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GENDER CENTRE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLS ON NEW GOVERNMENT TO INVEST MORE IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ...  Read more

Presentation for Abantu 22 ...  Read more

The Gender Centre has organised a meeting between citizens of the Jaman South District and officials of the District Assembly to discuss issues of concern to women in the District including gender equality and women empowerment and how these concerns can be addressed.  The event was attended by over 30 men, women, youth and persons with ...  Read more

Participants at the Launch Gender Centre on the 14th of June 2012, launched its Women in leadership Project, at the Sunlodge Hotel, in Accra.  The event was chaired by the Convenor of the Women's Manifesto Coalition Md Hamida Harrison who is a lecturer at the University of Ghana as well as the Programmes Manager of ABANTU for Development, a ...  Read more

INTRODUCTION One key element of Gender Centre’s ReWoSHA (Reducing Women's Susceptibility to HIV infection as a result of Gender Inequality in Ghana”)  project is the formation of a Coalition of NGOs working towards the development of a gender responsive HIV and AIDS National Strategic Plan in Ghana.  As part of efforts to build the ...  Read more

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (25 November – 10 December 2010)   Gender Centre marked the event in Akplabanya, in the Dangme East and Doryumu in the Dangme West  Districts of the Greater Accra Region with two separate durbars under the theme, “REDUCING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: The role of the ...  Read more

AMASACHINA SELF HEP ASSOCIATION, WA  ORGANISATION HISTORY The formation of  Amasachina Self Help Association  was conceived in 1962  when a group of Development Activists from Northern Ghana met with members of the Northern Youth Association (attending the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,) to discuss how cultural and ...  Read more

Window of Hope Foundation is a Ghanaian non-governmental organisation committed to advance the welfare and status of the marginalized and vulnerable especially women, children and the poor in the Ghanaian society. Vision Window of Hope seeks to be a leading national organisation for promoting human equality and development. Mission The ...  Read more

In 2006, Gender Centre conducted a nationwide study to investigate the link between HIV/AIDS and gender.  The study findings confirmed a link between Gender, Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS. This prompted the initiation of another project, Addressing the Gender Related Aspects of HIV and AIDS with funding support from DANIDA through Ghana AIDS ...  Read more

LEGAL STATUS   Rural Watch was established in 1999 to pursue a broad-based programme with the ultimate objective of improving the conditions of rural people with particular emphasis on their health status.   It was formally registered with Registrar Generals Department in August 2000 as a company limited by guarantee and ...  Read more

The second phase of the ‘Good Governance Through Increasing Women’s Participation in Ghana’s Political Processes’ project, also referred to as the ‘We Know Politics Project’ has been launched here in Accra.   This is a three year project to be implemented in 20 districts across all the 10 regions of the country. The project districts ...  Read more

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: TAKING STOCK OF WOMEN’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PREAMBLE Today, 8th March 2011, marks International Women’s Day.  This day has been set aside by the United Nations body to recognize the fact that securing peace and social progress and the full enjoyment of human ...  Read more

The Gender Centre in partnership with 3 implementing partners/organisations (Amasachina Self Help Association (Wa), Prolink (Kadjebi) and Rural Watch (Koforidua) have since 2009 launched and implemented a project titled “Reducing Women's Susceptibility to HIV infection as a result of Gender Inequality in Ghana. This project was conceptualized ...  Read more

Gender Studies & Human Rights Documentation Centre Facts on Violence Against Women in Ghana  Table of Contents Part One: Introduction Profile of Physical Violence in Ghana Profile of Psychological Violence in Ghana Sexual Violence Traditional Practices as Violence Economic Forms of Violence Part Two: Reporting Reasons ...  Read more

Gender Studies & Human Rights Documentation Centre Facts on Violence Against Women in Ghana  Table of Contents Part One: Introduction Profile of Physical Violence in Ghana Profile of Psychological Violence in Ghana Sexual Violence Traditional Practices as Violence Economic Forms of Violence  Part Two: Reporting Reasons ...  Read more

27% of women have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime 1 in 3 women had been fondled or touched against their will For 2 in 10 women their first experience of sex was against their will 2 in 5 women are harassed or coerced when they refuse their partners sex 3 in 10 women are forced by their male partners to have sex 7% of ...  Read more

Myth: Women who are assaulted often like it. Women do not find pleasure in abuse. In fact, women are terrified, horrified, and disgusted when their partners turn on them. The "masochist" label (someone who derives pleasure from pain) is often used in an irresponsible manner by uninformed people to explain the assaulted woman’s dilemma. ...  Read more

This article was written by Catherine Hayden and can be found at http://www.genderlinks.org.za/article/rape-crisis-ordinary-women-doing-extraordinary-things-2009-08-06   Earlier this year, Rape Crisis launched a new campaign booklet in Cape Town. Stop the Bus! I Want to Get oncontains lessons learnt in successful campaigning by Rape ...  Read more

This article was written by Judith Cobbina for Womec. It can be found at http://www.womec.org/womec/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=33 A new campaign project dubbed “ We Know Politics: Hearing Women’s Voices in the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections” has been launched in Accra, Ghana, by WiLDAF ...  Read more