Africa-Press – Ghana. First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama has reaffirmed her full commitment to supporting the Organization of African First Ladies for Development’s (OAFLAD) #BuildingResilience Campaign, with a dedicated focus on access to health, education, and women’s empowerment.
She made the pledge at the 30th OAFLAD Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The new campaign, launched after the success of OAFLAD’s #WeAreEqual initiative, responds to the growing dual challenges of climate change and conflict, which continue to disproportionately affect women and girls across the continent.
It seeks to protect and empower women and girls in climate‐ and conflict‐affected areas by improving access to essential services such as health and education, preventing gender‐based violence, and advancing peace and climate resilience.
Mrs Mahama noted that “when women and children are healthy, families are stronger and nations thrive.”
She highlighted the work of the Lordina Foundation, which provides free health screenings and treatment to thousands of women, children, and the elderly. The Foundation has also constructed three modern maternity and children’s wards at Bole District Hospital, Nkoranza Municipal Hospital, and Bodom Health Centre, with another facility nearing completion at Asukawkaw.
Looking ahead, she said the Foundation would continue to empower women engaged in small and medium‐scale enterprises, in alignment with government initiatives such as the 24‐Hour Economy and the newly established Women’s Development Bank.
“When we empower a woman economically, we empower an entire family and uplift an entire community,” she stated.
Mrs Mahama added that education remains a key pillar of empowerment, noting that 40 underprivileged Junior High School girls were being supported through the Merck Foundation’s “Educating Linda” Scholarship Programme.
“Every girl we support becomes a leader, a change‐maker, and a nation‐builder,” she said.
