To mark the 2024 edition of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in Ghana, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has joined forces with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Gender Ministry to unite against violence within the transport system of the country.
Violence comes in various forms, there is the verbal, physical, financial, psychological, emotional and others.
While we mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence against women and girls, we explore the numerous stories of hawkers and drivers in the transport system of Accra.
Rose narrated that, "while selling drinks in Koforidua, a customer asked about the price, and when I told them, they insulted me and insulted my husband too.