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What happened
Twenty-one children were rescued by Challenging Heights, an NGO operating in Winneba. The children, aged between eight and 17, were rescued from various fishing villages along the Volta Lake. Rescued from fishing villages along Lake Volta, the children originally came from Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.
Response and intervention
More information: http://www.modernghana.com/news/243198/1/ngo-hands-over-rescued-children-to-their-parents-i.html The children were rescued by Challenging Heights, an NGO in Winneba. Mr Godwill F. Acquah, Effutu Municipal Director of Social Welfare, who received the children on behalf of the families, said Effutu, Senya, and Otuam ranked among the highest communities in child trafficking. They received 48 days of psychosocial counseling. The NGO Challenging Heights also made provision for their educational needs for the next 12 years, and he families have also been given some micro-support to enable them to undertake alternative economic activities which would ensure the continuous care of their children. Challenging Heights, a five-year old NGO operating in Winneba.