The "16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women" Campaign has been an organizing strategy by individuals and groups from around the world to call for the elimination for all forms of violence against women. 16 Days of Activism is a specific time to focus on the issues of violence against women and children, but every day provides a new opportunity for communities to stop violence in the society. Visit the website for the full programme in Ghana.

Could information communication technologies (ICTs) improve learning in rural Africa? When exposed to new technology, how do children, adults and teachers use it to represent their lives and opportunities? Research from the University of Sussex’s Centre of International Education shows what happened when residents of a Ghanaian village were given their first chance to collect and show digital images of their lives.

A new fully revised and updated edition of this standard Ghanaian sociology text, to take account of the many developments which took place in the country towards the end of the twentieth century: transition from military to constitutional rule, a new constitution, and democratic change of government. The thesis, and starting point is that thorough knowledge of traditional life and institutions is required to fully understand contemporary Ghanaian society and appreciate its problems.

The Socialist Forum of Ghana has categorically rejected the decision of government to enter into a non-surrender agreement with the United States Government. It said: “We unhesitantly call for mass mobilisation to demonstrate to the world that the people of Ghana are peace-loving and reject all forms of impunity and to force a reversal of the agreement.”

Amorkor Amarke has four children. Two of them, Emmanuel Tetteh, 7, and Nortei Tetteh, 11, are of school going age. But, instead of attending school, they spend their days either sitting at home or fishing. It's not a lack of finances that keeps these children out of the classroom and Amarke does not need the extra funds earned by their labor. Amarke desperately wants to educate her children. Why, then, are the boys not in school? The answer is simple. There is no space for them.

Maternal mortality rates in Ghana, as in other African countries, are very high. One study estimated the rate at 2 145 per 100,000 live births while another study estimated 7 406 per 100, 000 live births.

Ghana is scheduled to hold both presidential and parliamentary elections next year – a prospect that has galvanized the country’s women. A series of meetings is being held nationwide to draft a women’s manifesto for the two polls. Organisers hope this will end a situation where – as they put it – women have been left behind in the democratisation process.

As Parliament readied itself for business after re-opening last week, one of the major issues that may likely generate hot debate touches on the sovereignty of the country, with the NPP Government trying to get the House to ratify a Bilateral Non-Surrender Agreement (BNSA) Ghana is said to have signed with the United States (US).

A conference earlier this year on water privatisation in Ghana detailed how the efforts of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) and later the Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatisation of Water, with the help of international civil society, successfully brought into the public domain the "hitherto secret, corporate-driven, World Bank-pressurised, fast-tracked, Ghana government water privatisation agenda." The conference deliberations commenced with opening remarks from Charles Abugre, Executive Director of ISODEC, who said the imposition of privatisation and the oppressive conditionalities of international finance capital continued to weigh heavily on developing countries, but that the small victories against water privatisation in Ghana and elsewhere were encouraging, and may be the forerunners to complete victory.

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMP FED), has spent over 400,000 pounds sterling on projects undertaken in the Northern region, supporting over 6000 female students at the various senior secondary schools and another 500 females in vocational and micro projects.

Consultations continue as the initiators of the proposed Women's Manifesto in Ghana seek to gather more information and to get more groups to give their support for the manifesto. The document seeks to give women a common platform for addressing crucial concerns of women in Ghana through helping more of them to take up leadership positions in politics, and especially in Parliament.

Ghanaian doctors warn that the health services will break down unless the government takes urgent action to pay health professionals a decent wage and curb the activities of overseas recruitment agencies enticing them to accept salaries up to 20 times higher.

Many children die in developing countries without ever reaching a health facility. What stops caregivers from accessing medical services? Why are they accessed late? Are caregivers able to spot the symptoms and signs of severe illnesses? Research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine tackles this question in rural Ghana.

The streets of Accra and other major cities in the country are dotted with children, who engage in the sale of iced water, electrical gadgets, foodstuffs and anything saleable. These children are daily exposed to near death, injuries, and other accidental consequences as they run after, between and in front of vehicles.

For almost a decade, the World Bank has been pressuring Ghana to privatize its public water system, or to enable some form of "private sector participation" in the water system. Ghana is, of course, not unique in this regard. Over the same period, people throughout the Global South have witnessed World Bank and corporate schemes to wrest control of now-public water systems and deliver them into private hands. Ghana has been one of the hottest flashpoints in the conflict between the people and the Water Barons. There, the National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP of Water) has aggressively opposed Bank-advocated privatization proposals.

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is an international human rights non-governmental organisation (NGO), with a particular focus on the human right to adequate housing and preventing forced evictions. COHRE has regional programmes in Asia & the Pacific, the Americas and Africa, along with thematic programmes on housing and property restitution; women and housing rights; the right to adequate water; and litigation. COHRE was established in 1994, and is now recognised as an important voice in the global human rights movement. COHRE requires a Coordinator to manage its Africa Programme, to be based in Accra, Ghana.

Civil Society participation in education policy debate should be increased by mobilising broad-based constituencies to advocate for quality basic education and increaseing district capacity support for improving the conditions for learning in deprived rural areas. These are two of the recommendations of a CARE International study to discover what types of complimentary education services have been effective in reaching the under-served in Ghana, especially female, populations in rural deprived areas.

Lectures have resumed at the University of Ghana, Legon, after a three-week strike by lecturers to press home demands for better conditions of service.

Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Monday lauded the creation of an Anti-Corruption Unit within the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The unit will investigate and prosecute public office holders and institute civil proceedings to recover money embezzled or diverted.

Diagnosed with HIV three years ago, Kabuki is determined not to let her sexual partner know. “He has lived with me for many years but has not bothered to perform the marriage rites. He thinks he is taking me for a ride. Why should I tell him?” she asks. Thirty- five-year-old year old Kabuki, who hails from one of Ghana's HIV endemic areas, says she is afraid her partner will abandon her as has been the case of many other women who were brave enough to reveal their status.