A 13 POINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY PARTICIPANT AT THE END OF THE ONE DAY
FORUM ORGANIZED BY IDAY GHANA AND ABIBIMAN FOUNDATION IN CELEBRATION OF THE A
DAY OF AFRICA CHILD AT TEMA METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 18TH
JUNE,2013.
THEME: “ELIMINATING HARMFULL SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL PRACTICES AFFECTING CHILDREN’S EDUCATION: OUR COLLECTIVE
RESPONSIBLILTY “
Communiqué
1.
Call
to an end to child exploitation especially child trafficking, child labour,
child soldier, harmful traditional and cultural practices
2.
A
proactive Continental integration process with the potency to defend the rights
of the African child.
3.
Create a school culture and environment that
supports ‘zero tolerance’ for violence
4.
Call
for community libraries and provision of electricity and computers in all the
schools across the country to facilitate the study of Information Communication
Technology (ICT) as well as inculcate reading habit in children
5.
Reducing the incidence of the various forms of
violence against girls in schools by increasing the knowledge of pupils and
students to learn the causes of and solutions for addressing
6.
Call
for Education and awareness on school dropout in the rural and urban
communities
7.
We
encourage a more effective partnership between government, private sector and
civil society in achieving the MDGs;
8.
Action
must be taken now on teacher absenteeism because it has a great impact on
pupils’ performance
9.
Develop programmes to enhance the social capital of
girls and ensure their continuation from basic to secondary school education by
addressing violence against girls in schools
10. We call the attention of
international development partners and members of the developed world to live
up to their promise to the achievement of the MDGs;
11. Impart
values and skills to pupils and students to prevent violence against girls in
schools
12. While understanding the role of
the media, we call on them to increase their publicity and reporting on the
MDGs;
13. While remaining resolute on our
commitment to the MDGs campaign, we call on all stakeholders in the campaign to
support our earnest effort to champion the actualization of the goals;
Finally,
we implore the government to be fully committed to education in the local community
because education is a key tool in addressing poverty issues and ensuring the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Kenneth Nana Amoateng
Chief Executive Officer
DAY Ghana Coordinator
Abibimman Foundation
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