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December 09, 2008 10:19 AM
Child abuse is on the increase in Ghana. This to the extent that, it is doing more good than harm. Most of Ghanaian children under the age of sixteen(16) are being deprived one of their fundamental rights. Their fundamental rights as in getting access to basic education.They are instead, forced to do odd jobs such as selling on the streets and are nomarlly not catered properly for.This therefore leads to illiteracy. Illiteracy breeds bad people in most communities.
My perspective is to help wipe away child abuse in our society.
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December 13, 2008 11:53 AM
This is a very interesting point, Max, because child labour or traffiking is still an issue in ghana. Concerns have been raised as to whether the youth have enough confidence in the public education system especially now with the introduction of free primary education. If we are able ensure that we have a solid public education system, it would be more difficult for people to justify child labour or abuse in that respect and thereby eradicate illiteracy. Needless to say, there is more to be done in order to ensure that children are in schools -where they should be- while we work hard on developing a good functioning system that employs good qualified teachers and has enough facilities. It is better to work on a very good primary education system before extending it to the higher levels.
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December 17, 2008 9:46 AM
Intersting points. However, I wonder if child abuse is on the rise or if it has always been at this level. I suspect that the recent introduction of child abuse laws and law enforcement groups has increased the number of people who actually report such abuse. The same can be said for domestic violence. I doubt that women are being abused more now than before, it's just that more women feel empowered to report their abuse because there are now mechanisms in place to offer assistance. What do you think?
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December 19, 2008 12:28 PM
I agree. The legislation to that effect is also good news since it demonstrates public commitment to fight the problem. Over time, the role of these laws as a deterrent will cause the numbers to go down, i believe, but presently i think the bulge is due to the introduction of the law itself and the confidence it gives people to whistle-blow.
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