George and Sally Bainborough have been working in Ghana for over 24 years, building homes and schools for children. However, it wasn't until earlier this year that they heard about the plight of boys and girls on Lake Volta being treated as slaves.
In partnership with the Akwaaba Seeway Foundation, led by Charity Afadua, Seeway Trust has now rescued 12 children from slavery on Lake Volta. These children, some as young as five, were forced into gruelling, dangerous labour with no education and little food.
The rescued children now live safely at the Seeway Academy in Namanwora, where they attend school, receive daily meals, and are cared for in family-style living units with dedicated house mothers.
Trokosi Liberation
Alongside the Lake Volta rescues, Seeway Trust is also working to free girls trapped in the Trokosi system, an ancient practice where young girls are sent to Voodoo shrines to atone for family offences. These girls are enslaved, denied education, and subjected to abuse.
The trust is working sensitively within local communities to free these girls and offer them a new start: education, safety, and hope.
"George and I have been working in Ghana for over 24 years, building homes and schools for children. However, it wasn't until earlier this year that we heard about the plight of boys and girls on Lake Volta being treated as slaves." - Sally Bainborough