Women play a central role in the process of social and economic development of families, communities and nations, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
They form the bulk of workers in the agricultural and commercial sector. They are home makers and are mainly responsible for the quality of nutrition, health, education, physical environment and even sometimes the economic stability of the family.
There is no doubt that women need to be educated to acquire the basic knowledge and skills to carry out these adequately and effectively.
Sadly enough, the large majority of women all over the developing countries are illiterates. Worse still, an equal number of girls are not being educated. If this situation is not changed, the adverse cycle of malnutrition, poor child and maternal health, ignorance, illiteracy, over population, poor environmental conditions and poverty will continue to delay overall national development.
This is why AFAWI-GHANA agrees with all those who believe that education for all is the key to the future.Indeed, studies show that developing countries that invest more in giving children basic education tend to make more progress.
The vision and mission of AFAWI-GHANA can therefore be simply summed as follows:
To ensure equitable development for both rural inhabitants and poor urban dwellers especially women and children.
