The CSO Cluster on Decentralisation and Citizen’s Participation – a community of Civil Society Organizations in Ghana has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to lay the Affirmative Action Bill (Gender Equality Law) before Parliament.
A press statement released by the group opined that:
“The passage of the Affirmative Action Bill will accelerate Ghana’s efforts at meeting Sustainable Development Goal 5 target of Gender Parity in decision making by 2030 and the African Union Gender Agenda of 50-50 representation of both men and women in decision making.”
The group as part of its series of advocacy actions is embarking on a walk through the principal streets of Accra and Tamale on Friday, 30th of August 2019 and Saturday 7th September 2019 in Accra and Tamale respectively, to demand prompt action from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on the laying of the Affirmative Action Bill (Gender Equality Law) before Parliament.
The CSO Cluster on Decentralisation and Citizen’s Participation is a community of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working around Good Governance, Decentralisation and Citizens’ Participation in Ghana with a common goal to promote active citizenship at national and sub-national levels.
The cluster, supported by Ghana Foundation, stems from the Foundation’s learning vision to strengthen and encourage learning, internally in STAR Ghana and externally amongst civil society organizations and across diverse stakeholders in Ghana; and more particularly to contribute to the Foundation’s commitment to enhance Gender Equality and Social Inclusion as a central dimension of transformational change in Ghana.
Join the walk on Friday, 30th August 2019 at Time: 7:30 am prompt. Converging Point: Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Route: from Nkrumah Circle through Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Makola Market, Rawlings Park, High Street to submit petitions to Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection then to Parliament House and finally to the Presidency.
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