On the 20th to 24th June 2014, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) in collaboration with Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) undertook a research activities aimed at tracking Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and the progress made so far using certain indicators as yardstick. Dr. Delali Badasu who works with the centre for migration studies, University of
On the same Wednesday 11th June 2014, Young and Lonely Foundation in partnership with ARHR organize a two (2) days research training workshop at Agona Swedru (Rich Guest House conference hall) from 11:30am to 7:00pm on tracking of health MDG’s 4 and 5 with 4 NGOs in four selected District in Ghana. Participants were train through an adolescent and
On Wednesday 11th June 2014, the YLF-Mr Gilbert K Germain joined the Agona East District Assemble in the morning 8:00am to 11:00am for a diagnostic workshop towards the preparation of their Medium Term Development plan 2014-2017 for Nsaba Area Council. However, YLF being the Only NGO that works in the Agona Nsaba Area communities to help collect input problems
This morning the 9th of June 2014 at 8.30 am we had a radio talk with the Social Welfare, Ghana Health Service, etc. We educated the public on causes of rape, signs and symptoms and side effects of rape. Mr. Gilbert Kofi Germain summarized by recommending the three main areas to reduce rape cases in Ghana. 1) Parents commitment
On Thursday 5TH June, 2014 YLF and SEND GHANA held a dialogue meeting with some stakeholders from the Regional Coordinating Council, Regional Health Directorate in cape coast on Maternal Health (MDGs 5) right accountability to the government. The dialogue took place at the Metropolitan Assembly Hall, cape coast. Before the dialogue, there was a presentation by Philip Doe Amaglo
YLF and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the persons of Gilbert Germain, Justice Anim Boanu, John K. Mensah, Mawuh Amegbe, Esther Pinkrah and the host Asiedu Locasah had a radio talk show at Golden Star FM 89.3MHz this morning. The discussion was about diseases that have been able to ban from our district. In a period of five
This very morning the Ghana Health Service (GHS) invited the YLF, among others, to talk live at the Golden Star FM Radio Station on the subject of teenage pregnancy. Gilbert Germain thinks that the percentage of teenage pregnancy in Ghana could be significantly reduced if parents would try to get more involved in the lives of their children and
