by safechildadvocacy | Feb 5, 2024 | General News
It was indeed a beautiful moment as we graduated eleven (11) of our trainees last Saturday, February 3, 2024
. They included 9 Dressmaking and 2 Hairdressing trainees who sat for the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) examination in October last year and came out with flying colors.
This made it the eight (8th) graduation ceremony held in the Saint Louise de Marillac Vocational Training Centre, Appaidu to promote young girls who have successfully completed their Vocational Training at the Center. The facility is an offshoot of Safe-Child Advocacy, Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, but, owned and managed by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul,
Outstanding among other dignitaries present, was the chief and queen mother of Appiadu Traditional council Odefour Yaw Barima (II) and Nana Amonu Gyamfuaah (I), Rev. Fr. Joseph Louise Antwi Boasiako rector of Christ the Teacher College of Education, and the Assistant Parish Priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Church Appiadu.
Also, the New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary aspirant for Ooforikrom Constituency, Mr. Mike Aidoo, the Assembly Member for Emena, Appiadu, Kokoben Electoral area and some members of the media were present as well.
The graduands were awarded NVTI certificate and set-up kits to start up their businesses in their various trades. Dressmaking graduands received sewing machines and other a whiles Hairdressing graduands received Hairdryers, Washing basin, and other tools and materials to facilitate their startup. Relatives and friends of graduands witnessed the August occasion.
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by safechildadvocacy | Feb 2, 2024 | General News
HopeXchange medical Centre reaches out to the less privileged in society through Safe-Child Advocacy (SCA), Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi, with a medical outreach at the Drop-in Centre of SCA yesterday day 1 of February 2024.
This gesture was welcomed by over 200 children, youths, mostly women in street situations (Kayeyei) in Kumasi Metropolitan. This event was sponsored by USAID. For us at SCA, this event is among the numerous set out to mark the 2024 Street Children International Day, where we aim to provide access to children, youths, and women in street and other vulnerable situations.
Also, snacks were given to the participants. We were excited to have staff members from partner organization,
Chance for Children to help in the mobilization of the target group.
Thank you to all our partners, participants and hardworking staffs.
Pictures of the event are attached below: 
by safechildadvocacy | Jan 23, 2024 | General News
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul organizes a five (5) day training on capacity building skill acquisition on the production of cosmetics.
These include production of Liquid soap, medicated and non-medicated powders, perfume, scurring powder, body cream, hair conditioner and others.
The training is ongoing at the Daughters of Charity, St. Louise Vocational Training Centre, Appiadu – Kumasi. From Monday, January 22 to Friday January 26, 2024.
Find pictures of the program below: Thank you
by safechildadvocacy | Jan 15, 2024 | General News
Safe-Child Advocacy, Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi under the able leadership of our Director, Sr. Olivia Umoh, DC, held a one-day staff retreat to kick start the 2024 work year.
The Opening Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Michael Owusu-Kwarteng who also was the retreat director on the theme. “More than just Work”.
The theme, he said, is a divine call for every member of the SCA team to sacrifice willfully to the service of the poor without counting the cost. He cited quotes like
“The most terrible poverty is not lack of material things, but the loneliness and the feeling of being unloved” and other popular quotes by Mother Theresa to rekindle the teams’ serving spirit going into 2024.
Also, Sr. Gertrude Gima, DC sister servant of the Daughters of Charity community in Kumasi, also took time to educate staff at the retreat about the
400th anniversary of the experience of the light of Pentecost of St. Louise de Marillac, co-founder of Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She also shared with the retreatants about the Diamond Jubilee of the Daughters of Charity Province of Nigeria which Ghana mission is part of. 
Other activities including, exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and Blessing of the Drop-in Centre, the administrative office of Safe- Child Advocacy Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi.
Please find pictures of the event below:
by safechildadvocacy | Dec 25, 2023 | General News
SEASON GREETINGS!!!
Merry Christmas to you our valued partners. As we mark the end of another successful year, we deem this an opportunity to express our sincerest appreciation for your continual support for our services for children in street and other vulnerable situations.
We also wish to inform you that, we are breaking for Christmas and New Year on December 22, 2023, and will resume on January 9, 2024. We hope 2024 gives us the grace to impact and touch more lives.
Thanks immensely to all our friends and benefactors. Although we observe the Christmas holidays, our residential facility remains open to children, girls and women in distress.
Our lines are also open to receive any person in distressing conditions who may need any of our services. You can always call on 0540264454.
We are also calling everyone to help us spread more joy to the poor and needy in our communities. Kindly donate money or some items as your Secret Santa gift for Christmas this year.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas And a Prosperous New Year.
by safechildadvocacy | Dec 18, 2023 | General News
On November 20, 2023, Safe-Child Advocacy in collaboration with partner Non-Governmental Organizations hosted over two-hour webinar on Zoom to commemorate the International Child Rights Day.
Under the theme: Corporal Punishment and Child Rights Violation; Perspective of Children, over sixty (60) participants were hosted online to delve into the issue to support our advocacy to foster a society where children develop their potentials to the fullest focusing on protecting the rights of Children.
Zoom recording of the webinar can be accessed through this link https://rb.gy/jnkdc8 and kindly send your additional inputs to the topics and evaluations feedback through the links provided.
