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39 PDA Annual Newsletter 2023 IN REVIEW
7th Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Partner: AfriKids Ghana; Department of from the communities, traditional rulers,
Children (Ministry of Gender, Children and faith institutions, the private sector, and
Social Protection) government institutions.
Status: Completed
The documentary PDA TV generated
PDA introduced the Annual Knowledge thought-provoking conversations on
Sharing Workshop on Child Protection in some of the least talked-about cultural
2017 in fulfilment of a strategic goal and norms that facilitate the perpetuation of
to strengthen the advocacy drive for the child marriage in the Region. There was a
protection of children’s rights in Ghana. renewed commitment from participants
Different context-relevant topics bordering to strengthen the fight against child
on child rights and child protection are marriage in the Upper East and Northeast
tabled for discussion every year. Since regions where the incidence is rife.
its inception, the workshop has made
remarkable input into national policy on
child protection.
In 2023, PDA hosted the 7th Knowledge
Sharing Workshop in Walewale (North
East Region). Themed “Tackling Child
Marriage in Northern Ghana: A Shift
from the Rhetoric to Evidence-Based
Advocacy”, the event featured a
presentation of insights from national We were able to secure a media
census data on child marriage in Ghana, partnership with A1 Radio, which
as well as a documentary primarily on the broadcasted the full event on their station,
prevalence of child marriage in AfriKids’ featured a discussion of child marriage on
target districts, and a panel discussion. their morning show, and published fliers
A total of about 72 people were present and press releases of the event on their
at the event, including representatives website and social media.
