Recent Child Rights Law Updates in Nigeria & Ghana: Progress and Challenges
Child Rights Law Update Nigeria and Ghana
Category Policy & Research
The State of Child Welfare in Africa 2025: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities
Africa is not short on talented children; it lacks the robust systems needed to realize that potential.
AI and Social Work: Blending Compassion with Innovation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword, it’s reshaping everything from how we shop to how we receive health care. But what happens when it steps into a space built on empathy, relationships, and trust, like social work?…
A Call for Strengthened Accountability: A Review of Ghana’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Children must not be protected in theory alone but in action, systems, and policies. Families must be empowered. And every citizen must know how to access the support they need.
Beyond the Name Change: Rethinking Orphanages in Ghana
The renaming of orphanages to residential homes for children in Ghana reflects a shift in philosophy but falls short of addressing the deeper issues within the system.
A Critical Look at Ghana’s Care Reform Roadmap: Promises and Pitfalls
Ghana has embarked on a transformative journey with the launch of its Care Reform Roadmap, emphasizing the critical importance of family-based care for children. Can this roadmap be achieved?
It’s a book launch…and You are all Invited
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…
History of orphanages in Ghana- All you need to know
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…