Stakeholders in Bongo pledge to help fight teenage pregnancy and SGBV
Stakeholders in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region have pledged their commitment to help fight against teenage pregnancy, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and child marriage in the district.
The stakeholders who were made up of the heads of the various units at the Bongo district assembly made the commitments when the Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG), a youth-focused Non-Governmental Organization engaged them on gender equality, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) issues at Bongo on Monday.
The project dubbed, “Safe and Protective Environment for Adolescent Development” (SPREAD) project and funded by Global Affairs Canada through UNICEF, is being implemented in 30 communities in six districts in the Upper East Region namely Builsa South, Bongo, Talensi, Bawku West, Kassena Nankana West and Nabdam.
how many kids do we know have been separated from their families? well, the issue of children separated from their families or unaccompanied because of the earthquake is something that we re very concerned with here at unicef. we re working together with all our partners to identify and register the children that may be unaccompanied and separated. we are referring them, if they are injured or need urgent medical care, to hospitals. they are also being referred to interim care shelters, where they are provided a safe and protective environment. we ve brought recreation kits, education kits. we also have at one of the shelters a psychosocial counselor, who conducts psychosocial activities with the children. and most importantly, they re in a safe, protective environment. and then the family tracing and family reunification program will begin. at this time, we don t know how many children are separated from their parents, but with the
larry: kent, what does unicef do about this? well, unicef, as i said, is extremely concerned about the children who are unaccompanied or separated from their parents, because these children are particularly vulnerable to pedophiles, they re vulnerable to traffickers, they re vulnerable to exploitation, sexual violence, abuse, and so we are doing everything possible with our partners to find those children, get them into safe, protective areas, where they can have a sense of normalcy, where they won t be vulnerable, and get them back through a family tracing and reunification program where they can be brought back with their immediate or extended family and be in a safe environment. larry: we ll have more on the threat of child trafficking in haiti and what s being done to stop it when we come back. advisor:. ms. davis, this is onstar.
how many kids do we know have been separated from their families? well, the issue of children separated from their families or unaccompanied because of the earthquake is something that we re very concerned with here at unicef. we re working together with all our partners to identify and register the children that may be unaccompanied and separated. we are referring them, if they are injured or need urgent medical care, to hospitals. they are also being referred to interim care shelters, where they are provided a safe and protective environment. we ve brought recreation kits, education kits. we also have at one of the shelters a psychosocial counselor, who conducts psychosocial activities with the children. and most importantly, they re in a safe, protective environment. and then the family tracing and family reunification program will begin. at this time, we don t know how many children are separated from their parents, but with the government estimating there s more than 150,000 peo
to traffickers, they re vulnerable to exploitation, sexual violence, abuse, and so we are doing everything possible with our partners to find those children, get them into safe, protective areas, where they can have a sense of normalcy, where they won t be vulnerable, and get them back through a family tracing and reunification program where they can be brought back with their immediate or extended family and be in a safe environment. larry: we ll have more on the threat of child trafficking in haiti and what s being done to stop it when we come back. [ announcer ] if you think about it, this is a lot like most job search sites. - they let everyone in, - [ crowd groans ] so the best people can t stand out.