Twenty-three [23] children from different villages along Lake Volta have been rescued from modern-day slavery.
The children, 17 boys and 6 girls were rescued by Challenging Heights, a non-governmental organization.
According to the organization, child traffickers have over the years become emboldened as a result of the lack of support from the government towards fighting this menace.
NGO said, the boys were engaged in fishing activities on the Volta Lake, while the girls mostly engage in domestic chores and were sometimes sexually abused.
The children rescued were treated for Bilharzia, and other diseases and will be put into a rehabilitation center for a year and subsequently handed over to their parents.
Challenging Heights pleaded wih government to lend a helping hand to agencies and stakeholders such as Social Welfare, the Gender Ministry, among others, by allocating to them enough budget to fight this menace.
