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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Starlight Foundation launches its “Y3n Ho Hia” initiative to bring attention to the street-connected children and the vulnerable in this COVID-19 season.
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 […]
An Interesting webinar by the Consortium for Street Children was organized on the 7th July 2020: On the care implications of Covid-19 on street-connected children. Speakers from 3 NGOs presented on and […]
'If a woman is harassed, is it because she asked for it? did she dress for it? did she walk for it? did she speak for it? I would like to challenge. - Fatima Mohammed
We all need to be answering a series […]
‘Here, from her ashes, you lay. A broken girl so lost in despondency that you know that even if she does find her way out of this labyrinth in hell, that she will never see, feel, taste, or touch life […]