Parliamentary Seminar on Combating Early and Forced Marriage La Palm Royal Beach Hotel Accra, Ghana March 3-4, 2014 With the financial support of Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

List of Participants MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

Ghana Hon. Ebo Barton Oduro, MP Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, MP First Deputy Speaker Deputy Minority Leader, Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana

Hon. Irene Torshie Naa Addo, MP Hon. Benjamin Kunbuor, MP First Deputy Minority Whip, Majority Leader, Parliament of Ghana, Parliament of Ghana PGA Executive Committee Hon. Albin Sumana Bagbin, MP Hon. Gifty Kusi, MP Parliament of Ghana, Parliament of Ghana Chair, PGA Ghana National Group Hon. Abdul Rashid Pelpuo, MP Hon. Gershon Gbediame, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Juliana Azumah Mensah, MP Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, MP Former Minister of Women and Children, Minority Leader, Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Bernice Heloo Adiku, MP Parliament of Ghana 1

Hon. Helen Ajoa Ntoso, MP Hon. Kobena Mensah Woyome, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. George Loh, MP Hon. Albert Abongo, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Esther Obeng Dapaah, MP Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Alfred Kwame Agbesi, MP Hon. Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Afenyo Markin, MP Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Hennric David Yeboah, MP Hon. Ursula Owusu, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, MP Hon. Kwasi Agyemang Gyan-Tutu, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP Hon. Comfort Doyoe Ghansah Cudjoe, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu, MP Dr. Ahmed Mustapha, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Dr. Stephen Nana Ato Arthur, MP Hon. Mary Boforo, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Hon. Mahama Ayariga, MP Hon. Moses Anim, MP Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Kenya Dr. Richard Anane, MP Parliament of Ghana Dr. Susan Chebet, MP Parliament of Kenya Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh, MP Parliament of Ghana Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, MP Hon. Clarice Jah, Senator Parliament of Ghana of Liberia Hon. Daniel Botwe, MP Sierra Leone Parliament of Ghana Dr. Bernadette Lahai, MP Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah, MP Parliament of Sierra Leone Parliament of Ghana Tanzania Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea, MP Hon. Pindi Chana, MP Parliament of Ghana Deputy Minister for Community Development, Hon. Emmanuel Bedzrah, MP Gender and Children, Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Tanzania

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Zimbabwe Hon. Jessie Majome, MP Parliament of Zimbabwe

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS & DIPLOMATIC CORPS Hon. Nana Oye Lithur Canada Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Ms. Diedrah Kelly Mr. Richard Quayson Charge d’ Affaires, Senior Political Counsellor, High Deputy Commissioner, Commission on Human Commission for Canada to the Republic of Ghana Rights and Administrative Justice Mr. Michael Creighton Mr. Clement Kwaku Kpegah, Second Secretary (Development), High Commission District Director, Commission Human Rights for Canada to the Republic of Ghana Administrative Justice (Nkwanta South) The Netherlands Ms. Dinah Adiko Ministry of Gender and Social Protection, Domestic H.E. Hans Docter Violence Secretariat Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ghana, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ASP Haleema Boakye Head Officer, Domestic Violence and Victim Support Ms. Elsie Appau Unit, Ghana Police Service Policy Officer- WASH and Gender, Development Cooperation, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

UN AGENCIES & FOUNDATIONS Mr. Nguru Karugu Ms. Johanna Eriksson Open Society Initiatives for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) Chief, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Ghana Ms. Jaki Mbogo Ms. Jody Myrum Open Society Initiatives for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) Manager, Initiatives for Girls and Women, Novo Ms. Angela Dwamena Aboagye Foundation Executive Director, The Ark Foundation Mr. Friday Okonofua Program Officer, Ford Foundation

ACADEMIA & NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Professor Fred Sai, M.P.H Ms. Ellen Travers Ghana Program Officer, Girls Not Brides

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Mr. Birima Fall Reverend Daniel Sakitey TOSTAN Christian Council Dr. Wale Okediran Ms. Joyce Steiner Former MP, Consultant to the Committee on Health Christian Council Mr. Sheik Salman Ms. Christine Achieng Muslim Council Assistant Country Director-Program Quality, CARE Ms. Abigail Burgesson International in Ghana African Women’s Development Fund Ms. Gifty Blekpe Mrs. Charlotte Osei CARE International in Ghana Chairman, National Commission for Civic Education Ms. Dorcas Appiah-Coker Mr. Samuel Akuamoah Gender Centre Project Coordinator, National Commission for Civic Mr. Sumaila Abdul-Rahman Education Director, ActionAid International Mr. James Kofi Annan President, Challenging Heights

PARLIAMENTARY STAFF & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mr. Samuel Addei, Ms. Anta Quartey-Papafio Clerk Deputy Coordinator Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Ms. Judy Aikins Ms. Beatrice Essuman-Mensah Research Souvenirs Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana Mr. Emmanuel Koranteng Mr. Bonye J. Puopile Protocol Security Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana

Ms. Margaret Donkor Ms. Faustina Ayim Media Finance Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana

Mrs. Eva Adjei-Emenike Ms. Bernice Sam Name tags Executive Director Parliament of Ghana Women in Law and Development in Africa

Mr. Harrison Edusei Mr. Frank Bodza Transport Program Officer Parliament of Ghana Women in Law and Development in Africa Mr. Cephas Amevor Clerk Ms. Esenam Ahiadorme Women in Law and Development in Africa Parliament of Ghana 4

Ms. Jennifer McCarthy Assistant Secretary General Parliamentarians for Global Action

Ms. Mónica Adame Senior Program Officer Gender, Equality and Population Program Parliamentarians for Global Action

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