International Women Hope Centre Screen 84 Women's in Builsa North for Breast Cancer.

International Women’s Hope Centre (IWHC), a non-governmental organisation which seeks to reduce the increasing cases of teenage pregnancy in the Upper East Region and to support teenage mothers to achieve economic wellbeing and quality of life has on the 18th of October, 2023 organised a breast cancer screening exercise at the Reproductive and Child Welfare Clinic (RCH) of the Sandema hospital.

The screening exercise is in commemoration of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Mad. Cecillia Afoblikame a retired Midwife and a Senior Volunteer of the NGO, explained that the exercise was planned in order to educate women about breast cancer.

 Furthermore, the exercise is hoped  to teach the women how to conduct self-examination on themselves to find lumps that might be a sign of cancer.

“As you know, we are in breast cancer awareness month. The organisation therefore is organising this exercise, to first of all, create awareness of the disease and also help these women learn how to perform self-examination on themselves. You know, if they feel a lump in their breast, this could be a sign and they will need to visit an expert for interpretation.”

The organisation in collaboration with Nurses  and Midwives from the Sandema  hospital examined a total  of Eighty-four  (84) women of which five (5) of the women had lumps in their breast,  two(2)  had sore nipples and have been referred to a specialist for further examination and treatment. 

Madam Afoblikame thanked the President of IWHC, Madam Gladys Adochim, their partners HeartBeat International and Relationship Under Construction (RUC) for their continuous support to women and children in the upper east region. 

The beneficiary women expressed gratitude to the International Women  Hope Centre for the free breast screening.

The NGO has since last year, screened over 2000 women of breast cancer.

International Women’s Hope Center (IWHC) is an organization that has provided care and education to women, particularly those experiencing unplanned pregnancies. 

This care is provided through medical education and support services in the Upper East Region of Ghana where the rate of teenage pregnancy is the highest in the country. 

IWHC seeks to be a beacon of hope for young women and teenage girls facing unexpected pregnancies. 

The IWHC organization is also a mentorship program designed to help develop these same women into grace-filled, self-respecting members of the society with an emphasis on sexual integrity. 

It extends it's tentacles to rural areas by catering for some of the basic needs of these women by donating items such as baby clothes, maternity clothes, personal care items, food, and offering career training to women.

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Temis Foundation formarlly Announces it's Existance In The Builsa North Municipality.

Temis Foundation a non-governmental Organization which seeks to provide hope for the vulnurable and the marginalised in society, has officially registered its presence in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region with massive social interventions that have already been carried out in the Municipality.

Accessing potable water is a major concern for residents of many rural and remote communities in the Upper East Region.

Many women and children on daily basis are compelled to trek long distances in search of water, mostly from streams, rivers, ponds and other open water sources for their daily and economic activities.

To address this age-old problem in the Builsa North Municipality, Temis Foundation a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has intervened to drill a borehole each for 5 communities in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region.

Speaking at a short meeting with the leadership of the Builsa North Municipal Assembly at the MCE's office on Monday October 2 2023 to formally inform the Assembly of the NGO's existence in the municipality, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, Madam Ruth Awentemi Afoko, said the NGO'S vision was to provide safe drinking water to residents living in rural communities.

She explained that water was a basic necessity of life and that there was the need for it to be provided to especially rural dwellers to enable them live quality lives.

Madam Afoko added that out of the five boreholes, only Suwarinsa borehole that is 70% complete and will soon be fully completed and handed over to the community for use.

The remaining four (4) according to her, the NGO is in talk with the beneficiary community members on the need to have a Bank account in the name of borehole with at least thousand five hundred,(Ghc1,500 ) before the projects will kick start in November 2023.

She noted that in the coming weeks she and her team will be donating furniture to Chuchuliga Junior High School (JHS) and donate to one orphanage home located in Suwarinsa.

She pleaded with the Assembly to corporate with her team to enable them work effectively in the municipality.

The beneficiary communities are: Suwarinsa 1, Kadema 1, Balansa 1 and 2 and Siniesi.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Hon. Vida Anaab in her speech lauded the NGO for the water project, saying when completed it will be a big relief to the beneficiary communities.

