Recent research (2021) indicates that two-thirds of children in Ghanaian orphanages have at least one living parent and 60% maintain contact with relatives. Often, these children are placed in institutional care due to poverty, neglect, or lack of essential services like education. Recognizing that children thrive best within families, we collaborate with the Department of Social Welfare to reunite children with their relatives, providing support for their education and basic needs.
Every child deserves a family and the best place for a child to grow up is in a loving and supportive environment. Contrary to this international recognition, children without parental care in Ghana are kept in residential care where adequate care cannot be guaranteed. These institutions do not offer children the care and support that will enable them to achieve their full potential. The options for residential care are foster care and Ghana's deep-rooted kinship care.
This project will enable the reintegration of children with their families and provide them with the needed support for their education and basic upkeep. The project will also engage communities to empower families through positive parenting practices that will prevent the unnecessary separation of families. Recognizing that poverty is a main driver of institutional care, the project will also train caregivers in vocational skills that will improve their economic opportunities for child care.
This project aims to create long-term positive impacts by reintegrating 25 children with their families and providing the necessary support for their education and basic upkeep. By addressing the root causes of family separation, such as poverty, and promoting community engagement, the project will create sustainable solutions that will improve the lives of vulnerable children and families for years to come. The community engagements will also reach out to 24 communities on positive parenting.
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