Don’t give money to child beggars- Minister of gender warns
According to Lariba Zuweira Abudu, the minister of gender, children, and social protection, the number of children begging on the streets of Accra and other significant cities throughout the country could decrease if people stop giving them money.
Thus, Madam Abudu begged members of the public, especially urban residents, to avoid giving money to children who are begging on the streets, sometimes in dangerous circumstances.
During the Sunday Minister’s Press Briefing in Accra, Ms Abudu shared details on the various ministry initiatives.
“We have done a lot to take them from the streets but somehow they find themselves back, we even repatriated 400 of them and engaged the embassies here but they find ways to come back so we have to stop giving money to minors on the streets because as adults I don’t see why we should be giving monies to six-year-olds on the streets,” Ms Abudu said.
She said the government did not have the resources to repatriate the child beggars presently on the streets but would encourage the public to shun them and desist from giving them cash to help force them out of the streets.
“If you don’t give them today and I don’t give them tomorrow, next week they will be forced to leave the streets and move away,” the minister added.
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