Saturday

Saturday was the Day of the African Child. The annual event commemorates the 1975 Soweto Massacre, which ensued from a student-led protest in South Africa as a response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the main language of instruction at a number of local schools. This year´s theme was `Children with Disabilities: the duty to protect, respect, promote, and fulfill´, and in the event´s honour, the Ministry of Women and Children held a fun fair for stakeholders and a number of students from schools for children with disabilities. Probably the best event I´ve attended here yet. 

We entered the Dzorwulu Special School campus to happy and loud Ghanaian music, and the children were dancing in the center of the quad 

They were really good

I also got a snack bag with biscuits and fruit juice!

Some students then performed a traditional dance to open the event

And a student from the school of the blind read a statement in braille

Students from the Dzorwulu School

The Canadian Organization Right to Play was also helping run the event. The country director for the organization gave a great speech, and it seems like a lot of the work they´re doing is really having a huge impact on the lives of a lot of Ghanaian Children. 

The representative from UNICEF (in the blue) also participated in the fun fair ;)

Then there was more dancing

And Walter Dee - the guy in the sunglasses - performed his new song and released his new album entitled ´Save the Child Today´ which features music that sends a positive message to people and tries to have an impact. I bought his CD, although he unfortunately left before I could get a picture with him or ask for an autograph. 

Then there was some more dancing

And then we all got some Jollof rice and went home.