Kambi ya Wachawi ya Gambaga

Kambi ya Wachawi ya Gambaga ni jamii iliyotengwa ndani ya kitongoji cha Gambaga katika Mkoa wa Kaskazini wa Ghana iliyoanzishwa katika karne ya 18 ili kushughulikia madai ya wachawi na wachawi ambao wamefukuzwa kutoka kwenye jamii zao."The Witches of Gambaga: Belief in Witchcraft Is Still Widespread in Africa, and Being Accused of Its Practice Can Be a Death Sentence. and with Traditional Gender Roles Being Challenged, Such Accusations Are Becoming Increasingly Common. Simon De Trey-White Visits a Camp in Ghana That Has Housed 'Convicted' Witches for More Than 200 Years""A Prison Sometimes a Haven: Ghana's Witch Villages Only Safe Place for Women Accused of Casting Spells""Africa for Halloween?"

Kambi hiyo ina takriban vibanda 25 vya duara, na huchukua wanawake wapatao 100. Hakuna huduma za afya au mabomba ya ndani yanayopatikana. . "Witch Camps of Ghana" Wanawake wengi katika kambi za wachawi nchini Ghana ni wajane na inadhaniwa kuwa jamaa waliwashutumu kwa uchawi ili kuchukua udhibiti wa mali za waume zao."Ghana witch camps: Widows' lives in exile" Vikongwe wengine katika kambi hiyo wameshutumiwa kwa kutumia uchawi kusababisha maafa katika jamii yao."Hundreds of women trapped in Ghana's 'witch camps'" 

Wanawake wengi pia ni wagonjwa wa kiakili, tatizo linaloeleweka kidogo nchini Ghana.  Huko Gambaga, wanawake hupewa ulinzi na chifu wa eneo hilo na kwa kurudi, humlipa na kufanya kazi katika mashamba yake.

Hakuna huduma za afya au mabomba ya ndani yanayopatikanahttps://web.archive.org/web/20150329050310/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67596546.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150329050312/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2893225111.html Wanawake wengi katika kambi za wachawi nchini Ghana ni wajane na inadhaniwa kuwa jamaa waliwashutumu kwa uchawi ili kuchukua udhibiti wa mali za waume zao.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19437130 Vikongwe wengine katika kambi hiyo wameshutumiwa kwa kutumia uchawi kusababisha maafa katika jamii yao.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/ghana/9509493/Hundreds-of-women-trapped-in-Ghanas-witch-camps.html Wanawake wengi pia ni wagonjwa wa kiakili, tatizo linaloeleweka kidogo nchini Ghana.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19437130 Huko Gambaga, wanawake hupewa ulinzi na chifu wa eneo hilo na kwa kurudi, humlipa na kufanya kazi katika mashamba yake.https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2010/nov/25/witches-gambaga-ghana

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Mwandaaji wa vijana wa eneo la Brong Ahafo wa New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe amefananisha wale ambao hawaelewi sera tata ya elimu ya bure ya SHS ya chama hicho na wachawi wanaopaswa kutumwa kwenye kambi ya wachawi ya Gambaga ili kuelewa manufaa ya sera hiyo."'Those against free SHS must be sent to the witches camp' - Abronye DC"

Aliyekuwa mke wa rais wa Ghana, Lordina Mahama, alitoa vitu vya aina mbalimbali kwa wanaodaiwa kuwa wachawi kambini kwa ajili ya kuwatunza wakati wa ziara yake katika sekta ya kaskazini mwa nchi. "Lordina Mahama visits Gambaga Witches camp""Ghana: the Witches of Gambaga"

Yaba Badoe alitengeneza filamu ya maandishi, The Witches of Gambaga kuhusu wanaodaiwa kuwa wachawi

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Jamii:Mkoa wa Kaskazini, Ghana