The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has stated that children born out of wedlock have a right to maintenance by their fathers, just like those born in marriage. Mr. John Ato Breboh, Senior Principal Investigator of CHRAJ,…
I am thrilled to tell you about my new book (baby) yet to be birthed. One of the most significant causes of vulnerability of children worldwide is separation from the love and care of family. Loss of parental care has…
In the industrialized countries of the early twentieth century, there were no standards of protection for children. there was nothing like child rights. It was common for them to work alongside adults in unsanitary and unsafe conditions. Growing recognition of…
They have spoilt our names just to achieve their own mission, an Anti-Trafficker narrated how children are trafficked around the Volta lake. Human trafficking is an international problem affecting millions of people and many countries around the world. In Ghana,…
The Africa Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflict (APCAAC) has welcome the African Union (AU)’s adoption of two significant policies on child protection. The new African Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts (AfCAAC) aims to serve as an…
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,…