INTERNATIONAL WISE Award winner Akumaa Mama Zimbi, otherwise called Joyce Akumaa Dongotey Paddi, who also doubles as a radio presenter and veteran actress, has revealed plans to provide a database on widows in Ghana.
The Adom FM presenter, who has been advocating for the well-being and rights of widows in Ghana these past few years, made this known while speaking at this year’s edition of the Widows Alliance Conference organized by her Widows Alliance Network (WANE) at the Trade Fair Center last Saturday.
She expressed the need to have a concrete database on widows. She said the project is important as it will be useful to the government in times of policy making and economic planning, as well as draw its attention to the plight of some widows.
According to Akumaa, “Wane is compiling a comprehensive national database of widows”.
It is however not readily known when the database will be out, but she hinted that it will be out very soon.
The vital information to be included in the database is the number of women who are widowed every year. What led to the demise of their spouses?
What have the widows and their children been going through after their spouses passed on, and other essential information.
This year’s Widows Alliance Conference drew an even bigger audience than previous ones. Over three thousand widows from all walks of life assembled at the Trade Fair Center. Also present at the event were Nana Oye Luther; women’s right campaigner, Rev. Gabriel Ansah; end time preacher and a number of dignitaries.
Akumaa said the conference, which is one of her numerous projects under her Mama Zimbi Foundation (MZF), was to advocate against injustices meted out to widows, motivate them, and support them and their needy children.
“We encourage widows to learn to grow in self confidence, to develop new skills as well as new friendship to develop their families”, she added.
She said they created Widows’ Training Workshops, where widows in selected communities are introduced to courses such as bead making, shear butter oil making, sewing, office management, literacy programmes, human rights and social hygiene.
At Saturday’s conference some widows presented products from the trade they have been engaged in for the past year.
The conference was sponsored by Indomie, Maggie and Milo from Nestle Ghana Limited, Koffee Lounge @ the A&C Shopping Mall, Larry Fenn’s Kitchen, O₂ - Oxygen Sanitary Pad and Latex Foam.
The rest are Everpure Purified Water, Papso Fruit Drink, Healthy-Soul Natural Center, First Choice Digital Studios, Danny’s Decoration, Golden Tree Chocolate, Purejoy, Media Fanbern and the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre.
Source: Daily Guide
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written by Teddy, August 29, 2010
Regarding August 28, 2010 topic about a sister cut between two men. This woman, Akumaa, is a victim of a man
who either has cast evil on her or good sex she cannot get from the husband.
Solution: Base on the man's warning to her that she can never forget him, even if she got married. First, she has to see a fetish priest to cure her from this man's evil cast. Then, she can see a priest or pastor for continues prayers to prevent him from her. I strongly think she's a victim of an evil man ( a witch ). Sometimes people forget that a man can be a witch.
As someone also suggested, if she loves the husband and thinks he also loves her, then she can try to pretent like she wants a divorce to see his reactions. If he ask as to why, then she can ask him for DNA test. If it comes out negative, then she can inform him and ask him for forgivess.
Thanks
Old listener
Teddy
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