National Gender and Children Policy.

The National Gender and Children Policy is a national multi-sectoral policy for Ghana which was developed by the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs with the objective to mainstream gender concerns in the national development process in order to improve the social, civic, economic and cultural conditions of the people of Ghana, particularly women and children. Specific objectives of the Policy include: to redress imbalances which arise from existing gender inequalities through policy review, legal reforms and enforcement of existing legislation; to provide a national framework from which policies are derived; to implement activities designed to strengthen women’s role in the economic development; to implement activities designed to promote children’s development and protection; to promote women’s equal access to, and control over economically significant resources and benefits; and to enhance the survival, development and protection of children.The District Assemblies have responsibility for managing and implementing specific programmes aimed at reducing poverty and ensuring the appropriate development and protection of the rights and welfare of the children. Critical areas of concern are agriculture, health, water and sanitation.The Policy addresses concerns related to women's access to land tenure and ownership. The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) shall liaise with other institutions to pay attention to key gender concerns and related issues, e.g. property ownership, land tenure, credit, legal rights as well as relevant options for addressing them such as constitutional guarantees.The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs, assisted by women and children focused organizations, will lead the implementation of the Policy. The different governmental and non governmental stakeholders that will participate in the implementation of the Policy are listed under Section 8.

Implemented by: National Gender Policy. (2015-05)