Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills has called on First Ladies across the globe to seize the opportunity offered them by their positions to abolish streetism world-wide. She said, overlooking the situation in most countries is only a way of compounding the myriad of social vices facing most nations. Mrs. Mills made this remark in response to a panel discussion for five selected first ladies attending a three day First Ladies summit currently underway in Kuala Lurpur, Malaysia. She cited a phenomenon of a new form of streetism which she witnessed on one of her duty tour in Ghana, which she finds disturbing and urged governments, particularly the first ladies to champion the course of eliminating streetism in their respective countries. The discussion was hosted by BBC’s Mishal Hussain and afforded the first ladies the opening to share their experiences on efforts their countries are making to enhance the welfare of children and provide better safety for future leaders. Mrs. Mills stressed the need for children from deprived communities to be supported and taken off the streets into the classroom. The First Lady also used the occasion to encourage her colleagues to see education as a major pillar towards achieving a better nation and described it as the beginning of development. She indicated that back home in Ghana, the government has started a project of distributing free school uniforms for school children in deprived communities as well as providing schools under trees with buildings. Source: Office Of The President