First ever Ghana Women of Excellence Awards 2011

From The Vim Views & Versions - Blogs of a MIghTy African Wed Mar 9 2011, 04:28:00

While busily following proceedings of a Champions League match in which Barcelona ended Arsenal's interest, a friend on Twitter @nnenna was at the Accra International Conferencce Center for Ghana Women of Excellence Awards on the occasion of the International Women's day. This first edition was a major success.

From the Facebook event -

8th March is celebrated worldwide as International Women's Day. In Ghana, the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs has mandated that the Day should be commemorated with the Ghana Women of Excellence Awards Scheme

The theme for the Awards Scheme is "Empowering the Ghanaian Woman for National Development", the primary objective of the Scheme is "to motivate Ghanaian women to strive for excellence in their various walks of life ...and to take their rightful places in the national development process".

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