Talks on menstruation are not normally broadcasted because of the assumptions associated with it. On our visit to Kodjonya Presby School in Odumase Krobo, girls had a hard expressing their concerns and questions about their periods. They have been made to believe that menstruating means to be dirty and thus the need to disassociate yourself…
There is no day that a girl is not menstruating in the world. This means that every day a group of girls get to be stigmatized or have no access to menstrual hygiene products such as sanitary pads and tissue paper. In Ghana, just as around the world, period poverty is real. Aside from the…
#InternationalDayforStreetChildren: THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME Rural-Urban migration is the root cause of some children and parents finding themselves on the street. A lot of youngsters are moving to bigger cities in search of jobs and a better life only to meet worse scenarios when they reach the cities. Whether in the rural or…
Gone are the days when a child was for everyone to look after. Parents could go for days unafraid of what is happening with their children because there were people at home to cater for their children. Community members were strict in discipline and ensured that no child was lost in their upbringing. Sadly, such…
The word street-connected children should not be in existence. No child was born on the street, it’s not normality to not find any place safer than the street. Children are born to be nurtured and trained. When they go astray or find themselves in unfortunate situations, we shouldn’t let them go. We can begin by showing…
There are several Non-Profitable Organizations (NPOs) with an interest in street-connected children. Many initiatives have been structured to both keep and train these streets connected children. What these NPOs want from us is to show concern for the development of these children. A street child is not a nuisance, their current situation can be traced…
Effective advocacy begins with empowering street-connected families to be able to speak for themselves. One of the key objectives for Starlight Foundations and Adamfo Ghana in this year’s celebration is to engage the families on the street to educate them on how they can speak for themselves. Parents and their children on the street are…
This year, Starlight Foundation has taken a twist in its Teach Them Young initiative by involving communities and their opinion leaders. This is because we are giving out more blame than responsibility. It is only after the worst has happened before we look for who is responsible, and apportion blame so that we do not…
The role of the everyday Ghanaian in addressing the issues of children in street situations is a call to change of attitude towards how we address Streetism as individuals. The everyday Ghanaian has a mentality that to be on the street is to be a criminal, disrespectful and unwanted child. What is missing here is their…
The misinformation going on in our homes is detrimental to the safety of our children at home and in school. Our children are paying attention to the conversations and the things we say to them and thus parents must be equipped with the right information so that they can impact facts on their children. …