THE Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has started a membership drive in the Upper West Region.
In this regard, the organisation, in collaboration with the Centre for Rural Women Empowerment and Development (CERWED), a Wa-based NGO, has organised an outreach programme for a number of women groups in Wa.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Regional Focal Person of NETRIGHT, Mrs Helen Koraneng, commended the CERWED for agreeing to put the three northern regions in its 2009 work plan.
She said by its action, the three regions would get the chance to feel the presence of NETRIGHT for the first time in 10 years.
"It is my prayer that in the near future, the Accra team will visit the region to inaugurate new members or better still, host and run a national programme in the Upper West region,” she added.
Mrs Koraneng, who is also the executive director of CERWED, called for a change in attitude towards the many negative practices that hindered the progress of women in the region.
She also appealed to women groups in the region to join NETRIGHT, since they would benefit from the educational programme of the NGO.
For her part, the Regional Director of the Department of Women, Mrs Kate Bob-Millar, called on Ghanaians not to politicise the women's manifesto documents.
"The manifesto is non-partisan and does not belong to any political party. It is rather a document expressing women's concerns on inequality,” she stated.
Mrs Bob-Millar expressed the hope that similar programmes would be replicated in other districts in the three northern regions of the country.
Friday, July 31, 2009
PLANT POOL HANDS OVER TIPPER TRUCK TO ASSEMBLY (PAGE 20)
J.A. Plant Pool Ghana Limited,dealers in heavy duty equipment, has handed over a tipper truck worth GH¢205,000 to the Wa West District Assembly at a ceremony at Wechiau, the district capital.
The truck, which is on a hire purchase over a period of three years, forms part of the assembly's efforts at increasing revenue.
In a brief address, the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Caesar Kale, said the truck was not for free, and therefore, entreated the assembly members to help in using it to raise more revenue.
"I will like to also call on contractors in the district to patronise the services of the truck to ensure its maximum use", he added.
Mr Kale appealed to the company to also go into the supply of agricultural tractors to support farmers in the region.
He suggested that a committee should be formed to manage the facility.
For his part, the District Chief Executive, Mr Seed Tungbani, said the assembly conceived the idea of purchasing the truck last year.
A representative of J/A Plant Pool, who is also the Upper West Regional Supervisor of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mr Emmanuel Volsuuri, said the company had introduced an innovative special pre-finance support package to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
The truck, which is on a hire purchase over a period of three years, forms part of the assembly's efforts at increasing revenue.
In a brief address, the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Caesar Kale, said the truck was not for free, and therefore, entreated the assembly members to help in using it to raise more revenue.
"I will like to also call on contractors in the district to patronise the services of the truck to ensure its maximum use", he added.
Mr Kale appealed to the company to also go into the supply of agricultural tractors to support farmers in the region.
He suggested that a committee should be formed to manage the facility.
For his part, the District Chief Executive, Mr Seed Tungbani, said the assembly conceived the idea of purchasing the truck last year.
A representative of J/A Plant Pool, who is also the Upper West Regional Supervisor of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mr Emmanuel Volsuuri, said the company had introduced an innovative special pre-finance support package to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
STUDENTS NUION ORGANISES QUIZ COMPETITION FOR SHS STUDENTS (PAGE 20)
THE Upper West Students Union at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has organised a quiz competition for some selected senior high schools (SHS) in the region.
In all, five schools, namely Nandom St. Francis Girls, Lassia Tuolu, Wa, and Queen of Peace SHS, participated in the competition.
The schools were quizzed in both Arts and Science. In the Arts category, the Wa SHS emerged winners, followed by Nandom St Francis Girls and Queen of Peace SHS respectively.
For the Science category, Nandom St Francis carried the day, while Queen of Peace placed second with Lassia Tuolu taking the third position.
Awards, ranging from books, pens, caps and wall clocks, were presented to the winners and the participating schools.
