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UNFPA Ghana and the Department of Gender of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council created a Photo Mural to be displayed on the walls of the Ho Stadium. This was in the context of 16 Days of Activism against all forms of gender-based violence. These artworks are a reminder of the importance of ending the threat of child marriage in the Volta Region.
The event was attended by dignitaries such as the District Chief Executive of Ho municipality, representatives of UNFPA Ghana and the Volta Regional Coordinating Council and Department of Gender, as well as indigenes of the Ho West municipality. The mural, which is a tool for advocacy, sensitization and sensitization on Child Marriage, brought everyone to the durbar grounds to witness the grand unveiling of the magnificent art and to pledge their support to ending Child Marriage.
Speaking on behalf of the Volta Regional Minister at the Event, the District Chief Executive, Mr. Ernest Victor Apau stated categorically that using the Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey 2018 as a reference, that although Ghana had made some strides in reducing the menace from 27% in 2011 to 19% in 2018, Volta region still has 1 in 5 of its young women being married off before their 18th birthday and he emphasized the troubling nature of the statistics and called for renewed efforts to totally eradicate the practice.
UNFPA Ghana is determined to support the government in its goal of eliminating child marriages from the society’s corridors. Ms Selina Obusu, UNFPA’s national programme analyst, stressed the importance of engaging community authorities, such as traditional and religious leaders, artisan leaders, students, and others. at such an important event. She reiterated that such community authorities are crucial in the fight to end Child marriage and all forms of sexual and gender-based violence. Gender-based violence includes Child marriage. This is deeply rooted in culture. But, a culture that does away with the dignity and well-being a person must be condemned.
Distributed by APO Group for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Source: african.business