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Barriers to mental healthcare in Ghana’s Northern Region

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Media Internships,
by Gwyneth Dunsford May 15, 2012
Psychiatric drugs in Ghana

Mami Sandow started hearing voices when she was nine years old. “She used to roam, talking anyhow, climbing some kind of trees, ” says her brother, Fatawu Sandow. ” You asked her to stop, but she wouldn’t stop. She would just run and hit anything [and fall] down. ” Mami is 16 years old now [...]

Tagged as: mental health, Mental Illness, northern Ghana, Tamale

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Ghanaian police covers up child abuse, says legal expert

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Media Internships,
by Gwyneth Dunsford April 25, 2012

A child abuse case is being covered up by Tamale’s Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DVVSU), a Ghanaian legal expert says. Saratu Mahama of the International Federation of Women’s Lawyers (FIDA) says the unit is not pursuing the case because of outside influence. “I believe there was some pressure,” says Mahama, from FIDA’s office [...]

Tagged as: Childrens' Rights, domestic violence, Ghana, police, Tamale

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Why we do what we do: rights media in Northern Ghana.

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Robin McGeough April 17, 2012
The power of an open door.

“Always leave your office door open, because you never know who will walk in,” a kernel of wisdom from my father that has always stuck with me. So when I arrived at the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) in Tamale, the first thing I did was prop my door open with a blue plastic chair [...]

Tagged as: education, Ghana, human rights, jhr, Tamale

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Tamale’s rights media crusader: The story of Joseph Ziem

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Robin McGeough February 21, 2012

Choosing a pen and paper over a bow and arrow, Joseph Ziem is the Robin Hood of Ghanaian rights media. “When I see something wrong, I start to ask questions,” says Ziem. “Who is supposed to deal with this situation? Why is it like this?” A blogger, a radio host, a freelance writer – Ziem [...]

Tagged as: Environment, human rights, jhr, journalism, northern Ghana, Tamale

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Footsoldiers erupt

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by James Munson March 21, 2011
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A couple of hours before my first day on the job at Tamale’s Diamond FM, a posse of political activists stormed the station. They were footsoldiers from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the governing party in Ghana. While the term footsoldiers might sound a bit militant to western ears, here it refers to grassroots party [...]

Tagged as: Ghana, politics, Tamale

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Nothing wasted

In Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships,
by James Munson February 17, 2011
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By James Munson Every day, he sits outside the office on a small concrete stump with his hands wrapped around some old shoe. Sometimes he’s burning one with a lighter. Other times he’s tying two sections of a shoe together. Kofi Akose, 28, is one of Tamale’s many cobblers. “I learned this as a small [...]

Tagged as: recycling, shoe repair, Tamale

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