There is a growing trend on the streets of this country which if not checked will become a security threat. Particularly in the capital Accra, one most of the streets, one is likely to see children as young as two (2) years old begging. Those a bit older yet within school-going ages are also engaging…
The exact numbers of street-connected children are hard to determine in any country since these children move consistently and they enter and exit streetism regularly (Malindi, 2009). The phenomenon of streetism exists in many places around Africa, but there is no accuracy concerning statistics. In Africa, rapid urbanization has brought an increase in the number…
There is a reason why houses are not built in the middle of the roads. In the mindset of the architect, every structure has a unique location and one doesn’t take the place of the other. The significance of streets is to be a path that connects people to their destination. It’s a place people…
Nyaaba (2020) in her article, “Streetism in Ghana” defines “Streetism” as a broad term used to encompass the desperate situation of children who are forced to spend most of their time outside their homes, engaging in menial income-generating activities in order to survive, and often having to sleep on streets. She makes the case that…
The Starlight Foundation is here again with a new social impacting initiative dubbed: “Y3n Ho Hia” in English: “We also matter”. It is geared at shining a spotlight and drawing attention to the current plight of street-connected children and the vulnerable in our cities that in these unforgiving times of the coronavirus pandemic, seem to…