The International Children Conference organised jointly by Christ’s Little Ones, the Students Chaplaincy Council and the Campus Christian Family all of KNUST has been held at the Great Hall, KNUST. This year’s conference was attended by children from schools and churches in the Kumasi metropolis as well as adult participants comprising Sunday school teachers, parents and students from tertiary institutions.
The annual conference was a forum of expert consultation and stakeholder exchange which sought to bring to the fore and highlight major issues and prescribe solutions to challenges of today’s children as well as to bring children including the underprivileged from different parts of the society, both locally and internationally, together to learn whiles having fun. Activities included a workshop for both children and adult participants facilitated by the Child Evangelism Fellowship, Ghana, Puppet Ministry by Kids Around the World, Ghana, Talent Hunt Competition where the winner would be given the opportunity to attend the Kidsong Conference in Australia, among others.
Speaking in a Press Briefing, Dr. Frances Owusu-Daaku, Chairman, Children Sunday School (CSS), KNUST said that it was necessary for maximum attention to be shifted on to the plight of children. She added that parents must be very much interested in what children are engaged in especially what they are exposed to in both the print and electronic media. Dr. Owusu-Daaku commended the organizers of the conference for their efforts in helping realise the destinies of children.
The Northern Sector Coordinator for Kids Around the World, Mr. Philip Okanteh, expressed delight in the enthusiasm of the children participants and entreated parents to massively participate in the next conference since the organizers have drawn programmes to benefit parents and other adult participants.
Mr. Geoffrey Adjaison, Coordinator, Christ’s Little Ones and an alumnus of KNUST, in an interview spoke on the rationale behind the conference and efforts being put in place by all stakeholders and philanthropists of the group to foster a glorious future for children especially the less privileged in the Kumasi Metropolis and other sectors of the economy.
