Multi-Award-Winning, Regina Asamoah marks a major milestone 30th September, 2022 as she premieres a new documentary which focuses on her one-year journey since she started the Missing Children Documentary Series.
In this new Documentary, she recounts her motivation to investigate the issue of Missing Children, the gaps identified in Ghana’s Child Protection System, outlines her challenges and suggests ways to reduce the spate at which children go missing.
Several personalities including Former President of Ghana, H.E John Agyekum Kufour and former second lady of Ghana, H.E Mrs. Amissah Arthur are among other distinguished personalities who are featured in this documentary.
About Missing Children Documentary Series
Missing Children Documentary Series is an investigative documentary series by the reigning GJA Female Best Journalist.
The Documentaries focus on finding and reuniting missing children across the country. It also promotes the well-being of children by helping children grow in families not institutions.
Since May 2021, the ‘Missing Children’ Documentaries have so far reunited over 170 missing children and still counting.
Some of the missing children who have been found and reunited were from neighbouring countries, including Togo and Ivory Coast.
The Documentaries, do not only find and reunite these missing children, but also solicit support for the most vulnerable amongst them.
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Profile of Documentary Film Maker
Regina Asamoah is the 2019 Best Female Journalist who for the past thirteen years, has made the art of storytelling a lifestyle rather than a job.
She works as a News Editor at Atinka TV and FM.
As an editorial team leader, she plays an intrinsic part in determining content for news, besides driving her team for top quality reportage and ethical discipline.
One of her interests has been to champion women and children’s rights through her works. She has written thesis and done publications on these areas which have sparked public discourse in both traditional and new media
Through her reports, several defiled girls have received justice, with some being put back to school on sponsorship.
Her award-winning documentaries have generated national discourse and yielded positive results over the years. Her Documentary titled; ‘MISSING CHILDREN’ which premiered in May 2021 has helped reunite 170 missing children with their families. At the 2022 Ghana Young Achievers Awards, she received the topmost Award – Young Achiever and Activist of the Year, for her “Missing Children” Documentary Series. This Documentary was also awarded the Most Popular TV Programme by the First African Media Awards. Similarly, at the 2022 Humanitarian Awards Global, Regina Asamoah was honored for her Missing Children Documentaries.
Her Documentary; ‘DEFILED AND TRAUMATISED’ received Special Recognition from Plan International Ghana for Excellent Reporting on Girls’ Issues. After six years of legal battle, the girl who was featured in the Documentary – a defilement victim, finally got justice in August, 2021.
Another Documentary by her on ‘THE AGED AND COVID-19’ led to proper targeting and care for older persons at the height of COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana.
‘HOT OIL’, a documentary that highlighted the plight of a 9-yr-old boy who had suffered severe burns, afforded him the opportunity to undergo a complete surgery.
She has facilitated and moderated several high-level discussions. Key among them are the US Embassy Ghana “2021 Shifting the Blame Series: The Use of Ghanaian Language in Effective Reportage of Gender-Based Violence”, and the 2019 National Dialogue on Sexual Violence and Assault against Boys and Girls by Plan International Ghana and its implementing partners.
In 2O21, the US Embassy Ghana selected her together with 14 others as “Champions of Ghana” to speak on Gender-Based Violence during the Observance of the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
She holds a Masters’ Degree in Development Communication from Ghana Institute Of Journalism – having finished top of her class as the Best Graduating Student with Distinction.
She is a Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Fellow, and also holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Journalism.
She draws strength from one of Nelson Mandela’s quotes, ‘We can change the World and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.’
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