Unicef Helps Pregnant Street Children In Ghana

Thousands of Ghanaian children like Esther have flocked to the capital in the hope of escaping rural poverty and finding a better lifestyle. But without basic education, health services or even shelter they have often turned to strangers for food or protection. The resulting naïveté has led to pregnancy and the spread of HIV/AIDS. The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, is helping to provide safe haven, maternal health care and vocational training in the hope of reducing mortality rates and creating life-supporting skills.(3'13.6)