Children’s March: Stand up for the Ghanaian Child
Organised by: Yen Daakye Movement
Date: Sunday 20th November 2011 @ 12.30
Venue: James Town Lighthouse
Children are marching! The Yen Daakye Movement are mobilizing this Sunday at the James Town Lighthouse to Celebrate UN's Universal Children's Day and help draw attention to the quality of Ghana's public education.
On a day set aside to mark the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations, the Yen Daakye Movement would like to focus on corporal punishment and Ghana’s public education system. It is 11 years since Ghana signed the UN Convention but the rights of many children are being abused whilst both the state and civil society look on.
This Sunday is a day for us to stop and listen to the children. They have some very valuable (if not alarming) experiences to share. We need to find ways to change our culture; by changing our attitudes and behaviours towards children. We must stand up and break the cycle of poor academic performance in our public schools.
Please read the Press Release
