To empower women and girls, the LoveAid Foundation organized an educational outreach aimed at junior high school students and women working in the Agotime-Ziope district’s informal sector in collaboration with the National Youth Authority (Agotime-Ziope Secretariat), Youth Alliance for Sustainability, Vanak Limited, and McGharbins Youth Network.
The program sought to emphasize the value of educating girls, taking advantage of opportunities, and promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs.
In addition to giving women the knowledge they need to promote community development, the event blended inspirational speeches with practical training to encourage young girls to view STEM as an approachable and exciting career option.
The Executive Director of LoveAid Foundation, Princess Lovia Tetteh, stressed the importance of including women and girls in the nation’s development agenda.
“The male and female are needed in regard to sustainable development. We are in a world of partnership and collaboration, so if we really want to move forward as a nation, as a global world, we need to engage each and every stakeholder. Our girls and women cannot be left out,” Lovia stated.
This perspective was shared by Selorm Kwadzo Aklasu-Aho, the District Youth Coordinator for the National Youth Authority in Agotime-Ziope, who emphasized the Authority’s dedication to supporting youth development holistically, particularly in STEM subjects.
“At the National Youth Authority, it is our role to see young people develop holistically, and STEM and girl-child education is one of the ways to empower our young girls. This time around, we don’t want them to see STEM as something far away from them but to approach it in a way they can relate to and understand before looking at the broader picture,” he said
The Executive Director of Youth Alliance for Sustainability, Joshua Tetteh Ayayi, also encouraged more initiatives to inspire young women to pursue STEM careers.
He highlighted the long-term benefits of such empowerment, stating that “when young women take up careers in STEM, they will be able to live a long, productive life, and it benefits the whole of humanity.”
