GHANA INTERNATIONAL NURSES WELFARE ASSOCIATION
WE ARE GHANAIAN NURSES WORKING IN THE DIASPORA
We support each other in Good & Bad times and give back to society our Due
WELCOME TO GINWA
We are happy to welcome you to GINWA.There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.This is your home. Everything about your welfare and helping maginalised communities and health institution starts HERE.
KNOWING WHO WE ARE
MISSION
CORE VALUES
MISSION
To be the positive choice for Ghanaian nurses and their spouses living and working in the Diaspora
Position ourselves to build , sustain and support each other in grieve or on happy occasions.
Provide opportunities to engage with communities in the wider world, equip health Institutions that are under-resourced and update/upgrade Health
To be the positive choice for Ghanaian nurses and their spouses living and working in the Diaspora
Position ourselves to build , sustain and support each other in grieve or on happy occasions.
Provide opportunities to engage with communities in the wider world, equip health Institutions that are under-resourced and update/upgrade Health Professionals through Seminars, workshops and conferences.
Instill the spirit of voluntary service and giving in our members and the citizenry to uphold the principle of basic human needs
VISION
CORE VALUES
MISSION
We aim to be valued, respected and recognised by the International Community through our hard work in health , welfare and social work among deprived communities
Provide platform for Ghanaian Nurses and their spouses in the diaspora to come together and enjoy the benefit of coming together and also bridge the gap between marginalis
We aim to be valued, respected and recognised by the International Community through our hard work in health , welfare and social work among deprived communities
Provide platform for Ghanaian Nurses and their spouses in the diaspora to come together and enjoy the benefit of coming together and also bridge the gap between marginalised communities we work with.
Explore and expand the potentials of our members and the world around them especially in the area of working for humanity and the well being of human kind
Support the needs of individuals and communities to live meaningful lives
CORE VALUES
CORE VALUES
CORE VALUES
These are the foundations on which the Association will grow and develop. These are our guiding principles and everyday working focus.
- Faith in our beliefs
- Friendly and giving
- Treating everyone with respect and fairness
- Open and honest in everything we do and say.
- Encourage and embrace new ideas
- Caring and Loving.
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equa
These are the foundations on which the Association will grow and develop. These are our guiding principles and everyday working focus.
- Faith in our beliefs
- Friendly and giving
- Treating everyone with respect and fairness
- Open and honest in everything we do and say.
- Encourage and embrace new ideas
- Caring and Loving.
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equality.
- Leisure and Fun
- Principle of ONE FAMILY- both internally and externally
GINWA EXECUTIVES
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
Dr. ANDY DAKE
VICE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
VACANT
SECRETARY
PRESIDENT
VICE SECRETARY
MR KOFI EWUSI HARVEY
VICE SECRETARY
PRESIDENT
VICE SECRETARY
MRS ERNESTINA GBEDDY
TREASURER
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
VICE TREASURER 1
MS VICTORIA AGBODZA
VICE TREASURER 1
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
VICE TREASURER 1
MRS. DOROTHY ARYEE
VICE TREASURER 2
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
MS. JANE SENEHIA
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
VACANT ( MR. MARFO IS ACTING TILL A REPLACEMENT IS ELECTED)
ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
MRS. DINA ARYEE
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
MRS AILEEN AMEKO
ORGANISER (SOUTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (SOUTH)
MRS. DORIS BLUIE.
VICE ORGANISER (SOUTH)
VICE ORGANISER (NORTH)
VICE ORGANISER (SOUTH)
MRS DORCAS AGRARE
MEET THE PATRON
PROFILE OF DR. CECILIA AKRISIE ANIM - CBE, FRSA,FRCN
Dr Anim trained as a midwife in Ghana before moving to the UK and qualifying as a nurse in Hull in 1977. She was President of the Royal College of Nursing, in which she has been active for more than 40 years both as a steward & Health and safety rep. She has served on the Ethics committee and the Menopause Steering Group.
Throughout her career she has worked tirelessly supporting members in three central London NHS trusts as a staff-side Rep working in partnership with other unions. Dr Anim works as a clinical nurse specialist in sexual and reproductive health at the Margaret Pyke Centre in London and specialises in family planning and aspects of women's health with special interest in the menopause. She received the RCN Certificate of Merit for outstanding service to members 2000, the Bevan award for Health and Wellbeing 2013 United Nations Award for Women of Excellence in 2015, Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Health in 2016 by the University of Bradford.
In 2017, in Her Majesty's New Year’s Honours List, she was awarded The CBE in recognition of her role as a nurse, contributions to women’s health and her local community and was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Nottingham.
