MoGCSP to climax ‘Day of the African Child’ with children-centered panel discussion

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) will on June 16 climax the ‘Day of the African Child’ with activities geared towards improving the lives of Ghanaian children.

Among the activities lined up for that day is a panel discussion by some selected children on matters affecting them.  The discussion will be centered around the localized theme for this year’s celebration: Mainstreaming Agenda 2040 into the National Development Framework, which captures the essence of the global theme; “Mainstreaming Agenda 2040 into the National Development Framework”.

As a precursor to the panel discussion, selected children will also meet with the sector minister, Sarah Adwoa Sarfo to among other things discuss the theme of the celebration.

According to the MoGCSP, the occasion of ‘Day of the African Child’ is one for reflection and commitment towards finding lasting solutions to the problems facing the African child.