Upcoming from The Columbus Council on World Affairs: October 7, 2014 Live Bait: Child Slavery in Ghanas Fishing Trade Dyane Epstein, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration - Accra, Ghana Never Barnabas Awukudzi, Human Trafficking Survivor Many children in Ghana share the same story as Never Barnabas Awukudzi: kidnapped and forced to work for a fish master, some of the children trafficked and abused are as young as 4-years-old. Since 2002, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has worked to rescue and release more than 760 children, like Never, from the fishing trade around Ghanas Lake Volta region and educate the entire village regarding the wrongful treatment of these children. With over 20 years of experience in national and international program development, Dyane Epstein is currently the Chief of Mission for IOM Ghana and previously worked with IOM Zimbabwe and England. Never recently graduated from school and is preparing to take his college entrance exams. This will be Nevers first trip outside of Ghana. Read more and register at columbusworldaffairs.org/2014/october-7-2014/
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:10:00 +0000
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