Michael with two (2) safety volunteers, Baaba and El Kofi.
El, a safety volunteer.
El Kofi Kwegyire Aggrey is my name. I am a 14 year old pupil of Bexhill International School Complex in Tema. I am a Safety Volunteer of Safe Child Ghana. I influenced my parents to have the electrical cable running under our carpet re-directed from the former dangerous position, after listening to Uncle Michael Baabu. I have also educated most of my friends and relatives on safety.
Uncle Michael uses an interactive and active style in his presentations. This makes it easy to remember the safety message always. He is able to speak for hours without looking into any book or laptop and it is fascinating. It encourages and inspire us to learn more.
Baaba demonstrating handwashing
Baaba Dadzie, aged 13, is a pupil of Bexhill International School Complex. In this picture, she is demonstrating proper hand-washing technique to our Safety Award Panel.
Bexhill Int. School Complex.
The above School Complex is one of our shortlisted schools for this year’s “Child Safety Award”. They are a little over Six Hundred (600) pupils located in Tema, Community 11 in the Greater Accra Region.
10 schools shortlisted for award.
Safe Child Ghana in our quest to encourage a lot of children to lead safety lives, have instituted the Annual “Child Safety Award”. Ten (10) schools out of our Ninety-Six (96) member schools have been shortlisted for this year. One (1) school will receive the award.
Criteria for selection:
(A) A school without any record of injury of a pupil.
(B) Both staff and pupils are committed to safety.
(C) The school has put safety measures in place to prevent injuries.
(D) A school with more safety volunteers (Safety Peer Educators) who are educating others on safety.
The ten (10) shortlisted schools are:
1. Providence Educational Complex – Ashaiman.
2. Mante Din School – Community One, Tema.
3. Mabs School – Community One, Tema.
4. Bexhill International School Complex – Community Eleven, Tema.
5. Andy Memorial School – Community Eleven, Tema.
6. Solidarity International School – Ashaiman.
7. Cejose Wisdom Internal School – Gbetsile, Tema.
8. Blessed Schhol Complex – Dansoman, Accra.
9. Delight School -Ashaiman.
10.Future Leaders – Ashaiman.
Safety Tips – Unintentional Poisoning
Know your child to prevent poisoning.
1. Children explores with their mouth.
2. They have difficulty in differentiating between odours.
3. They swallow even bad tasting substance.
4. Children under three years are more at risk to danger.
Please, Lock up all medicines and potentially dangerous products.
Poisoning Prevention:
1. Keep medicines and chemical products in their original bottles or containers. 2. Do not give medicine in the dark. 3. Never store harmful products in soft drink bottles. Children get confuse and drink contents. 4. Open windows and turn fans on when using chemical products such as household cleaners. Thank you.
A newly constructed culvert near the Ashaiman station
This is a newly constructed culvert near the Ashaiman main station. It is gratifying to note that the vision of Safe Child Ghana for this campaign is being realised. The former uncovered state of the gutter was a risk to pedestrians.
Campaign Results.
Men drilling off rain water beside a freshly built culvert in Ashaiman. The collected water was drained off to prevent a human accident. The sides will be filled and sealed to complete the work.
Newly covered culvert in Ashaiman.
Our campaign to cover open culverts has yielded results. The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly in response to our project have covered a number of gutters in the Municipality.
We are very grateful.
Municipal Co-ordinating Director receives congratulatory letter from Michael.
The Ashaiman Municipal Co-ordinating Director, Hon. Edward Gbinnye received a congratulatory letter from me (Michael Baabu) of Safe Child Ghana for the Assembly’s quick response to our ‘Open Reservoir and Culvert” campaign.