We have two kinds of street children: those on the street and those of the street. Poverty, homelessness, and misplacement cause some children to be on the street while others are there due to neglect and irresponsibility. The first responsibility of every child is his parents and family. The children of the street are taking…
At Starlight Foundation, our major aim in the course of representing street children is to make sure that hope is continually been preached. We hope that one day we will see the street child doing marvelous things in an environment befitting them. But until when will this hope be hanging, our talks on hope are…
When we watch what’s happening on our streets, it feels like our leaders have a tall list of sympathy letters to release every time things go wrong. It is very fast and you begin to wonder if only they take their responsibility as seriously as that. Well, sympathy has not reduced the number of street…
We’ve been piling up a lot of mistakes on the street, they are hitting us back one by one and we know. Why is it that this story isn’t new but we keep on hammering on it? Things are taking up at worst states and what is left is that we address the cry of…
“To every child – I dream of a world where you can laugh, dance, sing, learn, live in peace, and be happy”. (Malala Yousafzai). Africa, being one of the largest continents in the world is home to over 628 million children and youth. The everyday life of the African child is unpredictable, there are times…
The objectification of women across the world is appalling. It’s like a barter trade, their bodies are being exchanged for food, clothes, shelter, and money. In the period of Menstrual Hygiene celebrations, our eyes glanced at a story shared on our girls in the Northern Region of Ghana by the PRO for the National Population…
The things relating to menstruation happening in our homes, schools, and organizations is not for anyone to address but us. These things cannot be normalized; how can a girl at this day and age be menstruating with a rag? We’re calling our ways advanced on paper and not in deeds. If we claim to be…
We have come a long way to accept that girls have the potential to be whatever we’ve envisioned them not to be. All around the world, there is some amount of women representation agenda going on. It’s not about saying women need empowerment, it’s about seeing them manifest the things we want them to be.…
Every day over 8 million girls menstruate, however, 80% of these girls are unable to meet their full potential because of either lack of menstrual necessities or stigma. This generation of girls are quite fortunate to have menstrual necessities like sanitary pads and tampons available, the issue is that it is not accessible to all.…
Scrolling through my Facebook timeline, looking for news and other information going on across the globe, I chanced on an article on myjoyonline.com with the title that suggests Streetism has now become a lucrative business. To say I was disgusted by what I found out after clicking on the link will be an understatement. I…