By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Starr FmStarr FmStarr Fm
  • Home
  • Election Hub
  • General
    GeneralShow More
    Education Minister charges Bolgatanga Tech. Uni. to champion sustainable agriculture innovation
    July 23, 2025
    Ghanaians are not robots sworn to parties – Julius Anthony jabs NPP
    July 23, 2025
    Our friends in NPP are not learning – Julius Anthony fires
    July 23, 2025
    “We’re poor because leadership is not helping” – Solomon Owusu
    July 23, 2025
    We’re losing ideology in politics – Movement for Change Member warns
    July 23, 2025
  • Business
    BusinessShow More
    2025 Mid-Year Budget Review: Economist calls for fiscal discipline and energy sector reforms
    July 23, 2025
    Government to announce bold measures in 2025 Mid-Year budget review on July 24
    July 22, 2025
    2025 Mid-Year Budget must prioritise SMEs and economic resilience – Dr. Philip Takyi
    July 22, 2025
    Veep calls for strong regional collaboration against illicit financial flows
    July 21, 2025
    Dr. Johnson Asiama speaking at the Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting on forex and economic growth
    The Cedi will hold – BoG Governor assures stability
    July 18, 2025
  • Politics
    PoliticsShow More
    Ghanaians are not robots sworn to parties – Julius Anthony jabs NPP
    July 23, 2025
    Our friends in NPP are not learning – Julius Anthony fires
    July 23, 2025
    “We’re poor because leadership is not helping” – Solomon Owusu
    July 23, 2025
    We’re losing ideology in politics – Movement for Change Member warns
    July 23, 2025
    If Mahama fails, we all fail – Solomon Owusu warns politicians
    July 23, 2025
  • Entertainment
    EntertainmentShow More
    The Weeknd & Shakira to headline 2025 Global Citizen Festival with Tyla, Ayra Starr & Mariah The Scientist
    July 22, 2025
    ACP partners MiPrime Entertainment to Champion Investment in Ghana’s Creative Industry
    July 21, 2025
    I want music to be my legacy, not fame – Rocky Dawuni
    July 18, 2025
    The sense to minister with music came early – Rocky Dawuni
    July 18, 2025
    “You can’t be a Black man and worship a white God” – Rocky Dawuni
    July 18, 2025
  • Sports
    SportsShow More
    Kofi Adams hails Black Queens for gallant AFCON semi-final performance
    July 23, 2025
    Black Queens bow out of WAFCON 2024 after 4–2 penalty loss to Morocco
    July 23, 2025
    Sports Minister rallies Black Queens ahead of WAFCON semi-final with Morocco
    July 22, 2025
    Ghana and Serbia forge strategic sports partnership with landmark MoU
    July 22, 2025
    Ghana to host historic Rugby League Tri-Nation Series this November
    July 21, 2025
  • Technology
    TechnologyShow More
    AI integrated skills training needed to escape job losses – NBU YEC
    July 23, 2025
    Samsung Ghana unveils 2025 TV line-up
    July 22, 2025
    Osman Ayariga speaking on youth empowerment and AI at World Youth Skills Day event
    “Youth should not see AI as competition, but as a digital tool” – Osman Ayariga
    July 17, 2025
    Samsung Introduces Future-Ready Mobile Security for Personalized AI Experiences
    July 16, 2025
    Samsung Electronics acquires Xealth, bridging the gap between wellness and medical care
    July 16, 2025
  • International
    InternationalShow More
    Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu signs MoUs with GEICO and CMS Group for new public universities
    Education Minister signs MoUs with GEICO, CMS Group to establish two public universities
    July 15, 2025
    Presidency terminates Zoomlion’s contract over concerns of impropriety and inflated billing
    Mahama pushes AU–CARICOM partnership to strengthen global reparations push
    July 14, 2025
    47th AU Forum: Ablakwa criticizes $1.2m AfCFTA allocation as ‘highly insufficient’
    July 10, 2025
    Minority demands audit over $1.2m passport relaunch cost and delays
    July 9, 2025
    Minority demands compensation for citizens stranded by US embassy closure
    July 9, 2025
  • Factometer
Search
© 2024 EIB Network Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: V/R: DSP Effia Tenge leads campaign against defilement
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Starr FmStarr Fm
Font ResizerAa
  • Headlines
  • Election Hub
  • General
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Factometer
Search
  • Headlines
  • Election Hub
  • General
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Factometer
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2024 EIB Network Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
General

