By Margaretha | Project Coordinator
The early months of 2017 have been eventful at Special Attention Project.
Our Behaviour Change Communication programme kick started on a good note with a series of information sessions on learning difficulties. We have organised five sessions for parents during their Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) meetings in basic schools in Accra. They included public school as well as private schools.
Parents often do not understand why their children do not perform well in school. They think the child is intentionally 'lazy' or believe that there is a spiritual problem. Many children with learning difficulties are punished if they cannot keep up with school work, or they are taken for spiritual healing. If there is no improvement, families become desperate and the child is at high risk of dropping out of school and running away from home.
During the PTA sessions, parents were sensitised on the types and causes of learning difficulties, as well as help they can provide for children with learning difficulties. Some parents expressed their frustration wth their children, while others were grateful for the information.
"This education programme on learning difficulties is so important. It will enable us to help children with learning difficulties. We need to invite you (SAP) again to share more information on learning difficulties with us," a parent at one of the schools emphasised.
More than thirty (30) parents have signed up to receive further advice and guidance from SAP on the learning difficulties of theiir children.
By Margaretha | Project Coordinator
By Margaretha | Project Coordinator
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