86 women removed from witch camps

Two human rights advocacy Non Governmental Organizations, Songtaba and Action Aid Ghana are making inroads in their mission to disband and reintegrate all inmates of witches camps scattered in the Northern Region. So far, they have succeeded in reintegrating 86 ostracized women camped at isolated settlements and labeled as witches. They have vowed not to give up their fight for a complete disbandment and reintegration of women tagged as alleged witches and banished from their original communities. Programmes Coordinator of Songtaba headquartered in Bimbila, Mrs. Adam Lamnatu revealed the reintegration of the 86 alleged witches at a days’ forum for civil society organizations and local government officials on reintegration and disbandment of alleged witches camps held in Tamale. With support from Action Aid Ghana, the forum was funded by Roths Child Foundation. She said though cumbersome, Songtaba and Action Aid succeeded with the exercise and were determined to complete the unfinished agenda. Mrs. Adam Lamnatu said the two organizations met with all the key stakeholders involved in the reintegration exercise. President of the alleged witches Network in the Northern Region, Mma Táchira Muntaru bemoaned the inhumane conditions they have being subjected to at the alleged witches’ camps. The participants supported the disbandment and reintegration of the alleged witches. Records showed that there were about 600 alleged witches and 500 of their dependants camped at six isolated settlements in the Northern Region. With the Gambaga alleged witches camp being the oldest, two of these camps are located in the Gushiegu District.

Source:Citifmonline.com