WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa
Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies affect men and women differently. As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns…
Resources for African journalists covering the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cases of COVID-19 are rising in Africa, after the continent was initially spared of the pandemic in its early days.…
Penplusbytes engages Young Persons, the Media and Techies in an Ideas’ “Marathon”
Social media has been recognised as an enabler for citizen participation and governance processes as it provides an avenue for…
Strategies for Dealing with E-Mail Spam
By Kwami Ahiabenu II According to www.spamlaws.com, over 14.5 billion of the messages transmitted daily around the world are spam. That…
RSVP Now: July Technology Salon on “Alternatives to Rural Connectivity in Ghana”
RSVP now to join the next Technology Salon Accra – July 4th – RSVP Now There is a recent surging…
Penplusbytes congratulates the Government of Ghana for making RTI a reality
Ghana has joined the 24% of African countries that have adopted the Right to Information (RTI) bill. These countries: South…
News Editors Pledge to refocus their lens on PWD Issues in Ghana
A significant section of the population in Ghana who are mostly Persons with Disabilities are excluded from accessing government interventions…
Penplusbytes Shares Lessons from its Social Accountability project with CSOs in West African Countries
Penplusbytes is part of a selected group of civil society organisations (CSOs) from 9 West African countries to share experiences…
Accessibility of Public Places and Death Trap Ramps
‘’Some of these ramps are simply death traps”, Patience Atuah , a physically challenged journalist with the EIB Network echoes…
Is the NHIS disability friendly?
According to the World Health Organisation, 10% to 15% of the population of every developing country lives with disability. This…
Final batch of Community Radio Journalists Schooled on Reporting Local Assembly budgets
Ten (10) community radio journalists in Wa in the Upper west region of Ghana constitute the final batch of journalists…
NPP Government to Engage Penplusbytes on METOGU Anti-corruption Report
According to the Transparency International Corruption Perception index for 2017, Ghana ranks 81st with a score of 40, indicating the…