First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has made a passionate appeal for countries to speed up the implementation of universal basic healthcare as prescribed by the UN Sustainable Development Goal Three (SDG 3). Addressing a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations (UN) headquarters on universal health coverage under the

First Lady of the Republic, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has stated that gender inequality is a clear and present danger to the development of humanity. Addressing participating First Ladies and guests at the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) high-level event on Wednesday 20 September 2023, on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations

First Lady of the Republic, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to international advocates and stakeholders in the prevention of malaria in pregnancy to scale up their efforts aimed at using Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) to protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the harmful effects of malaria during the period of pregnancy. Mrs. Akufo-Addo

On Wednesday 13th September, First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo commissioned the Osenase Library as part of The Rebecca Foundation’s Learning to Read, Reading to Learn Initiative. Fitted with ICT facilities and an apartment for the Liberian, this library, with three others at Manso Abore, Kwahu Bepong, and New Abirem were all built in partnership with

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