A 13 years old girl with a scald injury on her feet has been spotted hawking in Koforidua.
The girl suffered the injury when hot water poured on her feet however has been forced by the mother to sell lime on the streets of Koforidua.
From observation, she has not been medically treated.
“I met this 13-year-old girl at Koforidua/Accra lorry terminal hawking despite suffering serious scald injury on both feet.
She tells me she was injured after hot water accidentally poured on her feet. The injured feet were red with the skin peeling.
The wounds are not healed but the Mother forced this young girl to hawk lime at the lorry terminal. This girl was gaiting with severe pain visible on her face.
She sat a few times at a corner to sell the lime as she struggles to move around. I wanted to see the mother but she told me the mother is not around that will return home in the evening” The Journalist Obed Kojo Ansah narrated.
The Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560) provides for the rights of the child and covers issues of parental duties and responsibilities, maintenance, health, adoption, and fosterage; it protects children from exploitative labor and child marriage and stipulates responsibilities for care and protection of children.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
