by safechildadvocacy | Apr 21, 2024 | General News
Exciting news
We’re thrilled to announce that, our 2024 final year batch of trainees in Dressmaking and Hairdressing have successfully completed their final examinations! It’s been an incredible journey filled with hard work, dedication, and creativity, and we couldn’t be prouder of our talented students.
The purpose of this training Centre is to empower young women with skills to reduce their vulnerability. The Centre is an offshoot of Safe-Child Advocacy, Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, managed by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, and has already graduated eight (8) batches of young girls in vocational skills such as dressmaking, hairdressing and catering.
The training programme is sponsored by various organizations including, Adamfo Ghana, Wilde Ganzen, Misereor, and Conrad Hilton Foundation through the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana (CMSRGH). The programme also enjoys local support from the traditional chief of Appiadu and the aspiring Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Constituency.
The Centre is NVTI accredited examination and testing centre, hence the candidates took the exams in their usual classroom under a strict supervision of a national NVTI testing officer.
Click on this link 2024 Final year exams at VTC to watch streaming of the practical exams. Also, see pictures below.
by safechildadvocacy | Apr 14, 2024 | General News
Safe-Child Advocacy, Talithakum network, JPIC & the Anti-Trafficking Police Unit marks the 2024 Street Children International 
Day in Kumasi.
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul at Safe-Child Advocacy Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi- Ghana marks International Street Children Day in collaboration with Adamfo Ghana, the Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation, Talithakum Ghana network, and Chance for Children Kumasi.
As part of activities to commemorate this year International Day for Street Children, SCA on April 12, held a workshop on the “Survive led mentorship” programme for girls & young women in street situations.
The workshop was to educate the target group on the risks of living on the street and to offer them knowledge and skills to protect themselves against human trafficking and other predators likely to meet them on the street.
The workshop brought women who have survived tough life situations who freely shared with the girls in small groups. The interaction was lively and offered great mentorship space. Participants were delighted and expressed thus, “we felt belong and one with everyone.” This outcome actualized the theme for the day. See pictures of the program here:
by safechildadvocacy | Apr 10, 2024 | General News
Thousands of children who deserve to be in schools or training in employable skills still live and work on the streets the world over with Africa, leading the worst scenery. Ghana is not excluded from this stark reality. Over sixty thousand (60, 000) lovely children of Ghana are found on the streets of Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani, Tamale, and other major cities in Ghana.
This is generally associated with poverty, child abuse, peer influence, outmoded cultural practices, etc.
The phenomenon deprives poor children of dignified lives and future.
Education, health care, food, and shelter are among the basic rights entitled of every child. But how do these children enjoy these rights when they spend their lives hustling on the streets?
Join Safe-Child Advocacy to create access for children and young persons. 
You can contribute even a small amount to our educational funds to move children from the streets into schools or skill training and get them reintegrated into society.
Join us to mark the International Street
Children Day on April 12, 2024.
by safechildadvocacy | Mar 21, 2024 | General News
Staff members of Safe-Child Advocacy embarked on School awareness campaign as part of activities to mark this year’s international day for Street Connected Children.
The team, on Wednesday, 13th March, 2024 went to Kwadaso S. D. A. Junior High School “B” in the Kwadaso Municipality, and on Wednesday March 20th, visited New Amakom M/ A Junior High School “A” in the Kumasi Metropolis, both in Ashanti region of Ghana.
The aim of the campaign was to sensitize students and teachers of these schools on child rights, abuse, safeguarding and human trafficking. Over five hundred students were educated on the topics in these schools. We advised the students to prioritize their studies over any act that negatively affects their development. They were also educated on signs of child or human right abuse and empowered to report such cases to appropriate offices.
It was an interactive session. We allowed participants to ask questions, make input or share their experiences on the topics.
International day for street connected children is commemorated on 12th of April every year, and school awareness campaign is one of the activities Safe-Child Advocacy is using to mark it this year.
See photos of the program here:
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by safechildadvocacy | Mar 1, 2024 | General News
St. Vincent de Paul Day Care holds Career Day to motivate learners’ ambitions.
Career Day is one of the most important events in school calendar, especially for children. Marking of this day motivates learners to pursue their career ambitions, due to the excitement associated with the feel of their anticipated professions and the memory it creates.
On Thursday, February15, 2024, St. Vincent de Paul Day Care, one of the units of SCA providing early childhood education to children of vulnerable parents, mostly, street connected women in the Kumasi Metropolis, held our maiden Career Day celebration under the theme “All Careers are Unique and Special”.
The celebration was exciting and aimed at helping the kids realize their career, emphasizing that choosing career is a result of personal decision. These serve as beacon of motivation, instilling in leaners sense of belief in their own abilities and reminding them that success is attainable with dedication and perseverance.
It was amazing to witness kids display in the apparels of their aiming professions. The head teacher of the school Sr. Maria Goretti DC, sensitized the learners about their career choices.
Among others she educated them about the services of professions like, Army, police, doctors, nurses, pastors, pilot, teachers and lawyers. She advised them to take their studies serious and urge their guardians to help them achieve their aims in future.
To climax it all, a debate session was held among the pupils in groups, to compare and contrast certain professions. The best debaters were awarded, and they were made to understand that “All Careers are Unique and Special”.
Scenes from the ceremony are below this post:
by safechildadvocacy | Feb 19, 2024 | General News
Safe-Child Advocacy organized workshop on Safeguarding for a cross-section of beneficiaries, namely, those in the SCA formal education scheme. Participants at this workshop were young persons sponsored by SCA to access formal education from Upper primary to Senior Secondary school.
This workshop was one of many activities lined up by SCA.to mark International Day for Street Connected Children 2024. The workshop was focused on Child Rights Champions. The forum was used to help participants in also self-building.
Participants were empowered on Safeguarding for Children and Youths, Self-Awareness, Building Self Esteem, and developing Public Speaking Skills.
Focus group discussion was used to engage participants. Discussions centered around various topics relating with Safeguarding. These includes discrimination and belonging. Participants shared their experiences after which each group presented their findings on a flip chart. Over forty participants ranging from upper primary to Senior High School were present.
In all, the program was insightful and highly educative. Participants expressed in the evaluation of the programme that they felt educated and empowered. 
SCA, is able to support young persons from vulnerable backgrounds access formal education thanks to KZE/Misereor, Adamfo Ghana, Wilde Ganzen, and a host of others who form our funding base. Over 200 youngsters from very challenging backgrounds are supported to access formal education.
See pictures of the workshop below this post.
We’re thrilled to announce that, our 2024 final year batch of trainees in Dressmaking and Hairdressing have successfully completed their final examinations! It’s been an incredible journey filled with hard work, dedication, and creativity, and we couldn’t be prouder of our talented students.
