As a member of Sustainable Energy Movement, Ghanaian politician, and the Second Lady of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Hajia Samira Bawumia has been named as one of the seven global honorees at Seven for 7 –a celebration by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Ashden; a London-based charity that works in the field of sustainable energy and development.
Her Excellency, Samira Bawumia, and six other individuals and organizations were recognized for leading and driving action on Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7); the call for universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.
The seven honorees included political leaders, city governments and businesses that are improving lives globally and locally. They are leading and driving action in Ghana, India and Mexico, and in cities as diverse as New York, Medellín and Ahmedabad.
The celebration, hosted at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, took place in the week of the critically important 2019 Climate Action Summit and one day after a high-level meeting on universal health coverage at the United Nations General Assembly.
Samira Bawumia is the Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana. By leveraging her position of influence, she works relentlessly to improve the lives of women, children and the youth.
As the founder and CEO of Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) she provides critical interventions in the areas of health, education and women’s empowerment. The organization aims to reduce the high rates of maternal and child mortality in the country by distributing birth kits to underprivileged expectant mothers and by providing medical equipment and pharmaceuticals to selected health facilities across Ghana. This is improving the lives of about two million people.
‘Seven for 7’ is an annual event hosted by SEforAll, an international organisation launched by former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to drive action towards the achievement of SDG 7; in partnership with Ashden, a London-based charity organisation focused on sustainable energy for poverty reduction.
Following the success of the inaugural Seven for 7 celebration in 2018, this year’s event looked at the nexus of energy and health, putting a spotlight on personalities and initiatives that made significant progress in the areas of cooling for all, powering health care, clean fuels for all and outdoor air quality.
This year’s Seven for 7 honorees show innovation in energy for health that can be scaled. Their leadership is lighting up delivery rooms for pregnant women, powering critical medical equipment and ensuring clinics can preserve life-saving vaccines for newborns, children and adults.
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