Residents of Voggu sensitised on women and children's rights
Residents of Voggu in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region have been sensitized on the rights of women and children with regards to minimizing early and forced marriages and teenage pregnancy.
The Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children (PAORP-VWC), a Non-Governmental Organisation operating in the Northern Region, sensitized the people at a community durbar held to create awareness on hazards of child trafficking and roles of parents in enhancing child rights.
It was dubbed: "Enhancing Vulnerable Women and Children's Rights Promotion and Protection: The Role of Traditional Rulers, Civil Society Organisations and Local Stakeholders.”