Ghana prepares to mark Home Economics Day

Published in the Daily Graphic on 27/02/2010, pg 19

Story: Matilda Attram
THE Ghana Home Economics Association (GHEA) is making major preparations towards the celebration of this year’s World Home Economics day slated for March 24.
It is on the theme ‘Home Economics beyond one hundred years- empowering for the digital world’.
The celebration is to project the roles of the subject in human activities in society.
According to the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE), a global network of Home Economics experts, the subject focuses on fundamental needs and practical concerns of individuals and families in everyday life and their importance both at the individual and the near community levels which ensures the enhancement of well being in the ever challenging environment.
It said the subject integrated knowledge, processes and practical skills from multiple discipline synthesised through interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary inquiry as well as pertinent paradigms.
“Most of all, Home Economics NGOs around the world demonstrate capacity to take critical, transformative, emancipatory actions to enhance well-being and to advocate for individuals, families and communities at all levels and sectors of society”, it stated.
The IFHE called on all members of the association and supporters to think globally and act locally in definitive and result- oriented ways to help improve lives in society.
Outlining the activities for the celebration in Ghana, the President of GHEA, Mrs Veronica Jackson, stated that there would be a health walk and talk in the morning of March 20 at the forecourt of the Ministry of Education in Accra, leading to a climax with a ceremony on March 24, 2010 at the Ghana National Association of Teacher’s (GNAT) Hall, also in Accra.
She therefore urged all, especially those involved in Home Economics, to participate actively in the celebration to promote a quality lifestyle in society.