Motherhood In Ghana (Informal Working Mother)
Most mothers in Ghana fall under the informal section of the working community, commonly are the traders (self employment). You will find a lot of mothers almost everywhere you turn or go in Ghana busily going about doing their businesses. And it is very common to see them doing their businesses with their babies and children either being carried on their mother's backs or walking in tow with them despite the extreme weather conditions in Ghana.
In Ghana, a lot of mothers are also the bread winners for their families, thus the increase in working mothers who have no choice but to work with their children ( mostly children under the school age). This is a very sensitive situation mainly because of the poor family support system we have in Ghana. Mothers suffer a lot due to this factor, as there no proper systems in place to motivate and encourage them. Most mothers have no kind of family support, which leaves them with all the responsibilities of raising their children.
Because a lot of mothers in Ghana fall under the self employments section, they sometimes cant necessarily provide the best of health choices, food, clothing and even proper shelter for their families. Which in the long run, leads to a lot of social problems for themselves and their children, such as domestic abuse, high rate of infant mortality, teenage pregnancies among many others.
Motherhood in Ghana, in my opinion is not being given the necessary attention and support it needs because mothers go through a lot of emotional, psychological and physical pain to provide the best for themselves, their children and families. There must be good laws and support systems setup to increase their rights as mothers, e.g. provision of a day care centre from the government, where the mothers can leave their little one for a small token of money, so they can go about their businesses without having to carry along their children which is an emotional strain on their well being. I beg to differ.
My thoughts as a Ghanaian mother. #happymomday
In Ghana, a lot of mothers are also the bread winners for their families, thus the increase in working mothers who have no choice but to work with their children ( mostly children under the school age). This is a very sensitive situation mainly because of the poor family support system we have in Ghana. Mothers suffer a lot due to this factor, as there no proper systems in place to motivate and encourage them. Most mothers have no kind of family support, which leaves them with all the responsibilities of raising their children.
Because a lot of mothers in Ghana fall under the self employments section, they sometimes cant necessarily provide the best of health choices, food, clothing and even proper shelter for their families. Which in the long run, leads to a lot of social problems for themselves and their children, such as domestic abuse, high rate of infant mortality, teenage pregnancies among many others.
Motherhood in Ghana, in my opinion is not being given the necessary attention and support it needs because mothers go through a lot of emotional, psychological and physical pain to provide the best for themselves, their children and families. There must be good laws and support systems setup to increase their rights as mothers, e.g. provision of a day care centre from the government, where the mothers can leave their little one for a small token of money, so they can go about their businesses without having to carry along their children which is an emotional strain on their well being. I beg to differ.
My thoughts as a Ghanaian mother. #happymomday
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