This year we have been excited to continue moving forward with our various livelihoods programmes! More women and youth have been coming to Challenging Heights in order to become members of the various projects. With the addition of 2 new staff members devoted to the livelihoods projects we have been able to quickly move forward. […]
16 year old, Georgina, is a powerhouse student at Challenging Heights School. Georgina is currently in JHS 3 and in her seventh year at CHS. She began schooling at Challenging Heights when she was in class 2. She was excited when CHS was built in the Sankor area because her previous school was too far […]
“The Chairperson, Nenyi Ghartey VI, Honorable Alex Afenyo-Markin (MP for Effutu), Reverend Professor Afful Broni (Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Education), and all of our special invited guests. It is with pleasure that I welcome all of you to the 10th anniversary durbar of Challenging Heights. We have chosen for our 10th Anniversary durbar to […]
The evidence of Slavery in Ghana is undeniable Another 17 children have been rescued from hazardous forced labour on Lake Volta by Challenging Heights. The Ghanaian NGO returned to the Lake following the successful rescue of 21 trafficked children in October. Their experiences add to the mounting and irrefutable evidence that slavery continues to be […]
Another 17 children have been rescued from hazardous forced labour on Lake Volta by Challenging Heights. The Ghanaian NGO returned to the Lake following the successful rescue of 21 trafficked children in October, and its continuing work with vulnerable communities to secure the voluntary return of such children. Their life histories add to the mounting and […]
Challenging Heights School (CHS) students are staying busy as many participate in various CHS after school programmes. At CHS students have the opportunity to be a part of activist, social, academic, discipline, and arts programmes. Such clubs include Girls Learn International, Culture Group, School Choir, Children’s Development Khazana, Drama Club, Fante Club, Cadets, Child Rights […]
All over the world women, children and men are trafficked into modern slavery. In Ghana, over 190,000 people are estimated to be in modern slavery, many of whom are children trafficked to Lake Volta. January is anti-trafficking month dedicated to help spread awareness and end child trafficking. At Challenging Heights we hope to end the […]
Our latest rescue that occurred at the end of December, through direct rescue, investigations and follow-ups have resulted in the rescue of over 20 children from Lake Volta…but this rescue has an especially heart-warming story. The first 8 children who were rescued and returned were identified and located based on the knowledge and help of […]
As we all entered the New Year full of excitement and ready to take on the coming year, all of Challenging Heights staff, over 90 people, came together to celebrate and recap 2014. Not very often are we able to bring all of Challenging Heights team members together, so not only is this annual celebration […]
Having seen another boy drown while diving into the lake to untangle a net caught on a tree underwater, Kow was very frightened that the same thing would happen to him as he worked. With a slight build, Kow looks far younger than the 14 years he says he will soon turn. He’s been at […]
