International Women’s Day 2019

First Lady Launches Mentorship Program for Young Girls

As part of efforts to groom young women and girls across the country, the First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has, on Friday, 8th March, 2019 held interactions with a number of women in positions of power and influence in the country. The meeting enabled the First Lady to match young girls who were

FIRST LADY MEETS AND INTERACTS WITH MARKET WOMEN AND STREET VENDORS.

The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 4th March, 2019, met and interacted with a cross section of market women and street vendors in the Greater Accra Region. The event held under the auspices of the Terema Initiative of the Rebecca Foundation, was the first of the series of activities earmarked to herald the marking of this year's World Women's Day celebrations.
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FIRST LADY, MERCK FOUNDATION LAUNCH “MERCK MORE THAN A MOTHER CAMPAIGN”

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has announced the launch of the “Merck More Than a Mother Campaign” to increase advocacy and efforts against infertility in women. Launched in partnership with the Merck Foundation and Fertility Society of Ghana, the Merck More than a Mother campaign will focus mainly on preventive action against infertility. The First Lady

BECAUSE I WANT TO BE … IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

The Rebecca Foundation, in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund, launched a project today at the Wesley Methodist Church in Accra. This project is targeted at adolescent girls who have struggled to stay in school due to a myriad of socio-economic challenges. With this project, they will be mentored to go back and complete their
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First Lady Launches “Learning to Read, Reading to Learn project”.

The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo through her NGO, the Rebecca Foundation, has launched an initiative which is very dear to her heart called ‘Learning to Read, Reading to Learn’. This is a weekly engaging, interactive reading television programme, with school children and an adult reader. Each week, children will learn words and lessons from

Beneficiaries of First Lady’s Sports And Cultural Scheme Arrive In China

A delegation of Fifteen(15) participants made up of school children from Ghana have arrived in China to begin a Sports and Cultural Exchange Programme under an arrangement between the Rebecca Foundation and its Chinese partners. The beneficiaries were met at the Beijing Capital International Airport by Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Mr. Edward Boateng. They were

No More Delays In Supply Of Braille Textbooks To Visually Impaired

NO MORE DELAYS IN SUPPLY OF BRAILLE TEXTBOOKS TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED –    AS FIRST LADY RENOVATES AND EQUIPS BRAILLE PRODUCTION CENTRE The timely intervention of the First Lady of the Republic, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has brought to an end the usual delays in the supply of braille textbooks and other learning materials for the visually

Mrs. Akufo-Addo Unveils Sports Kit For Exchange Programme

BEIJING, September 2nd, 2018 Her Excellency the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, visit ed STAR TIMES Corporation in Beijing, to witness the unveiling of the design of a football kit to be used by Ghanaian children in a sports exchange programme. The First Lady on a trip to China last year

The Rebecca Foundation Cuts Sod For New Korle-Bu Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

The First Lady and Head of The Rebecca Foundation Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Speaking at the brief sod-cutting event, she said “there’s nothing more painful or tragic than losing a child. Every parent knows that.