Radio and Television Documentaries

We have the under listed radio and television documentaries to our credit.

Women in politics
This was produced in 1996 to support female candidate in that year's presidential and parliamentary elections. The 30 minutes documentary gives a historical view on the involvement of women in political processes in Ghana since the country attained independence in 1957.

Know Your Women MP's
This 26 minutes package on female members of the 1996 Parliament sought to raise the profile of the 18 personalities in the House.

Empowering Women
Tells the story of the economic rights of women and efforts by NGO's and government to ensure the attainment of this right. The story is focuses on women in shea butter extraction in Northern Ghana and in Kente Weaving and farming in the Ashanti region.

Kayayoo
Kayayoo is the story of Amina, a child migrant from Northern Ghana, who in trying to escape economic and cultural problems back home worked as a porter (Kayayoo) at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra. Amina returned home with the assistance of a Danish NGO where she received skills in crocheting.

The "Child Fishermen"
This 30 minutes TV documentary tells the story of children who were trafficked to the Afram Plains in Eastern Ghana to work in fishing considered hazardous labour. The children were engaged as divers to disentangle fishing nets that were trapped under fishing boats. Some children lost their lives in the process.

Ashaiman Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre
The 30 minutes documentary showcases community efforts at resolving disputeS through mediation. Ashaiman is a densely populated community between Accra and Tema which lacks facilities such as courts and police stations. The ADR concept was introduced to the community by the Ghana Association of Chartered Arbitrators and Mediators (GHACMA).

Women's Rights
The reproductive rights of women is the focus of this 30 minutes documentary based on the lives of women in Northern Ghana.

Womens Voices
This is a series of radio programmes on violence and violence against, and women's legal rights issues. The series consist of 8-10 minutes drama and a live studio discussion with experts. The programmes afford direct public participation through phone-ins.