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| Mr Raymond Akolbire Ayinne |
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| Mr Richard Amoah, Talensi-Nabdam Area Pgms Manager |
The media has been implored
to strengthen its bond of partnership with child right NGOs to help expose acts
of abuses that infringes on the fundamental and social rights of children. Apathy
on the part of the media in promoting the individual right of children might
affect the wellbeing of children as they form part of the vulnerable group in
society. The External Affairs Manager of Afrikids Ghana, Raymond Akolbire
Ayinne who made the call at a brief media interaction in Bolgatanga, said the
media has a leading role to play in ensuring that issues affecting the
development of children are not relegated and deserted but rather be given the
desired attention they deserve. He suggested that in as much as the media helps
in exposing corrupt practices of politicians and duty bearers, it equally
behoves them to assist the poor and socially disadvantaged children by bringing
to the fore their plight for redress. Mr. Ayinne was however worried about the
neglect of child development issues, which he observed has affected their
continuous quest to improving and protecting the wellbeing of children. To him,
the media in the region has over the years partnered Afrikids in its operation
but was quick to add that there was more room for improvement since they can
influence policy change in advancing the cause of the poor and vulnerable
children particularly in Northern Ghana, where majority of the people lives in
abject poverty. The contribution of the media, he moreover indicated, would enhance
child security and also complement the effort of other child right
organizations in the country. Mr. Ayinne therefore challenged the media to
focus their attention on human and social development of vulnerable children
and called for the support of other sister organizations to assist in reducing child
rights violations. Afrikids-Ghana he said would continue to partner the media
in breaking the institutional barriers militating against the growth on such
deprived children in deprived communities of the country. In response to some
of the concerns raised by Mr. Ayinne, Mr. Ebo Quansah, a Correspondent for the
Daily Guide Newspapers highlighted some challenges confronting the media in
exposing child right abuses and attributed the blame partly on the
non-cooperative attitude of some public institutions working in tha area of
child protection. According to him, the attitude of such public institutions
tend to affect the work of the media, explaining that the media are sometimes
denied the opportunity of getting the right information on issues of child
abuse. The situation, he lamented gives a cause to worry and challenged the
various child right NGOs to put such institutions to the task by providing the
media with the right information they need. Other media personnel present
confirmed Mr Quansah’s submission and further charged the NGOs to assist the
media with working tools and also involve the media in their routines to help
them get adequate information at the grassroot. The Talensi-Nabdam Area Programme
Manager of Afrikids-Ghana, Mr Richard Amoah thanked the media for their support
over the years and encouraged them to go about their duties with diligence and
sacrifice. Mr Amoah on behalf of Afrikids promised to enhance and deepen their
bond of friendship with the media to enable them achieve their set objectives.
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