The NGO ANGE in partnership with the commune of Yoto 2 celebrated the Day of the African Child, on Thursday July 8, 2021 at the town hall of Ahépé in the presence of the Mayor of the Commune of Yoto, Mrs. Yawavi ADZRA-AZIADEKEY. This celebration was marked by an awareness campaign around the theme " Phenomena of street children in Togo: causes and consequences".
For ANGE, it was an opportunity to raise awareness of the phenomenon of street children in Togo and to raise awareness among the community.
According to the field experience of street educators, more and more children from rural areas are finding themselves on the streets of the capital Togola. Faced with this phenomenon, the authorities of the commune of Yoto 2 are committed to eradicating this scourge by raising awareness among all stakeholders, including children.
Municipal officials, students, teachers, community leaders and the population were made aware of this issue dear to the
from the NGO ANGE.
Starting from the causes of the phenomenon of street children in Togo, which are, among others, parental neglect, precariousness, mistreatment and juvenile delinquency, the facilitators insisted on the consequences for the child, the family and society.
Real problems were revealed and concrete solutions were proposed to help build a supportive environment that respects the rights of all children. In addition, this activity was an opportunity for ANGE to advocate for the inclusion of children's rights in municipal development strategies and plans.
"The commune was chosen to celebrate this event because it has been observed in recent years that many children who are on the streets in Lomé today come from this locality. The strategy of the NGO ANGE today is to raise awareness among the population at the grassroots level in order to awaken children, parents and community leaders on the subject," said Yves Abassa, street educator at the NGO ANGE.
In perspective, a synergy of action between the municipality of Yoto 2 and ANGE in order to strengthen the support and monitoring of young people in schools.
In 2015, a joint study by UNICEF and the Ministry of Social Action revealed that Togo has more than 6,000 street children, more than half of whom are in Lomé. Ange works daily with several technical and financial partners. In particular, as part of this prevention action, we received support from the CAJJED Foundation, Togo Debout vzw, ADEPOMA, GENED TRADING and JAC.
As a reminder, the day of the African child celebrated every June 16, is in memory of the uprising of South African students in Soweto, on June 16, 1976 to denounce the poor quality of
education.
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