Basic Human Rights · B6 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.3.3.1.1 - Identify sources of help

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four forms of child abuse (neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child labour) and give a local example of each.
Name at least three official sources of help for abused children in Ghana (responsible adults, the Police Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), the Department of Social Welfare, and CHRAJ) and state what each one does.
Explain why speaking out about abuse is important and describe at least two ways a child can safely report abuse.
Create a poster that speaks against child abuse and shows where a child can go for help.
Demonstrate how to approach a responsible adult or authority figure to report a case of abuse through a role-play.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Beliefs and Values (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Basic Human Rights (3.3)
Content standard: B6.3.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of fundamental human rights
Indicator: B6.3.3.1.1 - Identify sources of help
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 54
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners discuss human rights abuses against children e.g. neglect, emotional abuse, physical and sexual abuse, child labour
Learners discuss how to get help in case of abuse e.g. responsible adults, police (DOVVSU), Social Welfare, CHRAJ
Learners discuss how to speak e.g. speak out and not keep quiet over an abuse
Learners create posters speaking against child abuse and also show where to go for help in case of abuse