The minister for local government and rural development Hajia Alima Mahama has called on women to occupy various district assembly positions to help boost women participation in politics.
This according to her will help in bridging the gender gap in various fields that the country is faced with.
Though resource is always a constraint, Hajia Alima admonished interested women who want to venture into local government to resort to the use of other avenues to develop their interest with less resources.
She made this know during this year’s celebration of the international women’s day, which was organized by the National Association of Local Government Authorities (NALAG) at the Radach lodge in Tamale .
In her speech the MCE for Sagnarigu Hajia Mariam Iddrisu noted that though the country has begun to witness an increasing number of women in leadership positions in Ghana, the figures are not encouraging enough.
She however noted that in order to maintain and improve upon the above aspiration, the women caucus of NALAG under her able leadership have decided to collaborate with like-minded organizations to invest more into empowering and encouraging more women through capacity building workshops, mentorship and coaching programs, role modeling engagement etc . Hence, the launch of RAFELA-GHANA Chapter.
RAFELA works towards putting the concerns of women at the heart of local government policies and strategies, ensuring the participation of women in decision making within government institutions, strengthening women economic empowerment and advocating for the promotion of women’s leadership in local communities.
Hajia Mariam who also doubles as the President of NALAG and RAFELA, made a passionate appeal to all female MMDCEs, female AssemblyPersons, and all stakeholders to give off their best to achieve the goals of rafela in their various electoral areas, Assemblies and organizations.
The celebration was themed “Generation Equality; the role of women in Local Government”.
The international women’s day is a day that is set aside to celebrate women and create civil awareness on the need to appreciate the involvement of women at all levels of development.
Source: Fiilafmonline/ShawanaYussif
