The children belong to the village or tribe. Since polygamy is practiced, and wives and their children live in village compounds, those children are cared for and loved by all persons living in that village or compound. Children can walk the streets at night without fear of someone kidnapping or harming them. They wear uniforms to school and the color of the uniform and style of hair indicates their grade level. A Ghanaian schoolgirl cannot do anything fashionable to her hair until she attends college.
Ghanaian parents are quite protective of their children.
Educating their children is very important. Unfortunately, less than 10 percent of Ghanaian children will have the opportunity to attend college. College education is free and supported by the government. Yet the government only has enough resources to educate 10 percent of the eligible student population. Students are required to give back one year of national service after high school and another year after college.