About Us

Background Information

It is estimated that as many as 20,000 children/youngsters between the ages of 5-18 years, roam the streets of Kumasi without care, parental guidance, shelter, and other basic necessities of life. These children have no access to education or enterprise training and are likely to grow up in poverty and constitute societal nuisance. Generally, children migrate from very poor rural communities in Ghana particularly villages from the Northern part of Ghana to the streets of Kumasi. Most of these children are from very poor families where parents continue to procreate without considering their parental responsibilities towards their children. Confronted with so many children to care and provide for, these parents encourage and in some cases, force their children to Kumasi to work and earn some income for themselves and their families. On the other hand, some children who are faced with extreme poverty and abusive family situations in early childhood take the initiative to go to Kumasi in the bid to work to sustain themselves. Some also intend to work to earn money to support themselves in formal education or skill training. However, on arrival to Kumasi, the problems they face on the streets are often even worse than those they endured at home. These children are exposed to dangers and abuses of various types and are forced to perform tasks beyond their ages and capacities. They live rough and are exposed to anti-social/criminal acts such as drugs, alcohol, commercial sex work, pilfering, fighting, etc. These children have no access to education or enterprise training and are likely to grow up in poverty and constitute societal nuisance. Street Children Project is concerned about the predicament of children in street situation, their early exposures to abuses and the harmful effects of street life on children and how these children can be provided with a better future. The project views streetism (children living on the streets) as a serious social problem that needs corporate interventions from the Government, Non-Governmental organizations, and International organizations to tackle. As a Project, we address the problem of children on the street of Kumasi through various interventions/programmes in collaboration and partnerships with other organizations.

Our Vision

To foster a society where children enjoy safe childhood and develop their potentials to the fulles.

Our Mission

We uphold safe childhood for all children and the realization of the Rights of the Child; We commit to address the root-causes of child streetism through collaboration and advocacy; to empower children in street and other vulnerable situations,by providing opportunities for reintegration, formal education ,and enterprise development.

Our Management team and Staff

The organization operates with a management team made up of the Project Director, Programme Manager, Administrative Assistant, Monitoring/ Evaluation Officer and Account Officer. The management team is responsible for the day-to-day administration and management of SCA. The team is accountable to the Management Board, the legal owner, the Daughters of Charity leadership team as well as funding agencies/partner organizations, beneficiaries and all donors who relate with the project. A team of 30 dynamic and committed staff carry out the diverse services provided to children in street situation. Regular management team are also held with the headmisstress and the Sister in Charge of the VTC