives a nation to obtain skills and knowledge required for effective social and labour market integration. According to her, well educated people contribute to more democratic societies including sustainable economies and are less dependent on public aid as well as less vulnerable economic downturns, which is vividly highlighted in President Akufo Addo's "Ghana Beyond Aid" agenda. Mrs Adjabeng made this known at the 6th graduation ceremony of Penfield High School in Accra last Saturday June 30, 2018. The colourful ceremony which was under the theme:"If you cannot embrace change, at least give it a hug" witnessed about twenty-seven (27) graduands honoured with WASSCE and IGCSE programs certificates. Out of the total number of graduands, eightee...

The Head of Global Advocacy and Partnerships at Forward UK, Mad. Adwoa Kwateng-Kluvitse has observed the only approach to tackling holistically the issues of Kayayei in the country is through effective collaboration of all Civil Society Organizations(CSOs), Corporate Organizations, Government and its Development Partners, entrepreneurs and the citizenry to unite towards development of a  coherent long-term strategy for implementation. She also added: "We've got to look not only at issues of the south but more importantly issues of the north as well and we have to ensure that we are not only dealing with Kayayei who are here but including those from the sending communities within the three north regions of this country". Mad. Adwoa Kwateng-Kluvitse made the observation known in an interview on the sidelines of the launch of a report dubbed: "Kayayei situational analysis in Ghana". The event which took place in Accra on Saturday June 30, 2018 coi...