Child Slavery in Ghana: The scope of the problem

Child Slavery: Approximately 25% of children ages 5-14 years in Ghana were working in 2000.  In rural areas, children can be found working in picking, fishing, herding and as contract farm labor. Children also work as domestics, porters, hawkers, miners and quarry workers, and fare-collectors[1]. The Children’s Act sets the minimum age for employment at [...]

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The Process of Rescuing a Child from Slavery

Many of you have asked, “How do you actually rescue a trafficked child from slavery?”  In this post, I will do my best to explain the process. (Thank you, Liz, for your amazing editing.) George Achibra founded PACODEP, a non-governmental organization based in the Volta Region of Ghana, which was initially focused on caring for [...]

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When Obama visits the slave castles in Ghana, what will he see?

When Obama visits the slave castles in Ghana, will he see the millions still enslaved today?

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The story of Teiko: A 6 year old trafficked girl rescued from slavery on Lake Volta

Touch a Life partners with several organizations to rescue a trafficked child slave from Lake Volta.

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