Addressing the participants after the competition, the branch secretary of the association, Mr Abraham Iddrisu, said the essence of the competition was not only to give awards, but also to encourage students to take their studies seriously.
“This is an opportunity for you to test your mental strength and give an indication that you are ready for tertiary education,” he added.
Mr Iddrisu advised the students to take their studies seriously and never involve themselves in any act of mischief.
The Patron of the association, Reverend Dr Nathan Samwini, congratulated the organisers of the competition, and urged them to organise more of such activities.
In all, five schools, namely Nandom St. Francis Girls, Lassia Tuolu, Wa, and Queen of Peace SHS, participated in the competition.
The schools were quizzed in both Arts and Science. In the Arts category, the Wa SHS emerged winners, followed by Nandom St Francis Girls and Queen of Peace SHS respectively.
For the Science category, Nandom St Francis carried the day, while Queen of Peace placed second with Lassia Tuolu taking the third position.
Awards, ranging from books, pens, caps and wall clocks, were presented to the winners and the participating schools.
Addressing the participants after the competition, the branch secretary of the association, Mr Abraham Iddrisu, said the essence of the competition was not only to give awards, but also to encourage students to take their studies seriously.
“This is an opportunity for you to test your mental strength and give an indication that you are ready for tertiary education,” he added.
Mr Iddrisu advised the students to take their studies seriously and never involve themselves in any act of mischief.
The Patron of the association, Reverend Dr Nathan Samwini, congratulated the organisers of the competition, and urged them to organise more of such activities.
MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE IN UPPER WEST GET HELP (PAGE 20)
SEVERE mental illness has the tendency to alter one's life. People with such a disease experience a disturbing state of mind which makes it rather difficult for them to fit into society.
As a result, the mentally ill are often shunned by their relations and society at large. Some families may reject their own relatives thereby, abandoning them to their fate.
No wonder, in Ghana, just like any other African country, such people are found roaming the streets engaging in all kinds of activities.
In the Upper West Region, for instance, one person who has taken the challenge to support mentally-ill persons is Mr Elyassu Yusif Baba, the Managing Director of BAHASS Chemical and Herbal Centre based in Wa, the regional capital.
For some time now, Mr Baba, affectionately called BAHASS, has been supporting these people in various ways.
In collaboration with the mental unit of the Wa Regional Hospital, BAHASS has been shaving, bathing, clothing and feeding a number of those unfortuante people every fotnight.
According to him, the gesture is his widow’s mite towards the upkeep of the mentally ill.
“Mentally ill people have the right to treatment and care, but unfortunately, our society sees them as a nuisance who have brought shame to themselves,” he told the Daily Graphic in Wa.
“After feeding the mentally-ill people, the mental unit of the regional hospital also provides them with medicines,” he added.
On what motivated him to undertake this "risky" venture, BAHASS said he felt pity for a particular mentally-ill person who always drank water from a contaminated drain.
"Based on this, I was so moved that I decided to organise some boys to "arrest" him. Ironically, he never resisted and, therefore, we took him to the outstirts of Wa, where we shaved, bathed, clothed and fed him,” Mr Baba said.
“That was the beginning of the whole issue, and by the end of June, this year, we had supported 45 of such people,” he added.
Mr Baba was of the view that mental health was a development issue and should, therefore, not be viewed in isolation.
He, therefore, called on civil society to advocate or lobby the government and civil society to pay more attention to the plight of the mentally-ill.
As a result, the mentally ill are often shunned by their relations and society at large. Some families may reject their own relatives thereby, abandoning them to their fate.
No wonder, in Ghana, just like any other African country, such people are found roaming the streets engaging in all kinds of activities.
In the Upper West Region, for instance, one person who has taken the challenge to support mentally-ill persons is Mr Elyassu Yusif Baba, the Managing Director of BAHASS Chemical and Herbal Centre based in Wa, the regional capital.
For some time now, Mr Baba, affectionately called BAHASS, has been supporting these people in various ways.
