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Don’t confine physically challenged children …Local NGO urges parents
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● Children with cerebral palsy need special attention
Children who have disabilities also deserve an opportunity to go out and experience life like their peers who have no physical challenge, the Acting President of the Hope For Life Foundation, Mr. George Yaw Kyei has said.
According to him some parents have been hiding their physically incapacitated children in their rooms to avoid public ridicule.
Speaking in an interview with The Spectator on Sunday, Mr. Kyei said, “The case is more terrible for children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. (a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and or other disabilities typically caused by damage to the brain before or after birth).
He said it was depressing that people called such children “water babies” and other derogatory names hence stigmatising them and embarrassing their parents.
He said to prevent such situations, some parents and even communities found a crude way to discard them by either drowning them or leaving them in the forests to die after performing some rituals.
Mr. Kyei said his facility which had about 17 branches all over the country had tried to address the situation by providing assistance in various forms to over 100 of such children through various physical and psychological support.
He said “sometimes what some children with disability needed was medical attention to improve their health so the Foundation tried in its small way to uplift the image of their members and give their families hope as it is challenging taking care of such children”.
He said the Foundation was currently in need of a Physiotherapy Centre estimated at Ghc10,000 to offer them mobility assistance and medical interventions of various forms.
The centre had to be suspended because of lack of resources and equipment to run it and called on the public to donate generously to help them make life convenient for their members and their families.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema.
Veteran Nigerian actor and African screen legend, Pete Edochie, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, during his visit to Ghana.
Edochie is in Ghana to launch the African Legacy Project, which includes a book, documentary film and an African Youth Mentorship Initiative targeting about 500,000 young people across the continent.
Mr. Gyamfi welcomed the opportunity for GoldBod to support the mentorship initiative, noting that it aligns with the Board’s Special Intervention Programme and its focus on social impact and economic empowerment.
GoldBod’s work is also referenced in Pete Edochie’s new book, which highlights Ghana’s efforts to ensure its gold resources contribute to national development.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Ghanaians seeking employment in Zambia to be cautious of fraudulent job offers that could expose them to human trafficking and forced involvement in cybercrime.
The warning follows the arrest of six Ghanaians in Lusaka, Zambia, during a joint operation by the Zambia Police Service, the Drug Enforcement Commission and the Department of Immigration on August 23, 2026.
According to the Ministry, the operation targeted a facility suspected of being involved in organised cybercrime activities and led to the arrest of 79 people, including 10 Zambians and 69 foreign nationals.
The Ministry said six of the foreign nationals arrested were Ghanaians.
It explained that reports received by the Ghana High Commission in Lusaka indicated that some of those arrested had been recruited through what appeared to be legitimate employment opportunities, including online data entry jobs.
However, the Ministry said some were allegedly forced into online scam activities after their passports were confiscated by their employers.
It warned that the situation highlights how human trafficking groups are using fake employment opportunities to lure unsuspecting job seekers into illegal activities.
The Ministry has therefore advised Ghanaians travelling to Zambia or seeking employment there to thoroughly verify job offers, recruitment agencies and prospective employers before travelling.
Ghanaians living in Zambia have also been urged to remain vigilant when responding to online job opportunities and maintain regular contact with the Ghana High Commission in Lusaka for consular assistance when necessary.
The Ministry said the government remains committed to protecting the welfare and interests of Ghanaians travelling to or living outside the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
