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EC Reviewing 2020 Elections — Jean Mensa

  The Electoral Commission (EC) is conducting a post-election assessment with key stakeholders to further strengthen its processes, the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa, has said. “We are not resting on the successes of the recent elections. We are currently in the process of reflection and discussions to ensure that our electoral processes are further strengthened,” she stressed. Mrs Mensa stated this when members of the  Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) paid a courtesy call on her last Tuesday to commend her for spearheading successful presidential and parliamentary elections in December 2020. The meeting, which brought together some prominent women leaders, also sought to explore areas of partnership including how they could support the EC chairperson and other females heading public institutions in the country.

NETRIGHT supports women s Rights organisations with PPE

NETRIGHT supports women’s Rights organisations with PPE The support is to address the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls. The PPE includes boxes of Sanitizers, boxes of Liquid Soap, packs of Tissues, pieces of Nose Mask and a safe wash station. The women organisations are Ark Foundation, Tema Station Women’s Association, Ghana Federation for Disability Organisations, Development Action Associates and Manchie Cassava Processors Association. Madam Patricia Blankson Akakpo, Programmes Manager, NETRIGHT, speaking in a brief ceremony to hand-over the items, said the support formed part of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Programme, Ghana funded by Global Affairs Canada with support from Plan International Canada.

COVID-19 imposes hardships on women, girls — NGOs

705 The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) has revealed that women and girls in developing countries, including Ghana, are facing disproportionate hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. NETRIGHT has consequently embarked on a campaign to raise awareness about the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls. The exercise, being done in partnership with the Window of Hope Foundation (WHF), a Kumasi-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), also assesses the kind of available interventions to contain the spread of the virus. As part of the campaign, the Regional Focal Person for NETRIGHT and Executive Director of WHF, Mrs Elizabeth Adubofuor, embarked on an outreach programme in four communities in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region to educate the people on the impact of the virus on women.

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