by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 25, 2020 | Ghana, Thought Leadership
The first-ever Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership to end child trafficking is wrapping up its fifth year in Ghana, and officials say it has been a terrific success that other countries should follow. That assessment comes this week by officials from the...
by Bukeni Waruzi | Jun 11, 2020 | Become an Abolitionist, Ghana, Take Action
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor, a time to reflect on the fact that millions of children toil in harmful and hazardous jobs. Many are forced to work by their families or by traffickers. Many are beaten and whipped into submission. That is what happened to...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 5, 2019 | Become an Abolitionist, Ghana, I Am the Change, Take Action
Every child has the right to grow up in a safe environment that provides opportunities for a decent future. It’s a fundamental value, self-determination. Unfortunately, thousands of children in Ghana are denied this basic principle of fairness. Instead, they are...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 15, 2019 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana, I Am the Change
Emmanuel endured years beneath the blistering sky of Ghana’s Lake Volta. As a child fishing slave, he faced the bare elements in a shoddy open boat. Sharp nets left deep cuts in his fingers. The blurry water left him fearful that he might not survive when forced to...
by Free the Slaves | Jan 29, 2019 | Community Liberation Initiative, Ghana, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Students Ending Slavery, Thought Leadership
Editor’s Note: This dispatch from the field originally appeared on the University of British Columbia’s Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program website in December. Free the Slaves thanks the university team’s remarkable effort to...