TOWARDS HOMES WITHOUT WALLS BY STEPHEN T. ADONGO ADDIS ABABA 26 TH.

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TOWARDS HOMES WITHOUT WALLS BY STEPHEN T. ADONGO ADDIS ABABA 26 TH.

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

BENEFITS FROM DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICAL WILL TOWARDS CHILD RIGHTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVEMENT OF INGOs, NGOs, CSOs

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

LIVELIHOOD EMPOWEMENT AGAINST POVERTY PROGRAM (LEAP) CARE REFORM INITIATIVE (CRI) CHILD PROTECTION TEAMS (CPTs) NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR OVC

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 GH8-15/MONTH PAID BI-MONTHLY 45,106 HOUSEHOLDS IN 83/170 DISTRICTS LINKAGE TO OTHER PRO-POOR INTERVENTIONS

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

PREVENTION (GATEKEEPING,LINKAGES,SCHOLARSHIPS, FOOD SUPPORT, ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE) REINTEGRATION find willing and capable extended relations FOSTER CARE ADOPTION

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

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

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

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

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

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.