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CHILD PROTECTION
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Introduction: In developing countries and for that matter in Ghana, most teenagers become mothers in their teens due to number of reason such as poverty, school drop outs, drug use and abuse to mention but a few.
This is mostly occurred in rural and deprived communities and villages, urban poor communities and in densely populated cities where many young people are used for labour by their so called labour masters. This behavior result to high sexually transmitted infections among the teenagers, high rate of still birth among teen agers as most do not attend pre-natal care during their pregnancies, babies carrying babies without proper and adequate parental guidance and responsibilities producing many street children forming drug groups, crime groups and other social vices. Objective: Centre for Human Healthcare in its child protection programmes and projects aimed at building, empower and transform vulnerable children from a day born to school going age; Activities we undertake to ensure building, empowering and transforming include; Programme Areas: I: Care and support services: a. Infant care and support- (Before school going age) b. Child care and support- (During and after school going age). |
Activities: Provision of healthcare, clothing, education, shelter, feeding and visitation
We provide and renew health insurance for our target children from a day born till school going age to cater for their health needs. In addition, we also provide material needs to the target children through provision of clothing from all kinds such as dresses, shoes, sandals etc. During the school going age, the management team of Centre for Human Healthcare ensures that its target children are placed in schools to begin formal education. The Centre also provides feeding and shelter if a client is homeless. The management team together with the volunteering support services also embarks on two types of visitation programmes namely; school visitation and home visitation activities to ensure both the academic and social development of the child. Target Audience:
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