General News of Friday, 17 September 2021
Source: atinkaonline.com
2021-09-17
Part two of the ‘Missing Children’ documentary premieres on Atinka TV on Sep. 18
The desire of every child is to live with their parents, enjoy their childhood days, and grow to become responsible adults. This desire is reinforced in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Article 5 stipulates a child’s right to Family Guidance. This is simply described in Ghana’s Child and Family Welfare Policy as ‘Families are irreplaceable’.
To fully enjoy this right, children who go missing must be found and reintegrated as stated in Article 39 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Child that a child has the right to recovery and reintegration.
A total of 52 missing children and 2 missing adults have been reunited as of 9th September 2021 since the premiering of the ‘MISSING CHILDREN’ Documentary by Atinka TV’s Regina Asamoah on 22nd May 2021. It was an emotional scene to behold as parents and guardians cried, hugged, danced, and screamed at the sight of seeing their missing children.
It was a prayer answered for many and for others, it was their happiest moment in life as they get exonerated from all accusations of using their children for rituals. Most importantly, the belief in the journalism profession was deepened as many described the ‘MISSING CHILDREN’ documentary as impactful journalism.
Following the huge impact of the ‘MISSING CHILDREN’ Documentary on Ghanaians, particularly parents, Atinka TV is set to premiere Season Two of the ‘MISSING CHILDREN’ DOCUMENTARY on Saturday, 18th September 2021 at 7:30 pm.
A total of 42 missing children kept in two Government Homes will be shown during the premiering with the hope of reuniting them with their families.
With some missing since 2012, these 42 children are keeping hope alive to meet their parents/guardians and live together as a family as specified in Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Child, which talks about keeping families together.
These missing children will recount how they got missing and hopefully, parents will learn from these instances and be more proactive in their parental role.