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AfriKids operates in very rural and remote communities; often people don’t make use of services, or let their children fall into the trap of street life, because they are not aware of the options available to them. AfriKids is committed to providing people with this information so that they can make informed decisions about health, education and family planning.
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Operation Fresh Start pioneered a method for community education on child rights which is now used by many projects. One evening a month the project team drive out to an isolated community with a generator and large screen. There they play MTV music to gather a crowd and enjoy a dance. Eventually when enough people are gathered and in attentive mood a presentation begins about street life in Ghana’s southern cities and pitfalls of indentured slavery, prostitution and crime that young people often fall into. There follows a Q & A and discussion around how to make life more appealing for young people at home and to avoid this drain of the young and able from the region. In 2009 this methodology was extended to senior secondary schools and used to raise awareness of the spirit child phenomenon and child labour as well as street life and migration. In 2010 there are plans to increase the focus on how to access education, to complement AfriKids’ networks of child rights clubs, and how to access IT education, to complement the work of the AfriKids ICT Academy. We are seeking £30,000 to provide education on rights and access in 2010