The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has today launched the Unifying Campaign in Ghana as part of the strategic measures to fight for gender equality that can enable girls and women to contribute their quota to the development of the country. In June this year, the Organization of African

The All Regions Queen Mothers Association, presented a citation to our Executive Director, in recognition of the work of The Rebecca Foundation. In her acceptance, she stated, “It is a reminder that we must all strive to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable especially women and children.” We wish The All Regions

The Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) celebrates its 20th anniversary in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under the theme “20 years at the Service of Africa’s most vulnerable”. It has indeed been two decades of service to the continent’s most vulnerable, as what was started in 2003 during the height of

It was my absolute pleasure to receive the winners of the 2023 Scripps Spelling Bee Competition, to our office. For the second year running, N’Adom Darko – Asare, of DPS International was the overall winner. Mychelle Kumah, of Soul Clinic School in Accra, was the first runner-up, and Janice Afiba Nketsiah, of St. Francis of

As we honour and celebrate the uniqueness and accomplishment of women, we also call for all to embrace equity. “Equity is not just a nice-to-have; it is a must-have. A focus on gender equity must be part of every society’s DNA.” -IWD2023 We challenge everyone, especially our men, to join the movement to make equity

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, H.E Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo and other African First Ladies met with Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff of the United States at the Spousal Programme, as part of the US Africa Leaders’ Summit at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC. They discussed ways

H.E Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has spoken about the injustice of stigmatizing women with infertility in Africa. She believes this unfair treatment aggravates the pain these women already go through, and it is time we work together to create a culture that supports these women and their partners in treating or coping with the condition. She

The participants, who were chosen from across the district, were taken through theoretical and practical training on how to conduct outreach activities, effectively screen for both breast and cervical cancers, and treat cervical cancer using the Thermal coagulation machine purchased for the project. A total of one hundred and eighteen women were screened during the

The Rebecca Foundation, through the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Roche, has launched the Capacity Building for Breast and Cervical Cancers in Ghana to help reduce breast and cervical cases and mortalities. The initial project areas are the West Gonja, Birim South, and