The MCE added that the Assembly doors are open for development partners such as Temis Foundation and are ever ready to support the NGO to achieve it intended purpose in the municipality.

She pleaded with the NGO to keep on updating the Assembly on their activities in the communities so that the Assembly will add their activities in the municipality into their annual reports. 

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Director General of Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi Endorsed PC of NPP in Builsa North

The New Patriotic Party NPP parliamentary candidate for the Builsa north constituency said, his decision to contest the parliamentary seat is to ensure the people get their fair share of the national cake through proper representation in Ghana’s parliament. The people need someone who is passionate about the development and their general wellbeing.

Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi made these remarks during an interaction with Noiyeng Radio News on the sidelines of his acclamation at the Sandema Technical Institute in Sandema on Sunday September 10th 2023.

The delegates of NPP in the Builsa north constituency approved the candidature of the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi as the parliamentary candidate for the 2024 general elections.

Former Member of Parliament for Bulsa north and deputy regional minister for upper east made a passionate appeal especially to members of the New Patriotic Party to close their ranks and work hard for Alonsi to snatch the seat from the incumbent NDC Member of Parliament.

She thinks Thomas Alonsi has marketed himself so well to win the 2024 elections hence the decision to allow him go unopposed. According to her, the move is historic and she is optimistic of victory come election 2023.

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Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority - GMA and former DCE of the then Bulsa District, Hon. Thomas Kofi Alonsi has on the 08/08/2023 filed to contest the NPP Parliamentary primaries in the Builsa North Constituency of the Upper East Region.

The filling of his nomination forms, saw thousands of people, polling station and Constituency executives of the party, Elders, DCE for Builsa South and Dean of DCE'S of the Upper East Region Mr. Daniel Kwame Gariba Anganta who has also filed to contest the seat in the Builsa South Constituency, MCE for Builsa North, Madam Vida Akantagriwon Anaab, Former Mp and former deputy Upper East Regional Minister and former Regional chairperson of the party Madam Agnes Chigabatia Asangalisa as well as party faithfuls amidst drumming and dancing leading Mr.Alonsi through the principal streets of Sandema the Municipal capital to the party office in Sandema for him to submit his nomination forms.

Addressing a charged crowd gathered at the durbar grounds in Sandema who were chanting "We need to change, 12years of no show the time is now or never!", Mr.Alonsi said, he is contesting to be the member of parliament for the constituency in order to bring about change in terms of job opportunities for the teaming youth, development and empowerment for the good people of the Builsa North Constituency.

He added that, he will be an MP for all Builsa's regardless of their political affiliations " I am not going to be an Npp or NDC Mp, I am going to be an Mp for all devoid of political coloration" he therefore urge polling station, constituency executives and all electoral area coordinators to sell his message of change to the good people of the Builsa North Constituency for them to give him the nod to represent them in parliament come 2024.

He used the opportunity to ask for forgiveness from all those he has wronged in anyway and also stated that he has forgiven all those who have wronged him in anyway, saying he is ready to work with anyone to campaign for him to become the MP to change the story of Buluk.

Mr. Alonsi is so far the only candidate who has picked up a form and filed seeking to lead the Npp in the Builsa North Constituency as the party prepares it self for the 2024 general elections.

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HEALTH FACILITIES IN BUILSA GETS SUPPORT FROM RUPFA

Rural Urban Partnership for Africa (RUPFA) a non-governmental organization through the help of ASODH has donated a moto-king ambulance, two refrigerators, and 10 long benches to three health facilities in the bulsa traditional area of the upper east region.

Lily Osei, the Country Director for RUPFA speaking at a short handing over ceremony at Kanjaga, one of the beneficiary communities, hinted of the organisation’s dream of initiating programmes and projects aimed at supporting government to attain the Sustainable Development Goal 3 - SDG3, which is targeted at ensuring good health and wellbeing for all by 2030.

The project which had funding support from Action Solidarite Pour Le Development Human (ASODH), France.

She said, the organization has addressed a multitude of challenges that impact the lives of Ghanaians across the 16 regions of Ghana through its collaboration with development partners. RUPFA over the years has embarked on a lot of projects ranging from education, health, sports, environment, agriculture, livelihood and economic empowerment, water sanitation and health. 