V/R: DSP Effia Tenge leads campaign against defilement

Starrfm.com.gh By Starrfm.com.gh Published December 2, 2021
Share
SHARE

The Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, DSP Mrs. Effia Tenge has began a campaign to encourage Ghanaian children who suffer sexual abuses to muster courage and speak up in a bid to combat the increasing cases of defilement in the region as the festive season approaches.

The campaign which is on the theme: Empowering the Young Against Defilement is mainly targeted at school children and aimed at enlightening the children on the baits used by sexual predators to lure their victims and how to react under such circumstances.

The Volta region in 2019 recorded a total of 105 reported cases of defilement.

In 2020, the figure shot up to an alarming 230 cases but dropped to 108 cases for the year 2021.

Despite the reduction, the situation is still considered threatening and dangerous by stakeholders in the region.

It is in line with this that the command has began the campaign to educate children and to also encourage them to be bold and speak up anytime they become victims of such barbaric acts, especially from relatives and families friends.

The campaign being led by the Volta Regional PRO, DSP Effia Tenge, made its first engagement at the Treasures Christian School in Ho.

“It is a campaign we are rolling in almost all the schools, especially at this time that the children will be going on vacation because Christmas is around the corner. We also know that when they are on vacation, that is when people go on holidays, other people come to visit them and so these are the times that we want to capture and arm them with the necessary weapons they need.”

“Children are vulnerable, but if the child knows this is an abuse and is able to speak anytime they face such threats, we would be on the path to fighting and reducing the incidents on defilement in our society,” DSP Effia Tenge told the media after the first engagement.

She, however, bemoaned the continous resort to traditional ways of settling defilement cases at home describing it as myopic, while noting that the best way to change the narrative is to empower and encourage the victims to speak up.

She said, “People are not so enthused -like in some parts, it is culture, if I have done it, it should be settled at home. It is not something that should go to the tables of the police and all that; it is myopic. But we must begin to change this mindset, the children must not be allowed to grow with this mentality. We need to encourage the children who are abused to speak up, otherwise, it becomes a norm, a normal for them and they grow with this mentality.”

“The things we are teaching them are practicable and also include the things the predators use to deceive them so that when they are able to detect the early signs they can report or speak up to prevent them from being assaulted,” she added.

The campaign is expected to target the youth and parents in the next phase in ensuring a wholistic combat approach to the menace.

Source: Starrfm.com.gh/103.5fm/Faisel Abdul-Iddrisu

You Might Also Like

Education Minister charges Bolgatanga Tech. Uni. to champion sustainable agriculture innovation

Ghanaians are not robots sworn to parties – Julius Anthony jabs NPP

Our friends in NPP are not learning – Julius Anthony fires

“We’re poor because leadership is not helping” – Solomon Owusu

We’re losing ideology in politics – Movement for Change Member warns

Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Share
Previous Article Hasaacas ladies book the spot in the finals of the Women’s Super Cup
Next Article 2022 Budget: Parliament sets up 20-man team to deal with impasse

Starr 103.5FM

Starr FmStarr Fm
Follow US
© 2024 EIB Network Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
newsletter icon
Join Us!

Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss our latest in news, podcasts etc..

[mc4wp_form]
Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.
adbanner
AdBlock Detected
Our site is an advertising supported site. Please whitelist to support our site.
Okay, I'll Whitelist
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?