Stories from Lake Volta: The lived experiences of trafficked children in Ghana |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands;2. Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, The Netherlands;3. Yulius Mental Health Clinic, The Netherlands;1. University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA;2. Bar Ilan University, Israel;3. The Edmond and Lily Safra Children''s Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Israel;4. Women & Children''s Health Research Unit, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology & Health Policy Research (Ltd), Israel;5. Gertner Institute for Epidemiology & Health Policy Research (Ltd), Israel;6. UVA Law School, USA;7. Kiryat Ono College, Israel;8. The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel;1. Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2. Social Welfare Management Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;3. West Texas A&M University, Harrington Amarillo Center 380C, Amarillo, TX, USA;1. The Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University, Australia;2. National Economics University, Viet Nam;1. Charlotte Tindall Consulting, United Kingdom;2. Marine Stewardship Council, Marine House, 1 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2DH, United Kingdom;3. Sense about Science, 41 Portland Place, London W1B 1QH, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Child trafficking is one of the worst forms of child maltreatment and is often difficult to recognize when it happens intra-country. This paper presents the narratives of children on their experiences as victims of trafficking in fishing communities along the Volta Lake in the Volta region of Ghana. The narratives were co-constructed with the children through child-friendly participatory approaches which involved drawings, writing, and in-depth interviews. The stories reflect the magnitude of maltreatment trafficked children suffer, which ranges from physical to psychological and emotional. The authors recommend commitment by the government to the implementation of the Human Trafficking Act to deter child traffickers. Further studies on the living conditions of rescued children and the need to implement strategies to prevent re-trafficking are suggested. |
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| Keywords: | Child trafficking Human trafficking Child maltreatment Slavery Intra-country trafficking Ghana |
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