Accra, Sept. 20, GNA – Hope For Future Generations (HFFG) has joined Ghanaians and the international community to laud the President and Government of Ghana on the assent of the Affirmative Action Act 2024.
HFFG noted that, the assent marked a new dawn for Ghanaian women and girls, a major landmark in Ghana’s efforts towards gender equity and women and girls’ empowerment.
In a statement issued on Friday and copied to the Ghana News Agency, HFFG said the realisation of the Act in the daily lives of the average Ghanaian woman must be at the core of the Act.
It added that: “Government must ensure all resources are available for the successful implementation of the Act.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday September 19, 2024, signed the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act 2024 into law.
The Act, first introduced in Parliament in 2011, is expected to address historical and systemic gender imbalances in Ghana.
It aims to enhance women’s participation in governance and decision-making in Ghana.
“It will promote diversity by ensuring that minorities, specifically women have equal opportunities in leadership at all levels,” the statement said.
As a signatory to several regional and international laws and treaties for women’s rights, the assent demonstrates Ghana’s commitment to enhancing and safeguarding women’s right.
HFFG maintained that the Act would ensure that Ghana’s gender equality efforts were consistent with global best practices and commitments as well as the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Ghana has the potential to lead in transforming women’s right to meet and exceed the African Union Agenda 2063 goals, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,” the statement added.
Hope for Future Generations is a women, children and youth focused community based, national non-governmental organisation in Ghana.
It seeks to improve the well-being and quality of life of beneficiaries and communities, especially women, children, and young people through innovative and acceptable participatory strategies and right-based approaches.
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