NEWS IN GHANA

The Country Director of Days for Girls Ghana (DFG), a non-profit organization, Sandra Boakye has called on government to urgently respond to the plight of women and girls and ensure the complete removal of 20% luxury tax on menstrual hygiene product into the country to allow free-flow, easy access and use of women and girls during their menstrual cycle periods.  According to her, this would go a long way to help address the issues of menstrual hygiene health that our women and girls are confronted with on a daily basis to advance their good health and well-being in the country at all times. She made this known while addressing a capacity building session organized by her outfit for some selected journalists representing a cross section of the Ghanaian media in Accra on Monday September 20, 2021.      The beneficiaries were drawn from media houses such as GTV, Metro TV, Atinka TV, ATV, Sena Radio online, Ghanaian Times, Onua TV/Radio, 3FM/TV3 and the Human Rights...

  Some stories stay with you long after the work is done. This is one of them. In recent weeks, I have been deeply involved in efforts that led to the safe return of a young Ghanaian woman, Patience Asiam, who had been stranded in Iraq under distressing and exploitative conditions. What began as a routine case quickly evolved into a powerful reminder of why advocacy must remain at the heart of our work. Patience, 27, had travelled to Iraq in February 2025 in search of better economic opportunities as a domestic worker under a two-year contract. Like many young Ghanaians, she carried with her hope, determination, and the dream of supporting herself and her family. But things did not go as planned. After developing a serious eye condition, she was unable to continue working. What followed was a period of uncertainty and vulnerability. Stranded in a foreign country, without the means to return home, her situation became even more troubling when her employer allegedly demanded a financ...