Ghanaian blogger and media personality Kobby Kyei has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to support his newly launched initiative, ‘Boys Lives Matter’, which seeks to address issues affecting boys in Ghana.

Speaking during a conversation with Headless YouTuber, aired on August 11, 2026, Kobby Kyei mentioned that there is a need for greater attention to be given to the welfare, education and development of the boy child.

According to him, programmes targeting children often focus more on girls, leaving boys with limited opportunities to receive education on issues that affect them.

“I need support from the institution that takes care of gender in Ghana, which is the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. We’ve never had a male figure who is at the Ministry of Gender; it’s always the women,” he said.

Kobby Kyei argued that the imbalance in programmes could leave important issues affecting boys inadequately addressed.

“In a nutshell, what the system will create is that there will be limited programmes outlined for boys and there will be more for the girls because they will go to school to do hygiene,” he explained.

He cited teenage pregnancy education as an example, questioning why boys are not given equal attention when schools organise programmes aimed at preventing teenage pregnancies.

“They said they go to school to talk to girls about teenage pregnancy, but who impregnated them? But they won’t talk to the boys,” he stated.

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According to Kobby Kyei, rather than focusing exclusively on warning girls about the dangers associated with teenage pregnancy, programmes should also educate boys about responsibility, relationships and sexual health.

“They would rather assemble the girls and warn them to beware of the boys and how to go about their hygiene,” he shared.

The media personality believes the Ministry can collaborate with existing youth-focused initiatives such as ‘Boys Lives Matter’ to reach more boys across the country.

He said such collaborations would allow the government to take advantage of communities and digital platforms that already have access to young people.

“Ministry of Gender, I believe that we can have collaborations. Sometimes, they want us to visit their quarters and have a conversation. However, we’re in a digital space where they need to also reach out on what some of us are doing and have a partnership to reach a goal,” he said.

Kobby Kyei noted that his initiative already has a community and network that could be useful to government agencies seeking to develop programmes specifically for boys.

“I have the numbers and the community, so if the Minister of Gender wants to create a programme to empower a boy child, my programme is there. You can’t do that alone,” he stated.

He further proposed that professionals, including doctors and psychiatrists, should be involved in programmes designed to support boys in schools.

“Imagine the minister getting some doctors and psychiatrists to round boys’ schools and educate them. We need to groom the boys too,” he added.



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