The Queen Mothers in the country have taken upon themselves to educate their communities on the effects of rape and sexual assault after undergoing a training session organized by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ).
IAWJ with support from the Netherlands Fund for Global Leadership of Women (GLOW) last Saturday organized a follow up conference for Queen mothers to gather feedback about the impact they were able to deliver to their communities since their last meeting in March.
Mrs. Barbara Ackah-Ayensu, an Appeal Court Judge, who is also the President of IAWJ, disclosed that the purpose of the meeting was to hear from the traditional leaders whether the training yielded fruitful results.
She said the follow up conference offered the Queen mothers the platform to share their challenges and success at the workshop.
The National Secretary of Traditional Council, Hajia Kansawreha W A Bukari, in an interaction with the media noted that after the program in March, they were able to meet their chiefs and communities to discuss the effects of the issue, adding that they have been able to inform the Queen mothers, traditional authorities, churches and schools to realize the law backing it.
�We should not judge those issues in the palaces or try to settle it the family way because rape and defilement are criminal issues and should be reported to the police so that the normal channel for handling the issue can be done,� she emphasized.
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