Stakeholders involved in peace building have been entreated to include women voices in conflict resolution, as part of measures towards sustaining peace in the country.
Executive Director for the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana), Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed who made the call said the involvement of women in conflict resolution is critical in actually finding solutions to conflicts.
Hajia Alima was speaking during a two-day workshop on conflict and gender-sensitive reporting held in Tamale.
The workshop, organized by the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP), was part of efforts aimed at empowering women journalists and media practitioners in Northern Ghana on their roles in peace building, prevention of conflict and violent extremism.
The workshop was supported by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with the Meridian International Center as an implementing partner.
According to Mrs. Saeed, female journalists should use their skills to contribute to peace and stability in the country, as well as use the potentials they have, to play transformative roles and act as bridge builders to foster connections between communities to promote intercultural understanding.
Miss Diana Ngong who is Aluminus project lead for the IVLP, said women, particularly journalists, are required to play crucial roles in informing the public and providing feminine perspectives to issues relating to gender, peace and security.
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