The Danquah Institute will on Monday, November 27, 2017 hold a symposium to examine the role of women in nation building. Women, apart from forming the majority of the world’s population, also occupy a unique position in promoting the development of nations. A nation that fails to deliberately and consciously involve women in the decision-making process and governance risks meaningful and sustained development. Involving women in national development provides them the opportunity to bring their expertise, knowledge, skills and competencies to bear on societal progress and development.
With the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Oquaye as chairman of the occasion, there will be speakers drawn from academia, civil society and politics comprising: Mrs Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, founder and leader of the National Democratic Party; Hon. Mrs Gifty Ohene Konadu, Coordinator, One District One Factory; Mrs Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Executive Director, The Ark Foundation; and Professor Ama de-Graft Aikens, Dean, International Programmes, University of Ghana. The theme for the symposium is “Women Empowerment: How Critical is it to National Development.” The symposium seeks to provide a platform to draw attention as well as provoke intellectual and national discussion on the theme.
Danquah Institute, which was established in January 2008 is named after Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah (21 December 1895 – 4 February 1965), one of Ghana’s founding fathers who established Ghana’s first political party—the United Gold Coast Convention in 1947. Individual freedoms are at the heart of the institute’s philosophy. We believe in the laws of the land and that government should be dedicated to the growth of a property-owning democracy in order to enrich the life, property and liberty of each and every citizen. We also seek to deepen and encourage intellectual deliberations in Ghana’s politics as well as improving Ghana’s electoral processes.
The venue of the Symposium is at the Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana with the program teeing off at 10:30am prompt.
Signed
Dr. Kingsley Nyarko
(Executive Director)
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