Dear Mother,

Madam State as you were popularly known and called.
I recall your dreams about me. You had visions about me. You saw the future. Everything you did was all about me. Even in the midst of your other children, there was no doubt that I was your dream-coming-true. You never wavered in your optimism about me and the glorious future that laid ahead of me. You were so sure I have an enviable destiny, and you gave your all to support me. You invested in me.

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Black girls are confronted with daunting and peculiar challenges as they negotiate their lives in a world that is increasingly witnessing an empathy deficit. While the experiences of black girls and women across the globe are by no means homogenous, they connected by similar cultural and structural impediments. Being a black girl is hard. Being a black girl in the West is harder, as racism and gender inequality presents additional inhibitions.

“You must take full advantage of this remarkable opportunity” UNFPA Regional Director, Mabingue Ngom tells fellows during the inauguration of UNFPA Ghana’s Youth Leaders Fellowship Programme (YoLe) on the 7 November 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has inaugurated a ‘Crises Response Centre’ at the Police Hospital in Accra for survivors of violence and abuse. The centre will offer essential services to victims of violent crimes such as physical assault, sexual assault such as rape defilement, or any circumstances which directly affect clients who report to DOVVSU.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has supported the Abiola Bawuah Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), with educational materials for girls in some rural communities in the country.

Mrs. Samira Bawumia, the Wife of the Vice President, has reiterated her call for the leveraging of efforts towards the elimination of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) and Harmful Practices.