Incest is a crime and one of the crimes handled discreetly in Ghana. Check this story out. Every day, Mama Lulu (real name withheld) goes through unbearable pain when she recalls how her husband defiled their nine-year-old daughter at Dedeso,…
The countdown to the release of my book has begun with a pre-order. The impact I have seen talking openly about orphans and vulnerable children is incredible. Thank you for giving me the chance to see the writer in me.…
There are various ministries in Ghana in charge of child welfare. In Ghana, child maintenance is recognized as a mandatory parental obligation enforced by the Department of Social Welfare and the Court through social workers. Still, the government is supposed…
Did you know most orphanages in Ghana operate below the national standard? Many times donors’ bowels of compassion are moved towards orphanages with leaking roofs and with the children looking tattered. In the bid to fulfill their moral obligations, they…
As I journeyed beyond the orphanage, I always almost turn my heart and mind to vulnerable children across the globe and how they chart their life paths. Anytime I do that, I am reminded of my little self in the…
In my daily interactions with people, it seems they have little knowledge about whether persons with disability in Ghana (ranging from kids to adults) have institutions they can be trained in. There have been instances where people called to ask…
If a juvenile has committed a serious offence, they may be sentenced to time at a Senior Correctional Centre even if they are 17 or younger. These severe offences include murder; rape; defilement; indecent assault, involvement in unlawful harm; robbery with aggravating circumstances; drug offences; and firearms-related crimes.
Child abuse is not just physical violence directed at a child. It is any form of maltreatment by an adult which is violent or threatening to the child. This includes neglect. When child abuse occurs in the home and the abuser…
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence is a cancer deeply rooted in most part of the world and fueled by the culture of silence. Children being a vulnerable group are not spared by this cancer. It is experienced in the form of rape…
The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has issued its findings on Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia, and Zambia, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of…