Ho, Jan. 11, - Mr Israel
Akrobortu, Volta Regional Director, Department of Children, has appealed to
government to consider the decentralization of the Department to enhance child
protection.
He said child and family welfare
issues were widespread at the grass-root level and underscored the need to
extend services of the Department to the doorstep of the people, some 28 years
after the country ratified the Convention on the Right of the Child.
Mr Akrobortu who was interacting
with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Ho said decentralizing the Department would
ensure frequent and effective engagement with key stakeholders towards
addressing pertinent issues affecting children in the communities.
He said the establishment of
district offices would also ensure effective functioning of regional and
district child protection committees, which currently, hardly met to discuss
emerging child protection issues.
Mr Akrobortu also appealed for
office equipment and logistics for the ‘proper’ running of the offices.
GNA
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