Story: Fauziatu Adam
ABANTU for Development has launched its 10th anniversary with the aim of institutionalising its mentoring programme for the youth.
The programme is to empower the youth, especially women, to get involved in political and leadership programmes and to introduce an exchange programme for the youth.
The director of ABANTU, Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin, said that the major concern of the organisation was to achieve gender equality in the country. She said the organisation aimed at prioritising issues related to women’s empowerment through participation in decision making at all levels as a means to promoting women’s right and gender equality in the country.
Dr Mensah-Kutin said ABANTU was a non partisan organisation that trained women for leadership positions, and expressed her appreciation to the media for their consistent commitment to promoting those objectives.
A gender activist, Mrs Rosaline Obeng-Ofori, called on the organisation to initiate Affirmative Action Policy and other policies to encourage women’s participation in politics and the assumption of leadership roles to enable them to make meaningful contributions to the decision-making process.
Other activities lined up for the celebration include the publication of a booklet on the contributions, challenges and prospects of the organisation, a video on Abantu, a photo slide show, an awards ceremony and a seminar to climax the celebration.
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