This year, Starlight Foundation has taken a twist in its Teach Them Young initiative by involving communities and their opinion leaders. This is because we are giving out more blame than responsibility. It is only after the worst has happened before we look for who is responsible, and apportion blame so that we do not…
The role of the everyday Ghanaian in addressing the issues of children in street situations is a call to change of attitude towards how we address Streetism as individuals. The everyday Ghanaian has a mentality that to be on the street is to be a criminal, disrespectful and unwanted child. What is missing here is their…
The misinformation going on in our homes is detrimental to the safety of our children at home and in school. Our children are paying attention to the conversations and the things we say to them and thus parents must be equipped with the right information so that they can impact facts on their children. …
With all the schools and communities that Starlight Foundation has been to with our Teach Them Young Initiative, there is one thing that runs through all of them: a gathering of people who do not know anything to be done in case of emergency and in cases where their life in the classroom is threatened.…
This year’s International Day for the Street Child focuses on creating a safe place for street children and granting them the needed amenities to be able to survive daily. Our Teach Them Young initiative makes us ambassadors of Streetism in our schools and communities because we cannot afford to lose more children to the street.…
Life as a child is an interesting period. As an adult, we can recall and laugh at the things we used to believe and hold in high esteem that does not hold any value in our lives. That’s how every child is, theirs is to be listeners of numerous talks around them. They do not…
Many are the afflictions of street children. To survive a day of physical and emotional abuse on the street is very challenging. These are the same children who were named to be great people in society. Indeed, all of us may not end up in higher positions in society but no one should end up…
There are a lot of things that require time to do, one is children’s education. The curious minds of children need special time dedicated to them so that no one will misinform them. Sadly, in most of our communities, we are taught to portray ‘hard love’. Allowing children to be themselves is termed as pampering…
If women should lift themselves beyond what they limit themselves to, then there must be systems in place that accommodate their growth. Men and women climb the same academic and social ladder and are exposed to the same knowledge yet men are preferred in high places of economic and political status than women. The Glass…
“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans” (Jacques Cousteau). The sea apart from feeding us with many proteins has become a place of comfort for many. It has somehow become an inexpensive way of relaxation. You can walk to a beach and allow yourself to…