Women of Ada join the rest of the world to ring the bell of inclusion and rights of women on the international women’s day 2018. March 8, 2018 was a memorable day when women used folklore music as a medium to speak about issues that hinder women in maximising their potentials.
This celebration comes as a result of STAR Ghana’s support to its Partner’s in the Governance and Participation cluster of the Gender Equality and Social inclusion call of which Radio Ada is the lead. The cluster comprises, CILTAD/Coastal TV, Radio Builsa, Radio Justice, CODAC, Penplusbytes, ACEPA (including NORSAAC and SocioServe Ghana), VOICE Ghana, YEFL; Skyy Media Group, Lorlornyo FM, Radio Ada. Radio Ada is facilitating a women empowerment project with the aim of ensuring that women are included in the local governance processes.
After addressing the traditional and political authorities of their expected roles to include women in decision making processes and the need to make room for women in the local governance system, the women documented their challenges in what they call the Ada women’s declaration. The women of Ada read and presented their declaration to the President of the republic of Ghana through the District Chief Executive (DCE), Honourable Sarah Dugbakie Pobee. She received the declaration and assured the gathering that the administration will be proactive in delivering the declaration to the office of the President.
Twenty one days after receiving the declaration, the DCE moved a step further and presented the declaration to the first Lady Mrs Rebbaca Akuffo Addo for onward submission to the president of the republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danqua Akuffo Addo. The DCE did not end her duty there. She came back to brief a section of the women on Wednesday 4th of April on the status of the declaration.