Given a Voice...: Poor Urban Children in Accra

Synopsis

Looks at poor urban children in Accra, Ghana. In the fast-growing cities of Africa such as Accra, more and more children are living on the strets. Poor and neglected, and living under unhealthy and even dangerous conditions, they represent the future of these cities. No effort should be spared to provide and care for these children, to listen to their voices, to use their creativity and to enable them to participate in the community. Urban renewal is no possible without taking into account the needs and concerns of the poor children of the world’s cities.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Subjects

Development studies

Keywords

Africa; child welfare; cities; Ghana; street children; urban development

Production Company

Name

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

Distributor

Name

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

Email

videos@unchs.org

Web

http://www.unchs.org/pmss/getPage.asp?page=latestVideos External site opens in new window

Phone

+254 2 7621 234

Fax

+254 2 7624 266

Address

PO Box 30030
GPO
Nairobi
00100
Kenya