Instagram Tiktok Linkedin
DONATE
Instagram Linkedin Twitter
DONATE

Angus Thomas

Angus Thomas is the founder of the Hope Education Project and Stop Trafficking Africa, working in Ghana to combat human trafficking, support girls education, and empower vulnerable communities.

Death in Dubai #DubaiPortaPotty a new investigation from BBC Eye

Behind the Hashtag: BBC Investigation Reveals Deaths Behind #DubaiPortaPotty

Uncategorized / By

Behind the Hashtag: BBC Investigation Reveals Deaths Behind #DubaiPortaPotty This week, BBC News Africa and Thread Studios released a powerful investigation by journalist Runako Celina that exposes a human trafficking network operating between Uganda and Dubai. The documentary, Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty reveals the tragic stories of Monic Kurunji and Kayla Bunji, two young Ugandan …

Behind the Hashtag: BBC Investigation Reveals Deaths Behind #DubaiPortaPotty Read More »

Children presenting anti-trafficking plays to the community in Tamale, Ghana

Porta-Potty: The Dark Reality of Sexual Exploitation

Uncategorized / By

The term “Porta-Potty” has a hidden and disturbing meaning beyond portable toilets. In the context of sexual exploitation, it refers to women and girls being dehumanized and abused in exchange for money, often linked to trafficking and power imbalances. This article exposes how the term is used, the harm it causes, and why greater awareness is urgently needed.

Silhouettes of children by fishing nets at Ghana harbor representing vulnerability in fishing communities

Beyond “Sex for Fish”: The Male Accountability Crisis in Ghana’s Trafficking Networks

Human Trafficking / By

Beyond “Sex for Fish”: The Male Accountability Crisis in Ghana’s Trafficking Networks Triggered by new research, a disturbing video investigation published this week reveals how male-dominated systems perpetuate child sexual exploitation whilst trafficked girls remain trapped in cycles of re-victimisation.   In the shadow of Cape Coast Castle, where centuries of human trafficking began, a …

Beyond “Sex for Fish”: The Male Accountability Crisis in Ghana’s Trafficking Networks Read More »

Cyber scamming in Ghana

Cyber Scamming: The Rise of Industrial-Scale Operations and Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking / By

Cyber Scamming: The Rise of Industrial-Scale Operations and Human Trafficking Cyber scamming operations have evolved from individual criminal activities into sophisticated, industrial-scale enterprises generating tens of billions of dollars annually. Research from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GIATOC) reveals how these networks, primarily based in Southeast Asia, have become what experts describe as …

Cyber Scamming: The Rise of Industrial-Scale Operations and Human Trafficking Read More »

A young man gazes into a laptop screen and sees a stylised girl dancing against a stylised OnlyFans logo illustrating digital sexual exploitation of girls in Tamale

From Tamale to Madrid: How Global Digital Culture is Grooming Girls into Sexual Economies

Human Trafficking / By

From Tamale to Madrid: How Global Digital Culture is Grooming Girls into Sexual Economies A recent Spanish study on adolescents’ perceptions of OnlyFans reveals troubling parallels with our findings from Tamale, Northern Ghana. Despite their contrasting contexts – digitally connected Spanish teens and Ghanaian adolescents with limited access – the study and our observations in …

From Tamale to Madrid: How Global Digital Culture is Grooming Girls into Sexual Economies Read More »

Community Human Trafficking Awareness Event in Tamale

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Community Celebration at Darul Haddis Following strong community interest generated by our school and community sessions, the Hope Education Project hosted a final public event as part of the pilot on Saturday, 22 March 2025, in New Gbolo. The event turned into a celebration of everything we have achieved in the schools and community programs …

Community Human Trafficking Awareness Event in Tamale Read More »

Hope Education Project: Anti-Trafficking Education for Out-of-School Girls

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Hope Education Project: Out-of-School Girls Community Program Alongside the Schools Program pilot, the Hope Education Project delivered a targeted three-session program for out-of-school girls and young women in the communities surrounding St. Paul’s JHS (Gumbihini), Bagabaga Annex JHS (Sagnarigu), and Darul Haddis JHS (New Gbolo) in Tamale, Northern Ghana. This initiative responded to the urgent …

Hope Education Project: Anti-Trafficking Education for Out-of-School Girls Read More »

Students at ST Pauls Junior High School, Tamale reading the HEP human trafficking education program handout, filled with cartoons, quizzes, facts and revision notes.

Hope Education Project: Anti-Trafficking Handouts for Schools in Tamale

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Hope Education Project: Final Handouts for Students At the end of our five-module anti-trafficking education journey, each student received a printed handout to take home, a simple but powerful resource designed to reinforce the key messages from the Hope Education Project schools program. The handouts feature illustrated summaries, crosswords, games, and culturally relevant cartoons, all …

Hope Education Project: Anti-Trafficking Handouts for Schools in Tamale Read More »

Students at St Pauls Junior High School acting out the human trafficking drama as part of the hope education project human trafficking education program for Tamale, Ghana

Hope Education Project Module 5: Theatre-Based Trafficking Education in Tamale Schools

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Hope Education Project: Module 5 Delivery Update – Theatre-Based Trafficking Education This week marked the delivery of Module 5 in the Hope Education Project pilot – a vibrant and emotional culmination of everything the students have learned. In this final session, students performed the plays they created in Module 4, sharing their work with peers, …

Hope Education Project Module 5: Theatre-Based Trafficking Education in Tamale Schools Read More »

Shaban Alhassan working with students at St Pauls JHS Tamale to create their participatory theatre plays about human trafficking in Ghana

Human Trafficking Education in Ghana: Hope Education Project – Module 4 Theatre Update

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Hope Education Project: Module 4 Delivery Update This week, we introduced students to Module 4 of our human trafficking education pilot: a powerful shift from classroom learning to creating and learning on their feet. The focus of this module was participatory theatre, giving students the opportunity to co-create short plays in Dagbani based on trafficking …

Human Trafficking Education in Ghana: Hope Education Project – Module 4 Theatre Update Read More »

Mariama Adam programs manager of the Hope Education Project human trafficking education program for Ghana at Bagbaga school Tamale Ghana delivering Module 3

Hope Education Project: Online Trafficking and Digital Safety in Ghana – Module 3 Update

Pilot Project 2025 / By

Hope Education Project: Module 3 Delivery Update In the third week of our human trafficking education pilot program for Ghana, we shifted focus to the digital world with the delivery of Module 3: “Online Safety, Online Trafficking, and Reporting” across our three partner schools in Tamale: St Paul’s JHS (Gumbihini), Bagabaga Annex JHS (Sagnarigu), and …

Hope Education Project: Online Trafficking and Digital Safety in Ghana – Module 3 Update Read More »