LET'S HELP OTHERS: BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Ending child labour is a prerequisite to achieving zero poverty and hunger. ILO In commemoration of the international day against child labour, the Ghana Non-Governmental Organization Coalition on the Right of the Child (GNCRC), in a statement, has called on…
Do not be quick to dump a baby. Mothers unable to take care of their children can contact the Department of Social Welfare for assistance instead of abandoning them or exposing them to harm and even death. After assessment and…
The Department of Social Welfare has revealed that more than half of children connected to the streets in Ghana are Foreigners. Quoting recent research conducted by the National Security, the Director of the DSW, Rev. Dr. Comfort Asare, said most…
Ghana Without Orphans (GWO), an offshoot of the World Without Orphan movement with a shared vision for every child to grow up in a healthy, loving permanent family and knowing the Heavenly Father has urged Ghanaians to partake in the…
In Ghana, the Central Adoption Authority (CAA) at the Department of Social Welfare is mandated to oversee all adoptions. The Authority, set up under the Children’s (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 937), has three primary structures: The Adoption Board, Technical Committee,…
Until I start uploading my research contents, enjoy some publications from experts in the child welfare space. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=PDE5DQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=articles+on+orphanages&ots=csrBJGocaP&sig=GnejGDhHaTD40dqP3Tbl1BKigJ4 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0h6H25sr3AhVFqxoKHXJCAqAQFnoECAUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1080%2F0145935X.2020.1866984&usg=AOvVaw369qdNHF5dlmSuGxabRZtq https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0h6H25sr3AhVFqxoKHXJCAqAQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FB9780128242896000180&usg=AOvVaw3Nre7_PAqnI_6UvfYEL_Ii https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0h6H25sr3AhVFqxoKHXJCAqAQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1177%2F2167696818807114&usg=AOvVaw2CXBu4CtjtE4vL9ba5s9Bf https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0h6H25sr3AhVFqxoKHXJCAqAQFnoECCUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbettercarenetwork.org%2Flibrary%2Fprinciples-of-good-care-practices%2Fleaving-alternative-care-and-reintegration%2Feducational-experiences-of-care-leavers-from-residential-care-in-ghana&usg=AOvVaw07zTpXG27xcJvneLz3SVMB Links will be updated from time to time. Click here for…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has advised that placement of children in residential care should be a last resort and children should remain there for the shortest amount of time possible. This advice followed a survey that…
This years “society and orphan dialogue” takes off in April 2022. Nelson Mandela once said. there can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. Glad to be part of this…
Healing after care can take you forever. I chanced on a quote on Instagram some time ago that read “The wound was not your fault, but the healing is your responsibility. It is never an easy ice to break finding…
Have you ever come across the list of orphanages in Ghana, Region by Region yet? This article provides that for you. I guess I am not the only one who get upset wanting to find the list of orphanages both…