A two-day conference on Gender Equality Male Empowerment School (GEMS) brought together 30 men and 30 in-school adolescent boys, organized by the Department of Gender in the Volta Region, culminated in Ho, with a resounding call for men to wholeheartedly support the women in their lives, leaving behind unnecessary ego and pride.
A 2-day conference for 30 men and 30 in-school adolescent boys organized by the Volta Regional Department of Gender has ended in Ho with a call on men to be supportive of the women in their lives.
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BY: Jemima Achivors
Category: General News
Mrs. Thywill Eyra Kpe, the Regional Head of the Department of Gender, handing over the items to Togbe Akliku Ahorne II
Incest and rape have been identified as contributory factors to high records of teenage pregnancies in the Central Tongu District.
The disturbing phenomenon festers in an environment of frosty parent-child relationships threatening the holistic development of adolescent girls in the district.
The issue came to light during a sensitisation session for community members organised by the Volta Regional Department of Gender at Mafi Dadoboe.
The matter was detailed by a Midwife and Acting Public Health Nurse for the Central Tongu District, Ms Agnes Nyarko, who described the situation as a burden on the district.