In collaboration with the mental unit of the Wa Regional Hospital, BAHASS has been shaving, bathing, clothing and feeding a number of those unfortuante people every fotnight.
According to him, the gesture is his widow’s mite towards the upkeep of the mentally ill.
“Mentally ill people have the right to treatment and care, but unfortunately, our society sees them as a nuisance who have brought shame to themselves,” he told the Daily Graphic in Wa.
“After feeding the mentally-ill people, the mental unit of the regional hospital also provides them with medicines,” he added.
On what motivated him to undertake this "risky" venture, BAHASS said he felt pity for a particular mentally-ill person who always drank water from a contaminated drain.
"Based on this, I was so moved that I decided to organise some boys to "arrest" him. Ironically, he never resisted and, therefore, we took him to the outstirts of Wa, where we shaved, bathed, clothed and fed him,” Mr Baba said.
“That was the beginning of the whole issue, and by the end of June, this year, we had supported 45 of such people,” he added.
Mr Baba was of the view that mental health was a development issue and should, therefore, not be viewed in isolation.
He, therefore, called on civil society to advocate or lobby the government and civil society to pay more attention to the plight of the mentally-ill.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
SWAA SUPPORTS SIX NGOS IN UPPER WEST (PAGE 11)
THE Society of Woman Against AIDS (SWAA), Ghana, with support from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), is supporting six non-governmental organisations in the Upper West Region to carry out HIV and AIDS sensitisation programmes.
The NGOs are the Positive Action Against Poverty, Centre for Community Participation and Development, in the Wa West District, Sung-Bewira Foundation, Youth Alive, Langmaale Initiatives and Wa Diocese HIV and AIDS Programme, in Wa and Lawra respectively.
Addressing a sensitisation workshop in Wa, the National President of SWAA, Ghana, Madam Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, said the GAC had released GH¢100,000 for the regional HIV and AIDs programme over a period of two years.
She said the target of SWAA, among others, is to organise sensitisation programmes in schools and the communities in general and also distribute condoms to the sexually active group, as well as hold counselling and voluntary testing for the people.
She said SWAA also worked in partnership with the Ghana Education Service, Ghana Health Service, district assemblies, traditional rulers and regional co-ordinating councils.
On some of the achievements of SWAA, she mentioned training programmes for women living with HIV and AIDS to make them self-reliant.
She also advised the NGOs to be truthful, transparent and accountable in the management of the funds.
The NGOs are the Positive Action Against Poverty, Centre for Community Participation and Development, in the Wa West District, Sung-Bewira Foundation, Youth Alive, Langmaale Initiatives and Wa Diocese HIV and AIDS Programme, in Wa and Lawra respectively.
Addressing a sensitisation workshop in Wa, the National President of SWAA, Ghana, Madam Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, said the GAC had released GH¢100,000 for the regional HIV and AIDs programme over a period of two years.
She said the target of SWAA, among others, is to organise sensitisation programmes in schools and the communities in general and also distribute condoms to the sexually active group, as well as hold counselling and voluntary testing for the people.
She said SWAA also worked in partnership with the Ghana Education Service, Ghana Health Service, district assemblies, traditional rulers and regional co-ordinating councils.
On some of the achievements of SWAA, she mentioned training programmes for women living with HIV and AIDS to make them self-reliant.
She also advised the NGOs to be truthful, transparent and accountable in the management of the funds.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
WOMEN'S GROUP STARTS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IN UWR (PAGE 21)
THE Network for Women’s Right in Ghana (NETRIGHT), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has started a membership drive in the Upper West Region.
In this regard, NETRIGHT in collaboration with another NGO based in Wa, the Centre for Rural Empowerment and Development, has organised an outreach programme for a number of women’s groups in the Wa Municipality.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Regional Focal Person of NETRIGHT, Mrs Helen Koranteng, commended the two NGOs for agreeing to put the three northern regions in their 2009 work plan.
