1. Chance for Children street children project in Ghana
September 2015

2. Ghana
Ghana
Accra
There are approximately 25 million people living in Ghana. An estimated 4 million of them in the capital Accra.

3. Background
Most families of the lower income bracket are depending on all family members actively helping to provide from when they are little.

4. Background
Work opportunities in the cities are very limited. But the dream of a better life in the city attracts many people from the rural areas.

5. Background
On average the population density in Accra is 250 people per hectare, while in the slums it is 608 people. There is a lack of drinking water, sanitary facilities, organised waste management and so on.

6. Background
Around 60,000 to 90,000 children are living on the streets of Greater Accra.
Their sad reality: Slums, hard work, criminality, hunger and misery.

7. Background
During the past years, the number of street children has increased significantly.

8. Founding history VISION
1997 First meeting of Amon and Daniela in Ghana.
Exchange of ideas and a joint vision.
1999 Official registration as an international NGO.
Today Chance for Children is being managed by Daniela, Amon and Awuley.
Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah
Amon Kotey
VISION
Street children in Accra shall receive a chance
to take their lifes into their own hands
by experiencing love and protection
as well as acquiring scholar and professional skills.
Awuley Nartey

9. Abteilungen Departments Street work: 200-300 contacts per month
Gilrs Group Jamestown
Abteilungen
Departments
Street work: contacts per month
Day centre: 45 children per day
Children supported within their original families:
Up to 40 children
Dormitories:
Up to 70 children
Youths in professional training:
Up to 10 adolescents

10. Street work Social workers meet the children regularly on the streets.
Strassenarbeit
Street work
Social workers meet the children regularly on the streets.

11. Drop-In Centre
Up to 45 street children can recuperate from the daily struggle to survive on the streets here.

12. Children supported in their original families
CFC supports up to 45 children within their original families.

13. Dormitories in Hebron
Boys‘ home
Girls‘ home
In our two dormitory buildings there are up to 70 children living between the ages 7 and 18.

14. Professional training
Adolescents, who have successfully completed the obligatory school education either pursue some sort of professional training or higher education. They live in a shared house and are accompanied by CFC in their daily lifes.

15. Workshops
Workshops
The children and adolescents participate in several different handcraft as well as educational workshops. While learning the production of cards, chains, linen or woodwork, the can discover and improve their manual skills.

16. Ziele 2015
Cooperation
We cherish and foster the cooperation with various institutions in Switzerland and in Ghana. (Above: fun day with GIS, below: exchange program with PHZH)

17. News
before:
after:
We are proud of the new CFC Drop-In Centre, which we acquired and renovated in early 2015 in Accra!

18. News
On July 2nd we were able to welcome 50 smiling faces to the opening of our new Drop-In Centre.

19. Success stories Status July 2015
Children and adolescents support by CFC at the moment: 140
Completed their education with CFC:
Of the graduates:
Have completed school or a professional training: 40
Are re-integrated into their families:  

20. Success stories
We analysed the path of 20 of our graduates through a questionnaire.
Number of graduates, who …
… work 91% 85%
.. work independently 15% 41%
… are employed % 59%
… can provide for themselves 78% 59%
… are also supporting others 55% 42%
… are working within their field of training 85% 53%
… are pursuing another education or training 41% 40%
… are married 14% 16%
… have children % 15%
The economic situation has gotten tougher in Less graduates can provide for themselves and have to make work in other fields than they were trained and can support less other people.

21. Team
By now there are 40 Ghanian women and men as well as two Europeans working in the CFC team
CFC is very keen on fair working conditions, fair benefit plans and fair salaries

22. Finanzierung Finances
Chance for Children is being supported by 2900 private persons, church congregations, clubs, schools and companies.
In order to ensure a long-term financial plan, the voluntary group “CFC Friends” organises various events in Switzerland as well as in Ghana.

23. Amon Kotey, Daniel Awuley Nartey, Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah
Organisation
Executive Board
Management in Ghana
Amon Kotey, Daniel Awuley Nartey, Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah
Administration
Switzerland
Accounting
Ghana
Accounting
Switzerland
Street work
Children in families
Drop-In Centre
Dorms
Adoles-cents
Handcraft products
Edu-plan
CFC-Friends Ghana
CFC-Friends Switzerl.
“Chance for Children” is an internationally acknowledged NGO (non-governmental organisation) according to Ghanaian law and a charitable organisation by Swiss law. The two founders Amon Kotey and Daniela Rüdisüli Sodjah are leading the project together with Daniel Awuley Nartey. As demanded by Ghanaian authorities, an external accountant is controlling all financial matters.

24. Ziele 2015 Goals 2016 Our main goals for the year 2015 are:
We want to analyse the organisation and decide on meaningful ways of development.
We want to ensure that the transition into the new Drop-In Centre is a smooth one.
We want to reform the concept for the adolescents and make sure that it is being implemented.
We want to have 60 to 66 children in our houses and achieve that the structure we introduced last year works well.
We want examine carious way of how to best support the children within their families.

25. Thank you very much for your interest and support!