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REALISING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN GHANA

REALISING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN GHANA. TOWARDS HOMES WITHOUT WALLS BY STEPHEN T. ADONGO ADDIS ABABA 26 TH . INTRODUCTION. THE GENERAL CHILD RIGHTS SITUATION IN GHANA CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG TERM DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION CONCLUSION.

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REALISING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN GHANA

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  1. REALISING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN GHANA TOWARDS HOMES WITHOUT WALLS BY STEPHEN T. ADONGO ADDIS ABABA 26TH .

  2. INTRODUCTION • THE GENERAL CHILD RIGHTS SITUATION IN GHANA • CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS • POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES • OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG TERM DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION • CONCLUSION

  3. THE SITUATION IN GHANA • BENEFITS FROM DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL STABILITY • POLITICAL WILL TOWARDS CHILD RIGHTS • LEGAL FRAMEWORK • INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS • INVOLVEMENT OF INGOs, NGOs, CSOs

  4. CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS • INSPITE OF OR AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL SITUATION • THE RAPID EXPANSION IN INSTITUTIONS ESPECIALLY CHILDRENS HOMES AND ORPHANAGES • THERE ARE REPORTED CASES OF NCHILD TRAFFICKING, CHILD LABOUR, ABUSE, CHILD PROSTITUTION

  5. POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES • LIVELIHOOD EMPOWEMENT AGAINST POVERTY PROGRAM (LEAP) • CARE REFORM INITIATIVE (CRI) • CHILD PROTECTION TEAMS (CPTs) • NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR OVC

  6. LEAP(INVESTING IN PEOPLE) • THE NEED FOR LEAP (GPRS I AND II) EMBEDED IN THE NSPS • CONDITIONAL AND UNCONDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD CASH TRANSFER • TARGETS OVC, ELDERLY AND PWDs • RANGE OF GH₵8-15/MONTH PAID BI-MONTHLY • 45,106 HOUSEHOLDS IN 83/170 DISTRICTS • LINKAGE TO OTHER PRO-POOR INTERVENTIONS

  7. CRI • “FAMILIES ARE FOREVER” • TO MOVE AWAY FROM OVER RELIANCE ON INSTITUTIONS AS A CHILD CARE SYSTEM AND MOVE TOWARDS A RANGE OF INTEGRATED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE

  8. COMPONENTS of cri • PREVENTION (GATEKEEPING,LINKAGES,SCHOLARSHIPS, FOOD SUPPORT, ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE) • REINTEGRATION find willing and capable extended relations • FOSTER CARE • ADOPTION

  9. EXPECTED RESULTS • INSTITUTIONALIZATION AS A LAST RESORT • TRANSFORM THE SYSTEM BASED ON INSTITUTIONS TO A SYSTEM BASED ON KINSHIP AND SHORT OR LONG TERM FOSTERING • IMPROVED CARE IN SMALL NUMBER OF HOMES • PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ON BENEFITS OF FAMILY CARE

  10. ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR • 415 CHILDREN REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTED • DATABASE OF CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS • DRAFTED FORSTER CARE REGULATIONS • 5 ORPHANAGES LICENSED • 15 ORPHANAGES CLOSED DOWN • 256 SOCIAL WORKERS TRAINED • PROPRIETORS OF ORPHANAGES SENSITIZED

  11. CHILD PROTECTION TEAMS • COMMUNITY BASED VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS • 650 COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN GHANA • ORGANIZED AND SUPERVISED BY DSW&CD • ANTI-TRAFFICKING, EARLY MARRIAGES, FGM,MIGRATION • OTHER CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES

  12. NPA FOR OVC • THE NPA IS 3 YEAR PLAN • CATALYST FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS • PREVENTION GOAL: OVCs ARE SUPPORTED TO LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH SOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS, IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH AND ECCD SERVICES • PROTECTIVE: TO PROTECT CHILDREN WHO HAVE FALLEN THROUGH AND HELP THEM RETURN TO FAMILY BASED CARE • TRANSFORMATIVE: INPROVING THE CAPACITY OF STATE AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PROMOTE THE RIGHTS AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN

  13. OPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES • THE MAIN CHALLENGE FOR LEAP IS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY • FOR THE CRI: • CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS(PHILANTHROPY,SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, RELIGION, donors) • FOSTER CARE AND TRADITION -COMMUNITY CARE IS DIFFICULT -DESIGNING RULES &REGULATIONS, MANAGING THE DATABASE, INTRODUCING NEW LEGISLATION

  14. CONCLUSION • COMMITMENT TO CHILD RIGHTS IN GHANA • CHALLENGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPLEMENTATION • THERE ARE ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING TOGETHER • LET US GRAB THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW THANK YOU.

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