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How a 16-year-old boy’s escape from forced labour on Lake Volta helped rescue six trafficked children
The escape of a 16-year-old boy from forced labour on Lake Volta in 2024 has led to the rescue of six other trafficked children, including his younger brother, the International Justice Mission (IJM) has revealed. The case was shared at Ghana’s National Justice Conference 2026 as an example of how collaboration between law enforcement and social protection agencies can help protect victims of child trafficking.
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MyJoyOnline
· Jul 7, 2026
Trafficked at 7, rescued at 17 — Survivor Godson Glawu calls for sustained child protection funding
A survivor of child trafficking on Lake Volta has called on the Ghanaian government to treat funding for child protection systems as a sustained national priority, describing how coordinated investment in rescue and aftercare services transformed his own life. Godson Glawu, now a chapter leader with the Ghana Survivor Network in Keta, shared his story at Ghana's National Justice Conference 2026 in Accra on Tuesday, held under the theme Sustainable Funding for Child Protection Against Labour Exploitation.
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Troops rescue 47 people from ISWAP enclave in Borno – Military
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Related coverage for "How a 16-year-old boy’s escape from forced labour on Lake Volta helped rescue six trafficked children": MyJoyOnline — Trafficked at 7, rescued at 17 — Survivor Godson Glawu calls for sustained child protection funding. The Daily Beast — National Guard Airlifts Summer Campers From Historic Floods. Vanguard News — Troops rescue 47 people from ISWAP enclave in Borno – Military. Al Jazeera English — Children airlifted to safety from Missouri summer camp hit by floods. Us Weekly — Pete Buttigieg Couldn't Be 'Alone' With His Kids After False Abuse Claim. DNyuz — Stranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain