The training aimed to equip participants with practical knowledge and skills to uphold children's rights and promote their welfare.

To raise awareness on child protection laws, the Department of Children, under the Ministry of Gender, Ghana Health Service, and World Vision Ghana, equipped participants with knowledge to recognize and respond to child protection concerns, promote child-centred approaches in service delivery and advocacy and to foster inter-agency collaboration in the protection of children's rights.

The workshop was an eye-opener to participants from various departments and agencies to increase awareness and understanding of child protection issue, enhancing the ability to identify and report child abuse cases, strengthening coordination between child protection stakeholders and participants committed to integrating child protection practices into their work.

Acting Regional Director of Department of Children, Madam Ella Faith Ashong, emphasized the need for a multi-sectoral approach and called on stakeholders to commit to concrete actions.

She stressed the importance of collective action to eradicate child abuse and promote a culture of care and protection. She said the training successfully built the capacity of participants to recognize and respond to child protection concerns in Oti Region.

She said that it was expected the knowledge and skills gained by the participants would translate into better outcomes for children in their respective communities and institutions.

The participants at the workshop expressed gratitude to the Regional Committee under the Department of children and pledged to disseminate the key messages to their communities, ensuring that the knowledge and skills acquired would benefit a wider audience.