Young Peoples and Human Rights Ghana

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says the allocation of 50 pesewas to a pupil daily under the School Feeding Programme (SFP) is woefully inadequate and does not keep pace with the current economic trends in the country. It also said the allocation of the amount was dehumanising and a sad reflection of the premium government placed on children. Consequently, CHRAJ has urged the government to increase funding for the programme to an acceptable level within a year, and review the situation. The Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mr. Richard Quayson, made the call when he presented the highlights of the 2013 CHRAJ report on “the state of human rights in Ghana”, at the celebration of the International Human Rights Day, in Accra on Tuesday. He said that the capitation grant per pupil per term which was less than GH¢700 was another sad reflection of the premium placed on children. “How do we expect the schools to provide quality education with

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says the allocation of 50 pesewas to a pupil daily under the School Feeding Programme (SFP) is woefully inadequate and does not keep pace with the current economic trends in the country. It also said the allocation of the amount was dehumanising and a sad reflection of the premium government placed on children. Consequently, CHRAJ has urged the government to increase funding for the programme to an acceptable level within a year, and review the situation. The Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mr. Richard Quayson, made the call when he presented the highlights of the 2013 CHRAJ report on “the state of human rights in Ghana”, at the celebration of the International Human Rights Day, in Accra on Tuesday. He said that the capitation grant per pupil per term which was less than GH¢700 was another sad reflection of the premium placed on children. “How do we expect the schools to provide quality education with suc