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Compassionate Journeys ending child slavery in Ghana through educational, medical and economic opportunities Selena Larson, Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
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Compassionate journeys

Dec 25, 2014

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Page 1: Compassionate journeys

Compassionate Journeys

ending child slavery in Ghana through educational, medical and economic opportunities

Selena Larson,Arizona State UniversityWalter Cronkite School of Journalism

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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment

before starting to improve the world.”- Anne Frank

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Compassionate Journeys

• Non-profit organization working in Ghana– Christ Outreach Orphanage– HIV Clinics– Leper Villages– Maternity clinics– Clean water– Educational opportunities

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Child Slavery

• Almost 40 percent of children ages 4-14 are slaves in rural Ghana

• Children are bought and sold for $20 so their families can survive

• Children become “apprentices,” to fishermen and farmers

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“The level of poverty here is amazing, but the children still smile.”

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The need for education

• Few children attend school regularly– Parents cannot afford the uniforms, supplies,

and stipends required to be enrolled– Most girls do not attend school

• There is 1 teacher for 150 students

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• Because many children do not attend school, they are forced into trafficking

• Without school and an education, they end up begging on the streets

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Economic Development

• Compassionate Journeys will be working with the University of Ghana to establish economic development opportunities for the villages.

• Fishing is the biggest source of income, and hundreds of children are slaves on the lake.

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Basic healthcare

• In July, we are bringing 12 volunteers from the Show Low Fire Department to teach basic care.

• There is no doctor in the villages.

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What can we do?

• Compassionate Journeys’ child sponsorship program– $10/month directly to the family– Requirement for children to be in school

• Stop slavery, start an education

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This woman has gangrene after clipping her toenails. She will probably not survive.

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The documentary

• We will travel to Bakpakope, in the northern part of Lake Volta, just across Kete Krachi in the Brong Ahafo Region

• We want to document the horrors of trafficking, and the difference an education can make in the life of a child

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Interviews• Children who were former slaves• Former owners of child slaves• People making a difference through education

and sustainable programs.

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Budget• $2900.00– $1900.00 airfare to Ghana– $700.00 camera equipment– $300.00 for the families who

share their homes with us

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Compassionate Journeys,improving life in Rural Ghana,

one child at a time.