Accra, July 4, GNA –
As part of activities to strengthen development cooperation between Israel and
Ghana, the State of Israel’s Embassy, will from Monday, July 9 to Friday, July
20, host Dr Michal Sela, a MASHAV resource trainer in Accra.
MASHAVI is Israel’s
Agency for International Development and Cooperation.
A statement issued
by the Israeli Embassy and copied to the Ghana News Agency said Dr Sela would
lead a series of workshops and dialogue programmes to contribute to Ghana’s
efforts and processes to socially and economically empower women.
It said Dr Sela is
the former Chief Director of Women’s Lobby in Israel and currently an advocator
and trainer for women sensitivity and entrepreneurship.
It noted that her
expertise ranges from community mobilisation and local leadership development
to organizational development; women’s rights, empowerment, education and
gender mainstreaming; management of social and educational entrepreneurship;
and project management.
The statement said
about 30 women from different career backgrounds, levels and belonging to
different social groups would benefit from the initiative by Israel’s Agency
for International Development and Cooperation (MASHAV) in collaboration with
the Network of Women in Growth (NEWIG), Amicus Onlus, Inner-City Development
Foundation (IDF), Oaks and Wuuds and the Ministry of Gender, Children and
Social Protection.
It said the
workshops would focus on areas such as gender sensitivity, women as agents for
change, women as business entrepreneurs, mentorship among others.
It said at the end
of the workshops, it was envisaged that, these women would be equipped with
tools and skills that would help them become change agents in their respective
communities in the spheres of entrepreneurship as well as overcome obstacles,
specifically related to their professions.
The statement said
Dr Sela would also have the opportunity to engage in a series of dialogues with
other executive and professional women in Ghana to share experiences and ideas
on women’s issues in Ghana and Israel.
It mentioned that
other women to benefit from Dr Sela’s workshops included the Women’s Caucus of
Parliament; adding that this would be led by Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, Minister
for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
It said the
Executive Women Network session would be led by Mrs. Edith Dankwa, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Business and Financial Times
The Embassy
expressed the hope that, these collaborations would pave way for possible
long-term cooperation between MASHAV and Ghana in the areas of women’s personal,
economic and social empowerment at different levels (governmental, civil
society and private sector).
GNA