Tag: Marriage

The ambition of the family of a 15-year-old girl to marry her off, has been foiled through a coordinated effort by the Human Rights Development Services, (HURDS), an NGO and ...

A regional conference dubbed: “Pathways to Ghana's Progress: Addressing Legislative Gaps in Child Marriage and Customary Laws", has been held to address the pervasive issue of child marriage in the ...

The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) says stakeholders must leverage the influence and power of traditional leaders to fight the scourges of child marriage and gender-based violence in ...

The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) says stakeholders must leverage the influence and power of traditional leaders to fight the scourges of child marriage and gender-based violence in ...

Marilia (not real name), a teenage girl, was rescued from her intended marriage by the Boys Club of her community, which is one of the strongest men’s advocacy networks in ...

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, through its Child Marriage Unit, has trained key stakeholders on the Gender-Transformative Accelerator (GTA)Tools as part of efforts to end child marriages ...

The Attorney-General's Office has advised that Naa Okromo, the girl allegedly married to a 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua in the Greater Accra Region, should be released to the family ...

The Attorney-General's Office has advised that Naa Okromo, the girl allegedly married to a 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo at Nungua in the Greater Accra Region, should be released to the family ...

Mr Evans Ghansah, an Assistant Social Development Officer, has appealed to parents to desist from forcing their children, especially the girl-child, into marriage.   He said the act was criminal ...

The Girls Not Brides (GNB) Ghana Partnership, a coalition for ending child marriage and all forms of violence against girls, has called for the arrest of Numo Borketey Laweh Tsuru ...