— PRESS RELEASE — Today, Friday 20th November 2020, marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. On this occasion, a nation-wide coalition of NGOs is calling on the Government of Ghana to make the protection of child rights a priority in 2021 and beyond. Thirty years ago, Ghana made…
Christmas! A season of sacrifice and love. Remember the Manger story we were told when we were kids; even now as adults, we get to hear it at church. How an Inn Keeper gave his Manger, a place where animals are kept for the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ – sacrifice. Before Christ was…
Despite the many legislative interventions put in place by Ghana’s Parliament, against domestic violence which reflects the global efforts in pushing for women’s rights to be recognized as human rights, there is still a high rate of such incidents being recorded. This can be partly attributed to some cultural beliefs that the man has express…
Some years ago, begging in Ghana was rare. Now, begging, especially in the capital cities, is happening on every street corner and every pavement in the central business districts, particularly Accra despite the law that makes it an illegal venture. It’s often perpetrated in the full glare of the police, the very institution mandated to…
Ghana as a sovereign state has as a set of regulations as enshrined in the 1992 constitution, the Children’s Act 1998. These rules are to “reform and consolidate the law relating to children, to provide for the rights of the child, maintenance and adoption, regulate child labour and apprenticeship, for ancillary matters concerning children generally”…
I had been asked to go out and get some things for the house and I was angry. Who would send anyone out under this scorching sun? If Sunday school had taught me anything, I knew the Ghanaian sun was just a replica of how hades might be. Then I saw him, with little beads…
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…
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…