By Brigitte Onyschuk | Child Sponsorship Program Manager
We have made some significant strides in the past three months in our work to empower communities to fight child trafficking and the worst forms of child labour. Over the last couple months we were able to successfully reintegrate 27 children back into their communities after undergoing rehabilitation at the shelter. Additionally, we provided 49 families with microloans to help them start or expand their businesses.
One really exciting achievement we were able to accomplish in this quarter through our work has been the rescue of 9 children from slavery by their own communities! These 9 children are now undergoing rehabilitation at our shelter before they will be reintegrated with their families. This voluntary return from slavery was made possible by the work of our 14 Community Child Protection Committees (CCPCs), 7 women’s groups, and over 10 Child Rights Clubs. Furthermore, it shows that our work and investments in the communities, in the form of community sensitizations, clubs, and workshops, are paying off and having an effect on the community members and support groups. It is exciting to see communities taking ownership of combating child trafficking and insisting on a secured, protected and dignified future for all children!
All of these accomplishments were made possible because of your generous support, so for that, we thank you! Thank you for continuing to support our work, it is really valuable to us in that we are able to continue to work with our community support groups to advocate and provide community sensitization to prevent child trafficking and the worst forms of child labour in various communities across Ghana.
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