The Head of the Child Marriage Unit at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Hajia Saphia Tamimu, says 13 girls were rescued from child marriage last year.
According to her, six of the girls were sent back to school while the others were put into learning trading and other skills to empower themselves. "So the Child Marriage Unit at MOGCSP for the year 2024, have rescued about 13 girls from child marriage and then about six of them are in school which we are following up and the rest are in economic empowerment, also learning trade," she said.
Hajia Tamimu made the revelation at media engagement held in Accra on Friday to discuss the ongoing issue of child marriage in the country.
The forum was focused on how the media can assist in the fight against child marriage, particularly through the use of the National Child Marriage Information Portal.
