Ghana Ends Child Marriage | HON. OTIKO DJABA RECEIVES AWARD FOR HER FIGHT AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE, GENDER EQU
Ghana Ends Child Marriage
HON. OTIKO DJABA RECEIVES AWARD FOR HER FIGHT AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE, GENDER EQUALITY
Yesterday, at a ceremony held at the forecourt of the Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Protection, the Honourable Minister Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba was awarded the Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up (DUSUSU) Africa Gender Minister for 2018.
Hon. Otiko Djaba was recognised for her tireless fight for gender equality and work towards ending Child Marriage.
The acknowledgement of Hon. Otiko efforts in the fight for gender equality, poverty eradication , and ending child marriage in Ghana is inspiring to our Ministry and Ghana as a whole.
The Hon. Minister received the DUSUSU Award from a Girl, Zuriel Elise Oduwole who is a Nigerian American , an education advocate and a film maker best known for her works on the advocacy for the education of girls in Africa.
Zuriel has fought for Girls Education across Africa since the age of 10 and has instituted the award to recognize the works, community development efforts and impacts made by Africa's high profile female leaders. Her advocacy has since made her the youngest person to be profiled by Forbes.
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