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NGO in Ghana calls for national dialogue on cerebral palsy

15th March 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Hannah Awadzi from the Special Mothers Project at the Health Ministry

Special Mothers Project is a non-governmental organization in Ghana that advocates and helps in creating awareness about cerebral palsy. The organisation has called on the government to initiate a national dialogue on cerebral palsy, a dialogue the organisation stresses is not only needed, but long overdue: “Having a national dialogue about cerebral palsy will go […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, special mothers project

Special mothers project: working for children with Cerebral Palsy in Ghana

29th February 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

The Special Mothers Project in Ghana started as a parents support group for mothers with children who have Cerebral Palsy. It was borne out of my own frustrations as a mother, one who wanted to go all out to ensure that her child with CP could live to attain her full potential. My own frustrations […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse

Mothers deplore poor services for children with cerebral palsy in Ghana

10th February 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Door locked

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana has recently come under pressure to provide adequate social support and services for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). A group of mothers with children with CP met with ministry officials to discuss welfare and other concerns and the changes that are urgently needed to adequately support […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Mothers, Special Mothers

NGO pushing disability issues in run up to Ghana’s Elections

27th January 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Inclusive Governance

VOICE-Ghana, a disability NGO based in Ho in the Volta region of Ghana, has expressed its determination to make disability issues an important topic to be discussed in the run-up to Ghana’s elections to be held in November this year. Mr Francis Asong, Director of Voice-Ghana said  there was a need to end the irresolute attitude […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Ghana, Participatory Governance, Voice-Ghana, Volta, West Africa

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