Statistics from the Ghana health service show a significant rise in the figures for teenage pregnancy every year.
In 2013, the Ghana health service reported an alarming figure of seven hundred and fifty thousand pregnancy cases of girls between ages fifteen (15) and nineteen (19).
The Central Region from 1993 remained the region with the highest figures of pregnant teenagers until 2013 when the Upper eEst Region took over.
This documentary tells the story of the teenagers of Gomoa Akotsi in the Central Region of Ghana. The producer/narrator is an indigent of the village. Roberta Abbeyquaye grew up with the teenage mothers in this documentary and managed to rise through the educational ladder to the university.
She tells the story based on her deep knowledge of the community and her experiences as an indigent with the hope that action will be taken to ensure the children in Gomoa Akotsi get the help they need to secure their future.
The 97.3 Citi FM Hold My Hand Documentary Series is proudly sponsored by STAR GHANA.