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Ebenezer was among a few children who visited the refuge on his own as a result of interaction with CAS fieldworkers in February 2000. He was born in Ankaase in the Ashanti Region (about a 5 hour drive from Accra) of Ghana but lost his mother when he was four. His father left Ebenezer in the care of
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 Kweku is 19, he was brought up by a responsible uncle and he had the chance of starting schooling through the care of an uncle and was doing very well. However, for no apparent reason, Kweku decided to give up school. All his uncle's efforts were in vain, through the influences of his friends. he st
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 Gifty was born in Winneba (in Ghana's central region) and was bought up by her single mother who struggled daily to raise enough money to support her children. Gifty had the chance of starting school and completed JSS but was unable to continue as her mother simply could not afford to keep paying. G
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 Penyin is now 23, he was born in Sekondi and began his life living with his parents in Sekondi. He started at school, but before long found he had to drop out because his family simply could not afford him to continue. He also had the chance of learning to become a fisherman. Through his friends he
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 Catholic Action for Street Children first met Cynthia Dadzie when she was 14. She had come to the streets of Accra because her mother was ageing rapidly and was very ill. Her father had left her mother when Cynthia was 8 years old. Her mother had to care for Cynthia alone and had to work extremely h
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 "Akwaaba, Welcome. My name is Kwame, I am 16 years old and I was born in Ho. I am the firstborn and I have a younger brother. Soon after the birth of my brother my father left my mother, and of course she had to work hard to support us. At the market she sold food while I hung around the market. Six
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