Ghana: Every Child Represents a Future Generation Worth Protecting

When a child’s life is lost, it is tempting to view the tragedy through the immediate circumstances of their death. But beyond the statistics, headlines and public grief lies a much bigger loss: the future that child would have lived, the family they might have built, and the generations that may never come into existence.

The death of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was shot dead while walking to school in the Bronx, New York, raises a profound question that society must confront:…