Use Funds For Litigation To Educate Children

Saturday June 19, 2010
By GNA

The Mankrado of Gomoa Manso in the Central Region, Nana Kwame Arhin, has called on parents and guardians to use their scarce resources to promote their children's education rather than spend it on litigation concerning land and chieftaincy.

Addressing more than 700 school children, education directors and parents to mark this year's African Union Day of the African Child at Gomoa Manso, Nana Arhin asked parents to be mindful that the country's continued socio-economic development hinges on the children who are the window of hope for the future.

It was on the theme, "Budgeting for children's rights".

"We must therefore strive as much as we can to offer them the right education which would make them capable of handling the affairs of the nation in future", he said.

He commended Plan Ghana, an NGO, for organising the durbar and asked chiefs in the communities to cooperate with the organisation to enable it to make more meaningful contributions towards the improvement of the people's well-being.

The Plan Ghana Programme Area Manager for Awutu Bawjiase, Mr Joseph Assan, reiterated his organisation's determination to make its impact deeply felt by the people as far as the promotion of children's welfare was concerned.

He called for cooperation and closer collaboration among stakeholders in the area to ensure the attainment of the objectives set by the organisation.

Mr Assan charged community leaders to form child protection committees, networks and watchdogs among others, to check various forms of child abuse which was becoming prevalent in the area.

He was optimistic that the formation of such groups would help eliminate child-trafficking, and reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy and school drop-outs.

Mr Francis Obeng Ampadu, Gomoa East Director of Education, urged all stakeholders to join the fight against the worst forms of child abuse, adding that it was the responsibility of the elderly in the society to uphold the fundamental rights of children and to cultivate good morals in them.

Mr Ampadu advised the children to take their studies seriously and to live healthy lifestyles that would enable them to grow both morally and spiritually.

A representative of the children, appealed to the government to have in mind the promotion of children's welfare when drawing the nation's budget annually.

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