The NPA Staff Welfare Association on Tuesday, Boxing Day, donated food items and undisclosed amount of money, to inmates of Village of Hope, an orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region, as part of the festive season. The items including bags of rice, boxes of milk and detergents, are part of the workers contribution … Read more
Mrs Golda Nunoo, Mother of four children, all with special needs, has been rescued from a suicide attempt by members of a support group she belongs to. Mrs Nunoo made a frantic call to one of the members of the Special Mothers Group Madam Linda Clarke amidst tears that someone in her neighborhood has been … Read more
A 13-member Prisons Service Council has been inaugurated to advise the President on matters of policy relating to the organisation and maintenance of prison system in Ghana, as well as advice on the role of the Service, it’s budgeting, finance, administration, and the promotion of officers above the rank of Assistant Director of Prisons. They … Read more
World Vision International Ghana has launched a national campaign in Tamale codenamed, “End child marriage now! It Takes Us All.” The organization is alarmed by the nation’s statistics of child marriage recorded in deprived communities, hence the campaign launch. Chairperson of the Advisory Council of World Vision International Ghana, Dr. Adelaide Kastner at the event … Read more
Vice- President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated a 17-member Board for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) with a call on the members to use their expertise and experience to rescue and resuscitate the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). “We have got to save and resuscitate the NHIS,” he said, adding, “You have got to … Read more
Worldwide, human trafficking is a canker that eats into the fabrics of every nation and impedes its development. The indigenous and the marginalised people who suffer abject poverty, and are politically and economically disadvantaged are the most affected in this quagmire of inhumane treatment. The victims are vulnerable to commercial sex. These unexpected victims who, … Read more
Axis Pension Trust Ltd, a leading pension fund management company headquartered in Accra, has in collaboration with an NGO, Meaningful Life International (MLI), made a cash donation to fund the construction of a borehole at the cost of GH¢23,910.00 for the Okosso community in the West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region. The construction was in … Read more
Kwame looks completely normal, bouncing around the compound of the orphanage at Kwao Bondzie, a sprawling neighbourhood in the outskirt of Kasoa in the Central Region. With thick-black hair, white clear eyes and shy smile, Kwame has the features of any two and half-year-old, until the diaper is pulled off. Life has pelted Kwame with … Read more
A survey conducted in 2011 pegs a total of 61,492 children between the ages of 0-18 on the streets of Accra with 50,997 in the central business district alone. (2011 Census on Street Children, Department of Social Welfare). According to the findings, the search for money to cater for ones living is 86% cause of … Read more
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ATHU) at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, the Marine Police Unit with support from the Eastern Regional Police Command in collaboration with International Justice Mission (IJM) and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection have rescued 24 male children from the Volta Lake. The Police during the operation arrested … Read more
Ghana’s framework which brings Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under one umbrella for monitoring and effective collaboration with the Government has been commended as an effective strategy for helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Michael Berlin, the moderator of side event on: “Unifying Efforts for the Achievement of SDGs,” at the 55th UN Commission … Read more
The purpose of this article is to take a retrospective view of the social intervention programs for orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana and reflect on the way forward. After independence, the government of Ghana introduced universal welfare interventions for all Ghanaians including children. However, around the 1980s, the country made a u-turn in its … Read more
Only six orphanages are currently operating in the Central Region after the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection closed down 24 of such facilities. The orphanages closed down were said to be operating without proper licenses. This was made known by the Programmes Head of Child Right and Protection at the Department of Social … Read more
Women’s participation in development and politics is a human rights issue – a precondition for Sustainable Development. This had been captured in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs 2000-2015) and the current Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2015-2030). Both development frameworks state, MDG 3, “Promote gender equality and empower women”; SDG 5, “Achieve gender equality and empower … Read more
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD DARKO FARMS & CO. LTD. PROFILE Rev. Dr. Kwabena Darko, heads one of Ghana’s most successful private enterprises, Darko Farms & Co. Ltd. He is the principal shareholder of the family enterprise, which produces more than 50 percent of Ghana’s day-old-chicks, and a large proportion of its table eggs … Read more
Large quantities of assorted essential medicines donated for free distribution to a number of healthcare facilities in the country are reported to have gone bad at the Customs warehouse at the Aviance Cargo Terminal at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra, due to difficulties in clearing them. The medicines donated by Direct Relief, an American medical … Read more