Over 6,000 vulnerable children in four regions to receive assistance under new SOS project

The SOS Children’s Villages Ghana has introduced a five-year program focus on assisting 6,000 children who have loss parental support in parts of the Greater Accra, Central, Volta, and Bono East regions. The project, titled “Protecting Children at Risk of Losing Parental Care”, was introduced on June 12, 2025, at a collaborative stakeholders workshop in Accra.

It was financed by the Norwegian government under the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), with assistance from SOS Children’s Villages Norway. As per a press statement released by the organisers, the project will be carried out in 20 communities within five districts, Ada West and Dangme East in the Greater Accra Region, Ekumfi in the Central Region, Adaklu in the Volta Region, and Sene West in the Bono East Region.

It is expected to offer direct assistance to 2,000 caregivers and help improve community structures for protecting children. The goal is to reduce the number of children separated from their families through tailored assistance.

These include financial empowerment support for caregivers, literacy programmes, and training in positive parenting. The project officials of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) said the interventions are in line with national child protection policies and were developed with input from relevant institutions in the social development sector.

Mr. Alexander Mar Kekula, National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, said the organisation would work closely with the Department of Social Welfare and four community-based organisations, Friends of Adaklu, Search for Rural Development, Volta Resilience Foundation, and Youth Rise International, to implement the programme.

Fifteen Community-Based Child Protection Committees will receive training through the project, and eight civil society organisations will get assistance to enhance their ability to push for children’s rights. Emergency assistance will also be provided to eight areas prone to disaster in three of the selected districts.

Mr Kekula drew to attention that the project which is financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is a significant effort to improving support systems for serving vulnerable children and their families. He also noted that its success relies on the active participation in local communities and institutions.

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