When protection becomes a barrier: The child passport acquisition dilemma in Ghana
Born outside marriage or “wedlock” to Dagaba parents, Pognaa became caught between customary traditions and Ghana’s modern legal and administrative systems. Her father’s family had never paid her mother’s dowry.
Pognaa, a child born outside of marriage to Dagaba parents, faces challenges due to her family's circumstances. According to 3News, her father's family never paid her mother's dowry, placing her between customary traditions and Ghana's modern legal and administrative systems.
In a separate development, Ghana has introduced a new digital tool to combat child labour. MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that the Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) aims to help identify, document, and refer cases of child labour, particularly in sectors like agriculture, artisanal mining, and domestic work.
The GCLMS is designed to be interoperable with other child protection systems in Ghana, enabling seamless case referral and remediation, as well as effective inter-agency coordination, MyJoyOnline Ghana states.
Brief written by urgent.news from 3News, MyJoyOnline Ghana — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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