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Overcoming Child Fishing Slavery in Ghana

Thousands of children are victims of trafficking and slavery-like conditions on Ghana's Lake Volta. Photos: FTS/Emily Teague

Overcoming Child Fishing Slavery in Ghana

Posted by Anna Bengel on May 23, 2017

A new special FTS series profiles children who have survived slavery on Ghana’s Lake Volta. They were forced to work day and night on dangerous, deadly fishing boats. They were abused, held under threat of violence, unable to walk away. Many children enslaved on the lake are never seen again. These inspiring survivors highlight how our community-based model for freedom really works.

Photographer Emily Teague volunteered to help FTS by traveling to Ghana to photograph child slavery read more >

New Research Indicates High Prevalence of Child Trafficking and Slavery-Like Conditions in Ghana Fishing Villages

New Research Indicates High Prevalence of Child Trafficking and Slavery-Like Conditions in Ghana Fishing Villages

Posted by Jarvis Fisher on February 28, 2017

Researchers have discovered significant levels of child trafficking and slavery-like conditions in 20 communities in Ghana’s Volta and Central regions. More than one-third of households studied are affected.

Teams conducted 80 focus groups, 40 interviews, 20 social mapping exercises and 1,621 household visits to establish the prevalence of child exploitation in the region. They discovered child trafficking and slavery-like conditions in every community studied, with an average of 35.2 percent of households having a victim of child trafficking or slavery-like conditions.

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