Chance for Children

street children project

in Ghana

September 2015

Ghana

There are approximately 25 million people living in Ghana. An estimated 4 million of them in the capital Accra.

Accra

Ghana

Most families of the lower income bracket are depending on all family members actively helping to provide from when they are little.

Background

Work opportunities in the cities are very limited. But the dream of a better life in the city attracts many people from the rural areas.

Background

Background

On average the population density in Accra is 250 people per hectare, while in the slums it is 608 people. There is a lack of drinking water, sanitary facilities, organised waste management and so on.

Around 60,000 to 90,000 children are living on the streets of Greater Accra.Their sad reality: Slums, hard work, criminality, hunger and misery.

Background

During the past years, the number of street children has increased significantly.

Background

VISION

Street children in Accra shall receive a chanceto take their lifes into their own hands

by experiencing love and protectionas well as acquiring scholar and professional skills.

1997 First meeting of Amon and Daniela in Ghana.Exchange of ideas and a joint vision.

1999 Official registration as an international NGO.

Today Chance for Children is being managed by Daniela, Amon and Awuley.

Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah

Amon Kotey

Awuley Nartey

Founding history

Abteilungen

Street work: 200-300 contacts per month

Children supported within their original families:Up to 40 children

Day centre:45 children per day

Dormitories:Up to 70 children

Youths in professional training:Up to 10 adolescents

Departments

Social workers meet the children regularly on the streets.

Strassenarbeit Street work

Up to 45 street children can recuperate from the daily struggle to survive on the streets here.

Drop-In Centre

CFC supports up to 45 children within their original families.

Children supported in their original families

In our two dormitory buildings there are up to 70 children living between the ages 7 and 18.

Dormitories in Hebron

Girls‘ homeBoys‘ home

Adolescents, who have successfully completed the obligatory school education either pursue some sort of professional training or higher education. They live in a shared house and are accompanied by CFC in their daily lifes.

Professional training

The children and adolescents participate in several different handcraft as well as educational workshops. While learning the production of cards, chains, linen or woodwork, the can discover and improve their manual skills.

WorkshopsWorkshops

Ziele 2015Cooperation

We cherish and foster the cooperation with various institutions in Switzerland and in Ghana. (Above: fun day with GIS, below: exchange program with PHZH)

News

We are proud of the new CFC Drop-In Centre, which we acquired and renovated in early 2015 in Accra!

before:

after:

News

On July 2nd we were able to welcome 50 smiling faces to the opening of our new Drop-In Centre.

Success stories

Status July 2015

Children and adolescents support by CFC at the moment: 140Completed their education with CFC: 47

Of the graduates:Have completed school or a professional training: 40 Are re-integrated into their families: 7

Success stories

We analysed the path of 20 of our graduates through a questionnaire.

Number of graduates, who … 2013 2014

… work 91% 85%.. work independently 15% 41%… are employed 85% 59%… can provide for themselves 78% 59%… are also supporting others 55% 42%… are working within their field of training 85% 53%… are pursuing another education or training 41% 40%… are married 14% 16%… have children 18% 15%

The economic situation has gotten tougher in 2014. Less graduates can provide for themselves and have to make work in other fields than they were trained and can support less other people.

By now there are 40 Ghanian women and men as well as two Europeans working in the CFC teamCFC is very keen on fair working conditions, fair benefit plans and fair salaries

Team

Finanzierung

Chance for Children is being supported by 2900 private persons, church congregations, clubs, schools and companies.

In order to ensure a long-term financial plan, the voluntary group “CFC Friends” organises various events in Switzerland as well as in Ghana.

Finances

“Chance for Children” is an internationally acknowledged NGO (non-governmental organisation) according to Ghanaian law and a charitable organisation by Swiss law. The two founders Amon Kotey and Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah are leading the project together with Daniel Awuley Nartey. As demanded by Ghanaian authorities, an external accountant is controlling all financial matters.

Executive Board

Management in GhanaAmon Kotey, Daniel Awuley Nartey, Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah

AccountingGhana

AdministrationSwitzerland

Street work

Children in

families

Drop-In Centre

DormsAdoles-

centsEdu-plan

Handcraft products

CFC-Friends

Switzerl.

CFC-Friends Ghana

AccountingSwitzerland

Organisation

Ziele 2015Goals 2016

Our main goals for the year 2015 are: 1. We want to analyse the organisation and

decide on meaningful ways of development.

2. We want to ensure that the transition into the new Drop-In Centre is a smooth one.

3. We want to reform the concept for the adolescents and make sure that it is being implemented.

4. We want to have 60 to 66 children in our houses and achieve that the structure we introduced last year works well.

5. We want examine carious way of how to best support the children within their families.

Thank you very much for your interest and support!