A group of kayaye girls The dire economic situation in the country has led to an upsurge in the number of girls engaged in the Head Porter business popularly known as âKayayeâ. Teenagers plying the trade are aged between 8 and 15. When GBCâs Radio Ghana caught up with a …
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Every evening, Melphia leaves a place locals refer to as âhell on earthâ and goes somewhere even worse. To a hotel room where the curtains are always drawn. Melphia is 13 years old. She lives in a slum in Kumasi, the second-largest city in Ghana. And for the past three …
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The Paramount Chief of Akyode Traditional Area has advised his male sub chiefs to control their libidos and desist from âchasing young girlsâ. According to Nana Obonbo Sewura Lepuwura II, it would be morally wrong for the sub chiefs âto take all the young girlsâ in their respective communities denying …
Read More »The Gender Ministry is set to launch a new programme to demonstrate its commitment to putting children first by stopping all abuses against children in Ghana. A press statement in commemoration of World Childrenâs Day, the Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba said, âit is not good enough to pay lip service …
Read More »The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has initiated moves to review and amend current legislative framework on Children. Madam Otiko Afisah Djabah, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said the review would address identified gaps and to also conform to the Child and Family Welfare and Justice …
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A Public relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, DSP, Daniel Machator has revealed the struggles prisoners have to endure in addition to their months, weeks and years of service in the various prisons across the country. In a piece seeking to highlight the issue of sex and same-sex relationships …
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DCI-GHANA Defence for Children Internation