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Ghanaian mothers of children with cerebral palsy told to ‘seek help’

23rd August 2017 by Hannah Awadzi

Mr Emmanuel Ampofo, a cognitive behavioral psychotherapist, has advised mothers of children with cerebral palsy to “seek help when necessary to avoid being depressed”. He also advised the mothers to accept their children as gifts from God and to be content, saying that they should avoid comparing themselves to others. Mr Ampofo offered advice at […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Ghana, Mothers

Ghana: new inclusive education centre for children with cerebral palsy

13th August 2017 by Hannah Awadzi

Ellen Affam-Dadzie, the mother of a seven year old girl with cerebral palsy has set up an inclusive education centre to enable the parents of children with cerebral palsy to work and earn an income. The Centre called “With God cerebral palsy Ghana” will offer free physiotherapy services and quality care for children with cerebral […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Inclusive Education

Ghana: stakeholders call for inclusive community based day care centres

25th July 2017 by Hannah Awadzi

Participants at the end of a two day conference on cerebral palsy called on the government in Ghana to set up inclusive community early childhood day care centres that will admit children with cerebral palsy among others. A statement issued at the end of the conference also urged government to enhance the human resource capacity […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Inclusion

Ghana: ‘We lock up our child with Cerebral Palsy so we can go out and earn a living’

11th February 2017 by Hannah Awadzi

Mr Timothy Nakoja, father of a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy has said his family is forced to lock up his soon indoors to enable them to work and earn a living. He said that this was not so much a choice or a matter of cruel treatment, but a response to the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Write Inside Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana

Akan Fekuw gives donation to the Special Mothers Project in Ghana

15th December 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Participants at award ceremony

Akan Fekuw, a Ghanaian group based in Copenhagen, Denmark has donated a cheque of $500 to support the work of the Special Mothers Project. The Special Mothers Project is an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy. The donation was given as part of the group’s yearly award to a Ghanaian organization championing worthy […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Akan Fekuw, Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, special mothers project

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