The day is globally celebrated on the 8th of March. The celebration kicked off with a procession from the community centre, through the town and back.

Women from different social groups danced, sang and marched to the rhythm of the Ada Youths Organization’s brass band while carrying placards with text expressing their displeasure about the level of discrimination they go through as women in Ada.

Queen mothers and chiefs from the district graced the occasion while some school children lightened the atmosphere with poetry and talking drum performances.

“Press for progress” was the theme for this year’s women’s day celebration for gender equality. STAR-Ghana, the lead sponsor and its collaborators supported this cause to help women to be empowered to speak to the issues that marginalized them.

Gender Equality Social Inclusion (GESI) and Capacity building manager at Star Ghana, Eunice Racheal Agbenyadzi who spoke on the sidelines of the durbar, underscored the need to celebrate the rural woman and their achievement, using the first lady MCE of Ada East Sarah Dugbakie Pobee as an example.

“For the first time we have a female MCE in Ada, and the MP is also a woman, so we are celebrating the achievement of women with this two as models. When women come together like this, they find unity and strength to be able to address the challenges and obstacles to their development. First of all the decision of the cluster of collaborates to have the event in Ada is to make a shift from having everything in Accra, and to celebrate the rural woman, the other is about the participation of women in Ada, they still have challenges to address in terms of women’s participation and development.”

The women petitioned the President and their chiefs to bridge the gender gap in the district.

DCE of Ada East Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, the first woman to hold such position in the area, received the petition on behalf of the President.

Also speaking on the sidelines of the celebration, Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, pledged to fight for the inclusion of women in her district in developmental issues.

“When you look at the population, wise women are more as compared to men in Ada East and West districts. The challenges are that they are not getting the men to support them, and when you look at the queen mothers, they raised an issue about want is going on in the paramountcy. Before they gazette, there is a lot of money that you need to pay, so the women are not able to be gazetted. So they don’t call them when they are making decisions. In my tenure of office, I would like to arrange with the queen mothers to go to the paramountcy, plead with them to us the opportunity for the women to be gazetted in their midst when taking decisions,” she said.

The women were treated to a delicious meal after the event, the smiles on the faces of the women of Ada, showed how grateful they were to STAR GHANA for the gesture.

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By: Ann-Shirley Ziwu/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The school’s anniversary will kick off with a Home Coming Congress at the Tettey Puplampu Assembly Hall at 4:oopm on Friday, November 24, 2017.

Highlights of the congress will include the review and adoption of the NIMELI Constitutions, Election of National Executives and National Roll Call.

This will provide an opportunity for the old students to touch base with the school, network and have fun.

The Saturday event will be graced by some high profile personalities  including  Djetse Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III, Paramount Chief of the Ada Traditional Area, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, President of Groupe Ideal, who’s also the Greater Accra Representative on the Council of State.

Others expected to be at the program are the Member of Parliament for Ada, Mr. Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah, and the  Member of Parliament for Sege Constituency Christian Otuteye.

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A total of 10,700 branded exercise books worth thousands of Cedis were distributed to the schools on the request of Naana Adiki Adi I, Queen mother of  Adibiawe in Ada.

Chief Representative of the McDan Foundation,  Mrs Abigail McKorley, wife of Dr Daniel McKorley, Chairman of the McDan Group said the gesture is aimed at empowering the students in the area.

“The future belongs to our children, we can only get it right.”

Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I and Mrs McKorley at different school venues advised the pupils to take their learning and education serious to ensure academic excellence.

Naana Adiki said “We have realized the value of education and we know that education gives people a better chance to get ahead and succeed in life.”

Headmasters of the beneficiary schools expressed gratitude for the gesture.

The beneficiary schools included Englishi Kenya, Tehey Basic, Kpotitsekope, Mangoase, Luta, Koluedor,Huhalenya, Goi Cluster (Ada West) Kadjanya, Fantevikope, Gbantana, Todheh, Lufenya, Ada Foah D/A, Ada Foah R/C and Azizanya ( Ada East).
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Source: McDan Foundation

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This year’s festival which will be the 80th anniversary of the celebration, saw the unveiling of a special logo and a host of activities lined up for the festival in August.

The ceremony is under the auspices of the Ada Traditional Council in conjunction with Groupe Ideal.

Speaking at the ceremony, President of Groupe Ideal, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, called on chiefs, traditional leaders and the people of Ada to be united, and champion the development of the area, especially the need to make Ada the preferred tourist destination in Ghana.

He also announced GHC 300,000 as seed money for the construction of a palace for the Paramount Chief of the Ada Traditional Area, Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku.

80th anniversary

The Asafotufiami festival is celebrated in the first week of August every year.

It is celebrated in remembrance of the achievements of settlements by the ancestors of Ada during wars.

This year’s celebration will mark the 80th milestone of the festival, and will be on the theme; “Peace and Unity as a tool for the Socio–economic Transformation of Ada.

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They included Mathematics Book Three, Holt Algebra One Assessment Resource, course One  Grade Six chapter Five transparency Books, Mathematics – Structure and Method course Two, Earth Science Internet investigation, success for English  Language learners, world cultures and Geography, Tutu Desk,  among others.

Mr James Asedem, Operation Base Team Leader in-charge of Savelugu Operations of World Vision Ghana, who made the presentation at Saboba, said it was to supplement the efforts of government at ensuring adequate educational materials to improve the education of pupils, especially in deprived areas

He pointed out that the educational materials were donated to World Vision Ghana by its partners, and urged the beneficiaries to take good care of them.

Mr Philip Debabi, Saboba District Director of Education, who received the items, commended World Vision Ghana for supporting education in the district.

Mr Debabi also commended World Vision Ghana for supporting radio programmes on education, and quiz competitions for the schools in the district.

He disclosed that 73 primary schools and 27 junior high schools in the district would benefit from the educational materials.

Source: GNA

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