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I had been invited to speak to the "Kumasi Virgins Club."
They meet every Sunday afternoon. When I was first asked to address the group, I was told that about 100 people would be there, representing all faiths. There were, in fact, 284. Not all the members were present. The Club has 420 registered members, all virgins, each one committed to abstaining from sexual activity until marriage.
Kumasi is Ghana's second biggest city. Imagine a "Virgins Club" in Los Angeles or in Birmingham, England. The group in Ghana is supported by a local radio station. All the members are young and all seemed enthusiastic supporters of the group's goals, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the words "I'm Proud to Be a Virgin."
Rarely have I spoken before such an attentive audience. Moreover, they very patiently listened while all my words were translated from English into Twi, the local language of the Akan people. Those who were bilingual heard the same message twice.
A continent headed for destruction?
The club is fairly new, having started in response to the spreading threat from HIV/AIDS. Ghana's democratically elected president, John Kufour, instituted the "ABC" campaign, which has been successful in Uganda, another African nation on the other side of the continent.
"A is for Abstinence.
B = Be faithful after marriage.
If you can't, use a Condom (C).
It's as simple as A-B-C."
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