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Dr. Wunpini calls for gender inclusion in panel discussions. #EndManelsNow

Dr. Wunpini calls for gender inclusion in panel discussions. #EndManelsNow

Source: precisenewsgh Dr. Wunpini’s most recent call to media houses in Ghana concerning the absolute ignoring of women in panel discussions on television and radio shows. Dr. Wunpini took to her Facebook wall this afternoon…

How COVID-19 affects education for people with disabilities in Ghana

How COVID-19 affects education for people with disabilities in Ghana

This story by Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed originally appeared on Global Voices on July 3, 2020. In Ghana, education has undergone a series of reforms, but the educational experiences of people with disabilities (PWDs) are often…

HOPin Academy graduates its incubator hub entrepreneurs

HOPin Academy graduates its incubator hub entrepreneurs

By Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria On Friday 26th June 2020, HOPin Academy graduated seven people for this year program of their business incubator hub. These business enthusiasts went through five month rigorous training at the Academy on how…

Hopin Academy Host Local Consultative Stakeholder Meeting

Hopin Academy Host Local Consultative Stakeholder Meeting

By Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria HOPin Academy played host to a stakeholder meeting in Tamale to discuss the role of Web Technology for Digital transformation of the local economy for Job creation and Economic Development. The stakeholder meeting…

COVID-19 and challenges to teacher education in rural Ghana

COVID-19 and challenges to teacher education in rural Ghana

By Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed This article was first published on https://africasacountry.com/ Ghana recorded its first case of the coronavirus on March 12. By March 16, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government had put in place a series of…

COVID-19 in Africa: Ghana’s youngest  MCE strategy is commendable.

COVID-19 in Africa: Ghana’s youngest MCE strategy is commendable.

By Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria All over the world, the countries that have been able to slow the spread of the virus or have the lowest mortality rate are headed by women. Women leaders have demonstrated and…

Wunpini F. Mohammed, Ph.D.: 4 Publications, 2 Research Awards, 1 Teaching Award

Wunpini F. Mohammed, Ph.D.: 4 Publications, 2 Research Awards, 1 Teaching Award

Wunpin F Mohammed started the year with her first solo-authored academic article on digital activism in Northern Ghana. ” I’m particularly proud of this because this project grew me as an activist & connected me…

Pandemic Versus Epidemic:   A case of Covid-19 and Meningitis in the upper west region of Ghana

Pandemic Versus Epidemic: A case of Covid-19 and Meningitis in the upper west region of Ghana

By Osman Dufailu (PhD) and Patience Bacho (MBChB) || EOsman.dufailu@gmail.com \\ patiencebacho@rocketmail.com While the world was bedeviled with a novel virus (SARS Cov 2) which attacks mainly the respiratory system to cause corona virus disease…

Hijab in SHS: On Justice Tanko and Freedom of Choice

Hijab in SHS: On Justice Tanko and Freedom of Choice

This Piece was authored by Umar MF || PHD Candidate,  Texas A&M University I just listened to Justice Tanko’s answer on the Hijab issue in secondary schools and I am rather disappointed in his rather…

Mother’s Day 2020: Our Top 10 Incredible List

Mother’s Day 2020: Our Top 10 Incredible List

Today is mothers day, initially, Sanatu Zambang Studios had plans to host these incredible working mothers in the studios. However, with the global coronavirus pandemic at large, the studios had to rethink how to give…