{
  "id": 7594517,
  "title": "UNFPA and PPAG train service providers on gender-based violence and human rights in Kumasi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/unfpa-and-ppag-train-service-providers-on-gender-based-violence-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/unfpa-and-ppag-train-service-providers-on-gender-based-violence-and-human-rights-in-kumasi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) recently conducted a two-day training for service providers in Kumasi, Ghana. The training aimed to improve their skills in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and providing human rights-responsive services. The Scale-Up Project, a joint initiative of UNFPA and PPAG, intends to enhance access to GBV and human rights-responsive services for survivors and marginalized groups in Ghana.\n\nOver 10 institutions participated in the training, including the Department of Social Welfare, National Commission for Civic Education, Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit, Department of Gender, Ghana AIDS Commission, Pro-Actif Ghana, Ghana Education Service, and Ghana Health Service. A journalist from Joy News also attended the sessions.\n\nJohn Owusu Mensah, a Field Officer with PPAG in Kumasi, explained that the project aims to strengthen access to services for survivors of GBV and marginalized groups. The project, running from 2024 to 2026, seeks to provide quality health information and services to young people and marginalized groups in Ghana.\n\nDuring the two-day training, participants learned about the introduction to GBV, current trends, preventive measures, human rights and GBV case management, and the Gender Transformative Approach. They also received training on GBV advocacy and communication, referral systems, and the use of the Scale-Up Project's GBV Survivors Case Management and Claim Form.\n\nMensah stated that similar training sessions will be organized in other regions where the Scale-Up Project is being implemented. PPAG also conducted a similar training at the national level in 2025. The two-day program concluded with closing remarks from the organizers.",
  "summary": "The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) have trained service providers in Kumasi on gender-based violence (GBV) and human rights-responsive services. The two-day training formed part of the Scale-Up Project, which is being implemented jointly by UNFPA and PPAG to improve access to GBV and human rights-responsive services. Participants were…",
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}