Some non-governmental organisations in Ghana have come to the aid of a 17-year-old girl who was in the news for defying the lockdown orders to visit her boyfriend.
The said 17-year-old girl was arrested for defying lockdown orders at Abeka-Lapaz a suburb in Accra, her excuse was that she was on her way to visit her boyfriend with her friends.
family of 17-year-old girl
She told reporters of UTV that she lives dilapidated wooden kiosk with her parents which makes her uncomfortable so she wanted to spend the rest of the lockdown period with her boyfriend at Madina where she was headed to before she was busted.
Parents of the three teenagers were engaged by UTV and they also told their sides of the story and how poverty has been slapping them in the face.
Their stories seemed to have touched the hearts of many Ghanaian-based NGOs resulting in several people contributing to the welfare of the young girl, her family, and her two other friends.
According to the latest report by UTV, the three guardians of these girls were given cash gifts with the 17-year-old getting Ghc7,500 in addition to several foodstuffs, a refrigerator & a 43″ TV from KAB FAM Ghana Ltd. MP for Ablekuma North Hon. Nana Akua Afriyie also rented out a chamber and hall apartment for this young lady and her family.
We hope they make good use of the resources at hand and turn their lives around.
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