The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana through two key initiatives aimed at promoting social protection and economic fairness. In September 2025, ECOWAS facilitated national interventions in Accra addressing both gender-based violence (GBV) and the establishment of a competition and consumer protection framework. From 15th to 18th…
The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF), a project under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, inaugurated its new Board on Wednesday 16 July 2025. The newly appointed Board will oversee the strategic direction and management of the Fund. The Permanent Secretary (Technical), Saikou Trawally, inaugurated the Board on behalf of the Minister of Gender,…
Kaddy Janneh, Regional Gender Officer for the West Coast Region and Focal Person for the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare, has delivered a comprehensive presentation on the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of The Gambia’s National Action Plan (NAP) on WPS. The presentation was…
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Hon. Fatou Kinteh, on Wednesday 9 July officiated the opening ceremony of a five-day Training of Trainers Workshop on Monitoring and Reporting on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, utilizing the Continental Results Framework. The training is jointly organised by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social…
ECOMIG’s First Commander, Colonel Ndiaga Ndiouf, has underscored the critical need to integrate women and gender perspectives into the armed forces and peace operations across West Africa. Colonel Ndiouf emphasised such a need in a statement delivered at a one-day conference focused on gender mainstreaming in military peacekeeping operations, outlining the importance of gender equity…
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in partnership with UNFPA, at the weekend, commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula alongside ECOWAS’ 50th anniversary. Obstetric fistula, a severe childbirth injury affecting over 2 million women globally, remains a pressing issue in low-resource settings. ECOWAS has renewed its commitment to addressing this condition…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has commenced the regional launch of the National Gender Policy 2025-2034 at a local hotel in Bwiam, West Coast Region. This event, which commenced on 22 April 2025, marks the beginning of five regional engagements that will cover the remaining regions. The gathering brought together female councillors,…
The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare of The Gambia, Fatou Kinteh, has engaged in high-level bilateral discussions with Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 69th session of the Committee on the…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare has joined forces with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre to organize a three-day national training workshop, focusing on preventing and responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The three-day training, which got underway on Thursday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, brought together…
The Gambia Police Force, in partnership with DCAF, has successfully concluded a year-long Gender Promotion Initiative, marking a significant step in advancing gender inclusivity within the force. The event marking the conclusion of the training was today held at the Sir DKJ Conference Centre, where the Inspector General of Police, Seedy M. Touray, expressed appreciation…
