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Celebrating 50 Years of Impact

Fifty years ago, the first SOS Children’s Village was opened in Tema, a symbolic gesture underscoring the organisation's readiness to respond to the growing needs of children in need.

Recognize the Role of Children in Peacebuilding

Mr. Alexander Mar Kekula, National Director of SOS Children's Village in Ghana, has emphasised that stakeholders in Ghana's electoral process must acknowledge the vital role children play in the country's peacebuilding efforts.

SOS Children’s Villages in Ghana empowers more than 420 caregivers

The Family Strengthening FS Programme of SOS Children’s Villages in Ghana has economically empowered 423 caregivers to earn a living and income to provide the basic survival needs of 1,323 children in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

Journey of No Return!

Rosemary Glilapo is an indigene of Lolonya, in the Ada West District of Ghana. Due to the intensity of family poverty, she followed her father to Accra during her childhood for the fishing business. However, following her marriage to her late husband (first husband), she moved to Lolonya permanently.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Child Labour in Ghana

In the shadows of Ghana’s thriving fishing industry lies a dark reality—a reality where children are traded into exploitative labour to support struggling families. The story of 18-year-old Teye Abrantie exposes a distressing cycle of poverty and desperation that entraps thousands of children across the country.

Making a Difference in the Community through Plastic Recycling

Misbahu Abdul Wahab is a 38-year-old resident of New Zongo in Kumasi and a beneficiary of the SOS Children’s Villages in Ghana No Business as Usual (NBU) project. He is a change maker recycling plastic waste after receiving support in the form of tricycles to facilitate the collection of plastic materials.

Disability; not Inability

The story of Abdul Gafar Hussein is worth emulating as he has been able to set up a sustainable shoe-making business for himself despite facing severe devastating challenges due to being physically challenged.
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