The Acknac Hotel in East Legon, Ghana, hosted a successful three-day training program on gender mainstreaming from September 27 to September 29, 2023. The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) organised the program, which was designed especially for the female wings of three organisations for people with disabilities (OPD). The program sought to give participants…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) of Ghana has organised a one-day consultation workshop on the formulation of a National Action Plan (NAP) on business and human rights in an effort to promote corporate practices that respect human rights. Participants in the event came from a variety of organisations for people with…
The Ghana Federation of Disabilities Organisations (GFD) recently met with key staff from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) in a fruitful meeting. The purpose of the engagement was to get updates on the inclusive education policy of 2015. This crucial policy outlines the strategic course for educating all children…
The executive director of the Ghana Federation of Disability (GFD), Miss Rita Kusi Kyeremaa, attended the launch of the Citizens’ Bureau at the Parliament of Ghana on July 31st, 2023. The Bureau is a new institution which aims to promote dialogue and collaboration between the legislature, think tanks, civil society organisations (CSOs), and the media….
In an effort to foster inclusivity and empower persons with disabilities, Sightsavers, in partnership with the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD), organized a two-day digital accessibility workshop. The training, held on July 29th and 31st at the Fiesta Royale hotel, brought together organizations of persons with disabilities and relevant Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In…
Mr Peter Anoma Kodie, Programmes Manager at the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has called on the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, to organise a stakeholder’s engagement on the African Disability Protocol (ADP). He said the ADP had been at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for a long time…
Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin has said that parliament as an institution is committed to the cause of disability and inclusion in Ghana. “We need to have a number of physically challenged persons as Members of Parliament, it is one of the benchmarks for assessing parliaments in the world,” he said. Mr Bagbin made…