Mrs Koranteng, who is also the Executive Director of CREWED, called for change in attitude towards the many negative practices that hindered the progress of women in the region .
She appealed to women groups in the region to join NETRIGHT since they would benefit from the educational programmes of the NGO.
For her part, the Upper West Regional Director of the Department of Women, Mrs Cate Bob-Millar, called on Ghanaians not to politicise the women’s manifesto document.
“The manifesto is non-partisan and does not belong to any political party. It is rather a document expressing women’s concern on inequality,” she stated.
Mrs Bob-Millar expressed the hope that similar programmes would be replicated in other districts in the region.
In this regard, NETRIGHT in collaboration with another NGO based in Wa, the Centre for Rural Empowerment and Development, has organised an outreach programme for a number of women’s groups in the Wa Municipality.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Regional Focal Person of NETRIGHT, Mrs Helen Koranteng, commended the two NGOs for agreeing to put the three northern regions in their 2009 work plan.
Mrs Koranteng, who is also the Executive Director of CREWED, called for change in attitude towards the many negative practices that hindered the progress of women in the region .
She appealed to women groups in the region to join NETRIGHT since they would benefit from the educational programmes of the NGO.
For her part, the Upper West Regional Director of the Department of Women, Mrs Cate Bob-Millar, called on Ghanaians not to politicise the women’s manifesto document.
“The manifesto is non-partisan and does not belong to any political party. It is rather a document expressing women’s concern on inequality,” she stated.
Mrs Bob-Millar expressed the hope that similar programmes would be replicated in other districts in the region.
Monday, July 20, 2009
ZOOMLION EMBARKS ON MASSSPRAYING EXERCISE IN UWR (PAGE 23, JULY 18)
ZOOMLION Ghana Limited, a leading private waste management company in the country, has embarked on a mass spraying exercise in the Upper West Region.
The exercise, which was undertaken in collaboration with the Environmental Health Unit of the Wa Municipal and the other district assemblies in the region, has so far been carried out in Wa and its environs.
The Regional Operations Supervisor of Zoomlion, Mr Emmanuel Volsuuri, told the Daily Graphic in Wa that the exercise would be extended to the districts in the region.
He said the objective of the exercise was to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, as well as reducing their population.
“The breeding of other harmful vectors such as houseflies and cockroaches will also be prevented in all the localities,” Mr Volsuuri added.
According to him, 270 people had been recruited and trained to carry out the exercise.
He expressed the hope that the exercise would go a long way to prevent the spread of vector-transmitted diseases such as malaria and cholera.
He said the company had acquired enough chemicals, equipment and other logistics to sustain the mass spraying exercise, while breeding sites had already been identified.
He gave the assurance that the company would continue to do its best in ensuring a clean environment in the country.
Mr Volsuuri, however, advised Ghanaians to endeavour to keep their surroundings clean, as diseases were no respecter of persons.
The exercise, which was undertaken in collaboration with the Environmental Health Unit of the Wa Municipal and the other district assemblies in the region, has so far been carried out in Wa and its environs.
The Regional Operations Supervisor of Zoomlion, Mr Emmanuel Volsuuri, told the Daily Graphic in Wa that the exercise would be extended to the districts in the region.
He said the objective of the exercise was to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, as well as reducing their population.
“The breeding of other harmful vectors such as houseflies and cockroaches will also be prevented in all the localities,” Mr Volsuuri added.
According to him, 270 people had been recruited and trained to carry out the exercise.
He expressed the hope that the exercise would go a long way to prevent the spread of vector-transmitted diseases such as malaria and cholera.
He said the company had acquired enough chemicals, equipment and other logistics to sustain the mass spraying exercise, while breeding sites had already been identified.
He gave the assurance that the company would continue to do its best in ensuring a clean environment in the country.
Mr Volsuuri, however, advised Ghanaians to endeavour to keep their surroundings clean, as diseases were no respecter of persons.
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