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Tough love is not always the best love.
A mother called the Helpline seeking help and advice about her husband's behavior towards their 13-year-old daughter Dorcas. Mama Dorcas...
C-Sema Team
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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#116Stories: A child's Healthcare requirements should be met.
6-year-old Abraham's father called the helpline for advice. Abraham was ill and his father was not sure what to do. His symptoms included...
C-Sema Team
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: Fathers can be part of the pregnancy journey too!
A man called the helpline seeking advice on how to properly take care of his pregnant wife. This father-to-be wanted to find out all he...
C-Sema Team
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: FGM is a danger to the lives of girls and women everywhere.
The Village Executive Officer (VEO) called the Helpline for assistance on a case concerning 16-year-old Sarah (not her real name) who was...
C-Sema Team
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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#116Stories: Children should believe in themselves and in their capacity to do great things.
16-year-old Grace, (not her real name) called the Helpline worried about her grades, particularly in her chemistry and biology subjects....
C-Sema Team
Jun 8, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: Discipline should teach and not inflict pain.
The parents of 9-year-old Adam (not his real name) called us to report one of Adam's teachers for physically abusing him. The parents...
C-Sema Team
May 28, 20212 min read
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#116Stories: A child's right is to get an education.
A father called the helpline reporting the headteacher of his child's school, the headteacher had been sending children back home to ask...
C-Sema Team
May 20, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: Taking the initiative to raise your child is your Responsibility.
We received a call from the mother of one-year-old Ibra. She told us since she got pregnant up until then she had never seen or received...
C-Sema Team
May 15, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: Brave Elimina
Brave 13-year-old girl ‘Elimina’ ( not her real name) called the Helpline to report her father for negligence. Elimina informed us that...
C-Sema Team
May 13, 20211 min read
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Hanifa is saved from a life in the sreets.
We bring you a sad tale about Hanifa. Hanifa lived as a maid before she was thrown out by her employer, while on the streets she wished...
C-Sema Team
May 4, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: Robi saves herself from FGC
Brave 12-year-old Robi (not her real name) called the Helpline and reported her father who wanted her to undergo Female Genital Cutting...
C-Sema Team
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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Children need to rest on the Weekends.
Ally, a seventh-grade student at a certain school called the helpline with a complaint concerning the school’s teaching schedule. Ally...
C-Sema Team
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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#116Stories: Children are not sources of income.
On that same day, one of our Counsellors referred the case to the District Social Work Officer, who accepted to work on the case. The...
C-Sema Team
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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#116Stories: 'Child Neglect.'
A brave 13-year-old girl called the Helpline to report her father for negligence. 'Elimina' informed us that her father had not been...
C-Sema Team
Nov 28, 20202 min read
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Hope stands up for herself.
The Helpline received a call from a courageous 15 year old girl named Hope (not her real name). Hope reported her parents for forcing...
C-Sema Team
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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#116Stories: 16-years old Irene is rescued from marriage by Neighbour's call
Back in July we received a complaint concerning a young girl named Irene who was a victim of child marriage. The caller informed us that...
C-Sema Team
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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#116Stories: 'This madness has got to stop.'
This August a woman called the helpline to report a teacher of the school where her son studies. This teacher has developed a behavior...
C-Sema Team
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Puberty and what to expect from it.
13-year-old Baraka ( not his real name) called the helpline seeking advice on sexual reproductive health. He wanted to understand the...
C-Sema Team
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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#116Stories: Baba Joseph receives help on son health
In early August we received a call about a young boy named Joseph. Baba Joseph called the Helpline concerned about his little boy. He...
C-Sema Team
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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#116Stories: Helpline call sends sexual abuser to prison
On 17th September 2020, the National Child Helpline received a call from a concerned neighbour reporting a sexual abuse incident of a...
C-Sema Team
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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