The beneficiary health facilities include Kanjarga Health Centre and Baasa CHPS Compound both in the Builsa South District and Wabilinsa CHPS Compound in the Builsa North Municipality. Kanjarga Health Centre received a moto-king ambulance and two benches, Baasa CHPS and Wabilinsa CHPS each received a refrigerator and two benches.

Health personnel who received the items for the three beneficiary facilities all express their gratitude to RUPFA for the timely intervention.

In the case of the moto-king ambulance, the in charge of Kanjarga Health Centre Mr. Aninanya Daniel A. Rockson said the support will not only save lives but improve quality healthcare delivery in the area. 

Mr Aninanya said about 35 people-comprising 20 children and 15 adults lost their lives between 2017 and 2023, as a result of lack of means to refer patients to the district hospital when their conditions got deteriorated.

He said the intervention will help address the issue of maternal and neonatal deaths because the center can now rely on the services of the moto-king ambulance. Due to the large nature of the district, relying on the services of the national ambulance has not been helpful over the period.  

Janfa Barichisu midwife in-charge of the Baasa CHPS said, with this intervention will curtail the daily struggle of commuting to the district capital for vaccines anything those vaccines are to be use. This has the tendency of increasing service delivery to the people.

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Be steadfast,patient, pray and persevere during hard times- Director General Of Maritime Authority.

The Youth have been admonished to be steadfast, patient,pray and persevere, during hard times in their lives, as their struggles could lead to better days in future.

Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi gave the advice during the induction ceremony of Rev. Anthony Akanzeridi as the district pastor of the Assemblies of God Church in Sandema. 

 Mr. Alonsi said, the induction of Rev. Akanzeridi to lead the Assemblies of God church is a fulfilment of the scripture as captured in Mathew:- 9:37-38 which says “Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest".

He called on the youth of the church to combine whatever their doing with serving in God's vineyard.

Recounting his experience, Mr. Alonsi like many other accomplished persons, believes that, without prayers, patience and perseverance, one would not be able to attain his or her aims in life.

“I contested in the 2016 elections to represent the people of Builsa North in parliament but lost. After lossing the elections, all hope was lost. I started questioning myself but never lost trust  in God. I was always praying and fasting. It was in 2018-2019 that I was appointed as Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority which is a bigger position than that of an mp which I was fighting for".

He said, he is through the appointment also contributing his widows might to the socioeconomic development of the Municipality.

He therefore called on the Youth not to be in a haste but continually trust God for "his thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are his ways our ways" (Isaiah 55:8) he said.

Rev. Elijah Azusong who is also the Regional secretary of the Assemblies of God church   preaching the sermon from the book of numbers:- 22-24 said, "King Balak of Moab offered Balaam a son of Beor and a prophet money to curse Israel. But Balaam blessed the Israelites instead, as dictated by God".  He therefore ask God to bless those he has chosen to lead his flock so that they would be able to carry out the mantle successfully. 

The induction Ceremony was moderated by the Upper East Regional Superintendent of the Assemblies of God church Rev. Albert Adekaldu at the Emmanuel Temple of the church in Sandema.

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DCE FOR BUILSA SOUTH FILE TO CONTEST NPP PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Mr Daniel Kwame Gariba Anganta, the District Chief Executive of the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region has filed his nomination to contest the Builsa South NPP Parliamentary primaries.

Presenting his nomination form to the Party Research Officer at the Builsa South constituency office of the Party, Mr Gariba called on party faithful's and delegates to rally behind him and endorse him massively as their parliamentary candidate on the day of the primaries.

He believed that with his performance at the 2020 general elections and with their support, the party could capture the parliamentary seat from the NDC.

Mr. Gariba promised a clean campaign before, during and after the parliamentary primaries in order to get a unifying frontline for the 2024 general elections.

Receiving the nomination form, the Constituency Research and Elections Officer Mr Daniel Akanyingdipo called on candidates contesting in the constituency parliamentary elections to desist from abusive language before, during and after the parliamentary primaries in order to continue enjoying the peace and unity currently prevailing in the party in the constituency.

The DCE would be contesting the party's primaries again with his 2019 defeated contender Mr. Thomas Kwesi Adama who is currently the country director of a Global Animal Health Pharmaceutical Company with it's headquarters based in France.

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