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Ghanaian women must be celebrated in Ghana@50
Accra, Jan. 17, GNA - Mr Ebenezer Akuaku, Chief Executive
Director of Key Advertising Agency (KAA), on Wednesday said,
the celebration of Ghanaian women for their immense
contribution to the country's development over the past 50
years, should be given a special place in the Ghana@50
celebrations.
He told the Ghana News Agency that it was no secret that
over the past 50 years Ghanaian women had been relentless
and committed to ensuring peace, progress and sustainable
development of Ghana, playing painstaking roles in various
capacities, at various levels and positions.
"In acknowledgement of the role of Ghanaian women in our
society, KAA has introduced the Median National Women
Excellence Awards 2007 (MNWEA), under the theme "Well done,
Mother Ghana," he said.
Mr Akuaku said the award scheme would recognise and reward
women achievers in the country's political, economic,
social, religious and traditional sectors, adding that the
scheme would be given exposure in the local and
international media.
He noted that the objective of the scheme would also honour
women, who have excelled in their profession, with the view
to inspiring younger women to aspire and achieve higher
goals.
"The awards will be in three categories, namely personal
achievers award, special honours award and recognition
award", he said.
Mr Akuaku said the personal achievers award was targeted at
individuals, enterprises in the private sector making
significant contribution towards the promotion and growth of
the economy.
The special honours award is targeted at women whose work
and contribution has made positive impact on society and
national development in their field of profession and the
recognition award would go to institutions and
organizations, which have dedicated themselves to champion
the cause of women.
Mr Akuaku said a panel of judges were constituted to look at
a list of women achievers to be considered for awards,
adding that in the course of time the general public would
be presented with a list of names to vote via mobile phone
text messaging.
"Public votes would constitute 70 per cent of the marks and
the remaining 30 per cent would be from the judges," he said
Mr Akuaku said in addition to the awards night, a three-day
public lecture on how women could continue to make
contributions to national development in the post Ghana@50
era would be held.
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