The Ghanaian Ministry of Gender has launched Marrify, a new application designed to help prospective couples verify their partners’ marital status before getting married.
The app was unveiled at an event in Ghana attended by Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, the Minister of Gender, and developed in collaboration with MarryRight, an agency specialising in family law and marriage.
Speaking at the launch, Lartey said the initiative would promote transparency and accountability in relationships while helping to prevent gender-based violence.
She encouraged prospective couples to verify important information about their partners rather than relying solely on verbal assurances.
“You would not have to take a person’s word for it, even in the most trusted relationship. You can verify with this app,” she said.
The minister also urged couples to carefully verify details surrounding their proposed marriage, including the venue, officiant and the legal status of the person they intend to marry.
Lartey said the initiative was part of efforts to ensure Ghanaians make informed decisions before committing their time and resources to marriage.
Meanwhile, Dennis Adei Dwomoh, founder of the Marrify app and the Marriage Governance Conference, raised concerns about marriage data management in Ghana.
The legal practitioner claimed that about 80 per cent of married Ghanaians have not registered their marriages, highlighting what he described as a major gap in the country’s marriage records system.
The Marrify app is expected to give prospective couples an additional means of verifying crucial marital information before taking the step towards marriage.
