You Cannot Start An Orphanage In Ghana Again. Are orphanages bad? This is one of the most popular questions on the lips of many as Ghana gradually fades out of institutional care. Ghana’s child and family welfare policy prohibits separating…
The Why Series is a conversation between a mother and her daughter on varied social issues. If you want your child to be kind, empathetic and a Changemaker, this book is a perfect choice for you. I co-authored the Why…
Has the Department of Social Welfare (Herein referred to as DSW) failed to promote the well-being of the vulnerable? Let us find out by reviewing everything the Department claims to stand for. The Department of Social Welfare and Development is…
Has the Ghana Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection failed in its role? This is a question we both should answer. Due to the renewed interest in protecting children’s rights in the past two decades, the Ministry of Women…
The welfare of children in Ghana keeps deteriorating. This has made Ghanaian citizens call on the government to improve the welfare of children. In 1990, Ghana became the first country in the world to ratify the UN Convention on the…
The recent cyber bully in todays world is helping the vulnerable and not protecting their digital footprint. Kindness is a long-held secret that does not require evidence. You often don’t have to be concerned about leaving tracks while traveling the…
Family-Based vs Institutional Care book is launched- a call to put children in families not orphanages. The book “Family-Based vs. Institutional Care: Best approaches to caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s” launch was a success. Thank you to all who…
It’s a book launch…and You are all Invited. Experiencing childhood in an orphanage, I never envisioned working with orphans and vulnerable children. When I figured I had to put this book together, it was mixed feelings. I cannot save the…
The history of orphanages in Ghana is a painful trip back in time. Although no child welfare system existed in the pre-colonial Gold Coast, it was customary for the extended family, through kinship foster care and other community networks, to…
Life tries to convince us that there’s nothing special about us…and that we have too many obstacles to ever accomplish our dreams…and that we’ve made too many mistakes to ever leave our mark. But we don’t realize who we are.…