In 2018 she received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Portsmouth and the Chairs Award for the Windrush generation. In 2019, she received a lifetime achievement award in 2019 from the British Journal of Nursing.
Dr Anim is a lay Reader in Church, Flower Arranger, Member of PCC Member of Deanery Synod. Was Chair of Governors of St Augustine Primary School till 2019 and still a Governor in the Federated Schools.
Hobbies Reading ,Travelling ,Music Classical Reggae ,highlife Afro beat Singing and dancing.
OUR TEAM
Our amazing Team of Executives , Volunteers and other sub groupings of the Association are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more information if you are a Ghanaian and practising as a Registered Nurse anywhere in the World or in the Diaspora. We are here for you in thick and thin. There is so much to learn ,enjoy and gain.
Our Motivation
`Seeing a need for socialisation , voluntary work and welfare issues among Ghanaian Nurses in the diaspora. GINWA was formed as an association to provide sensible solutions to the needs of Ghanaian Nurses in the Diaspora to be each others keeper. GINWA also identify the need to extend helping hands to needy communities and Health institutions that require extra help to function efficiently. We've consistently grown since then, all thanks to the helping hands and minds of these amazing and dependable members with a caring Heart and a community of loving and caring people
Partnership & Collaboration
We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community. Our members and specialised volunteer Groups who provide the momentum and excitement that helps us effect change. Using innovative and human centered Health and welfare models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference among our members and the larger communities we serve. Our ultimate goal is to Partner and collaborate with other like minded Associations to undertake targeted health and development projects in Ghana and in the UK
UP - COMING EVENTS
LEARN MORE ABOUT GINWA
- Plans are in place for GINWA HOME COMING/HOME GOING and formation of GINWA Ghana Branch in the near future.
- Our hard working Executives are always at hand any time to provide immediate advice and support in bad and in good times .All our members are very loving and caring individuals and passionate about the well being of the Association and its membership.
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- Our main message is Health is Wealth. This is done by supporting and sharing information through education .Coming together as communities and individuals we can together win the war on healthy living for a better future .
- We want to bring to the public view our work and also influence members of the public to support our course in improving healthcare delivery in Ghana and beyond.
- We would like to strengthen our focus on Ghanaian nurses working in and outside the United Kingdom, and use this website as a vehicle to reach out to you. We aimed to be a preferred choice among other groups for a balance working life, leisure and welfare.
OUR SERVICES AND PROJECTS
- HEALTH Volunteering. For non-members and GINWA members to devote some few days once a year travel to Ghana and assist in Hospitals, Polyclinics, Health Centres and Health Posts as part of our social responsibility. This is also to put at the disposal of health professionals’ back in Ghana and beyond the rich, modern High Tech knowledge acquired over the years in the Diaspora. We therefore invite you :- Individuals and groups interested in Ghana are invited to join us for a good course.
- Partners/ Affiliates We are continually expanding our affiliation/partnership network to Health Institutions, organisations, Corporate bodies, International NGOs and Donor Agencies. Use our Contact link and get in touch and let us have a chat.
- GINWA HEALTH PROJECT .GINWA is in the process of Launching the" HEALTHY LIVING PROJECT’’ as a project under the association to educate the public on good smart healthy choices for a better life for the citizenry.
- COMPASSION & BEREAVEMENT: We shall never leave you alone in difficult and bad times . In GINWA ---WE LOVE and WE CARE
OUR HISTORY
GHANA INTERNATIONAL NURSES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (GINWA) was first called GHANA INTERNATIONAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (GIWA) The Association ( GINWA ) was founded in April 2006 in Mansfield - United Kingdom by a group of mental health professionals who saw a need for more accessible mental health resources in our community and also the need to network with other Ghanaian nurses working in the Diaspora for regular interaction and socialisation. GINWA is a non-profit, a charity, welfare, a developmental and social organisation that aims to unite, assist and uplift its members within and outside the United Kingdom and the Diaspora. GINWA supports disadvantaged communities and Health related institutions with appropriate and needed tools either in kind or in cash to enable them function effectively. As a welfare association, GINWA has over the years since its formation, supported individual members in grief and/ or in happiness with cash, love, care, and compassion. To date, the association have donated hospital beds to a number of hospitals in Ghana as part of its social and developmental obligation. GINWA is currently developing a scheme ,as well as mount Nurses' Leadership Programme for Nurses in Ghana.
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DUES & LEVIES?
Pay your Dues/Levies
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Your support ,Dues and Contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Also, your generous donation will fund our Projects and mission both in Ghana and in the United Kingdom