Members of the Trokosi practice in Ghana In certain communities in the West Africa, underage girls are handed to the shrine for a sin they didn’t commit but a sin that was committed by a family member. Girls here will be forced to do activities, chores and are sexually abused by the serving priest. Trokosi is a traditional practice that many believe and follow. Most women live for Trokosi because they believe that a sacrifice was to be made and thus they are willing to accept the punishment, regardless of the fact that they know that it is a crime they never committed. Whilst a lot of people are still totally against it, many still defend it. What is Trokosi? Ghana practices believe that it is a way of the gods. Trokosi is a practice where by a virgin girl is abducted from her home to pay for a sin she knows nothing about. This practice is led by the religious shrines often called a Fetish. Here this specific practice can last forever; a sin committed by your grandfather or grandmother regardless of how long ago is still marked in the books of slavery. Even though the system was declared illegal in 1998, many communities around Ghana still practice it. The people here believe that for your family member to be safe and not die, a sacrifice must be made, thus they take a young girl and feed her to the religious priests. Brigitte Sossou Perenyi A lady by the…
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