[1] The ministry was created in 2001 by the John Kufuor administration to address women and children issues.

One of such issues was the 2011 when the ministry announced it would in collaboration with the Ghana Department of Social Welfare undertake a re-registration of orphanages in the country.

The publications reported that the orphanages were being used as transit points for child trafficking and had become places of abuse for inmates.

During the celebration, the maiden Ghana Women of Excellence Awards was held at the Accra International Conference Centre.

The awards day was themed ‘Empowering the Ghanaian Woman for National Development’.