Plans in place to relocate children from under Atomic Roundabout Interchange – Founder of ‘Classroom on Wheels’

Dr. Richard Selase Agboga, the founder of the 'Classroom on Wheels' project near the Atomic Roundabout Interchange, is actively engaging with social welfare authorities and complementary education agencies to tackle safety issues surrounding the program. The initiative offers basic education to street-connected children who rely on begging for survival and face limited access to formal schooling.

In an interview with Adom News' Thomas Adjei, Dr. Agboga disclosed that he has held discussions with officials from the Ayawaso West Social Welfare Department, who visited the makeshift learning space to evaluate the project. He also mentioned that the program has convened two meetings with representatives from complementary education agencies, who suggested a gradual strategy to relocate the children away from the hazardous location.

Dr. Agboga clarified that the project's objective is not to keep the children at the interchange indefinitely. Instead, the focus is on familiarizing them with a learning environment, establishing trust, and preparing them for a future transition to safer surroundings and eventual formal education. "Our aim is to enable them to adjust to learning, build trust, and ultimately move them to a more secure setting," he stated.

Dr. Agboga emphasized that further dialogues with the pertinent authorities are required to ascertain the subsequent steps. He emphasized the necessity of a gradual approach to facilitate the children's adaptation to change while maintaining their access to education.