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 […]
Women make up the greatest part of the population of the world. Everything reproductive is associated with women, the earth is called a mother because she accommodates everyone just as women do. Over 800 […]
Influencing positively the lives and welfare of the less privileged, orphans and the elderly requires a higher level of honesty, love, care and the passion, above all with the fear of God, highly dedicated […]
The street isn't an abode to grow up. Can you plant seeds on the roadside and expect it to grow? Then how possible is it to grow by the roadside as a child?
"Some people push us away claiming we're dirty"
"I […]
Somewhere in the 3rd century, Emperor Claudius banned soldiers of his empire from getting married because he believed single soldiers served better than married ones. However, as sensitive and loving as […]