{"id":650703,"date":"2019-07-05T11:54:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p> <strong>Cynthia Morrison  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister\nof Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs\nCynthia Morrison has called for an end to all forms of violence against\nchildren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a speech\nread on her behalf"},"modified":"2019-07-05T11:54:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T11:54:48","slug":"stop-violence-against-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/05\/stop-violence-against-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Violence Against Kids &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> <strong>Cynthia Morrison  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Minister<br \/>\nof Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs<br \/>\nCynthia Morrison has called for an end to all forms of violence against<br \/>\nchildren. <\/p>\n<p>In a speech<br \/>\nread on her behalf by the Chief Director of the ministry, Dr Hafisa Zackaria,<br \/>\nat the launch of an advocacy campaign dubbed \u201cStop Violence Against Children\u201d,<br \/>\nthe minister reiterated Ghana\u2019s position on promoting and ensuring the<br \/>\nprotection of children at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign<br \/>\nwhich is a joint Programme of the MOGCSP and O Africa and funded by the<br \/>\nEuropean Union (EU) aims at reaching millions of Ghanaians with messages to<br \/>\nprevent abuse and promote the well being of children.<\/p>\n<p>It is<br \/>\nexpected to support the reduction of violence against children and adolescents,<br \/>\nincluding harmful practices.<\/p>\n<p>According to<br \/>\nMrs Morrison, despite Ghana\u2019s achievement at ratifying the United Nations<br \/>\nConvention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which provides for the welfare<br \/>\nof children and to protect them from all forms of abuse and exploitation, some<br \/>\nchildren continue to suffer abuse in parts of the country, with persistent<br \/>\neconomic exploitation and physical harm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy<br \/>\nto report that after three decades of Ghana\u2019s ratification of the UNCRC,<br \/>\nsignificant strides have been made to address children\u2019s rights in the area of<br \/>\nhealth, education, social welfare, and justice.\u00a0<br \/>\nIn spite of the successes chalked, there is still a lot of work to be<br \/>\ndone to ensure a Ghana Fit-for-All-Children.\u201d She said. <\/p>\n<p>The minister<br \/>\ncalled on all stakeholders to intensify efforts to end all forms of child abuse<br \/>\nand also find suitable strategies for addressing children\u2019s needs at the<br \/>\nnational, regional, local and household levels.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed<br \/>\nappreciation to the EU for providing support through O Africa for the \u201cGhana\u2019s<br \/>\nChildren\u2019 Study and the Stop Violence Against Children\u201d Project and said she<br \/>\nwas of the hope that this support will be sustained for similar child rights<br \/>\ninterventions in the future<\/p>\n<p>On his part,<br \/>\nthe Chief Executive Officer of O Africa, Mr Platini Ashiagbor said the campaign<br \/>\nhad been designed to show the full horror of violence against children in the<br \/>\nhope that it will raise the necessary awareness to create new culture of<br \/>\nparenting.<\/p>\n<p>He added that<br \/>\nhe was of the hope that the campaign will bring forth a new generation of<br \/>\nGhanaians whose self-confidence will come from within, because they have grown<br \/>\nup in families that raised them up instead of beating them down.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ashiagbor also urged the public to join in celebrating the success of the campaign and commit to the fight against child abuse for a violence-free future for our children in Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cynthia Morrison The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison has called for an end to all forms of violence against children. 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