By Challenging Heights | November 13, 2017 So far in 2017, Challenging Heights has provided care and support for 128 children at the Hovde House rehabilitation shelter. Each of these children represents a life rescued from exploitation and given a chance to heal, learn, and rebuild their future in a safe environment. At Hovde House, […]
By Challenging Heights | July 25, 2017 Last week, a group of students from Friends International Academy participated in the Challenging Heights Child Rights Camp (CRC), an initiative designed to educate young people about their rights and responsibilities. Since its introduction in 2003, the Child Rights Camp has served as one of Challenging Heights’ key […]
By Challenging Heights | June 28, 2017 Challenging Heights is pleased to announce that children currently in rehabilitation have begun supervised home visits as part of their preparation for full reintegration into their families and communities. The home visits allow social workers to assess the safety and readiness of families, rebuild relationships, and ensure that […]
By Challenging Heights | June 21, 2017 On a quiet morning in Joma, a small coastal town in Ghana, Challenging Heights social workers accompanied a group of children on supervised home visits as part of their reintegration journey. These visits form a vital stage in preparing rescued children to return safely to their families and […]
June 9, 2022. Today, Challenging Heights has released a report that show that approximately 60% of all children living in the fishing communities along Ghana’s Lake Volta are child labourers. The report which is titled “Children Hidden in Plain Sight: A report on the State of Child Labour in the Fishing Industry of Lake Volta […]
To the press July 13, 2022 Challenging Heights has, over the weekend, rescued 11 more children from Lake Volta. The children rescued are made up of Nine (9) males, and two (2) females, and are between the ages of eight (8), and sixteen (16). Most of these children have worked as child fishermen for several […]
To the press March 16, 2022 We are here to report to you, that, Challenging Heights has just rescued 23 more children from Lake Volta. These rescued children are made up of 17 boys, and 6 girls, and are between estimated ages of 6 and 16 years. The children were rescued in 15 different villages, […]
To the press January 18, 2022 Challenging Heights is pleased to announce to you that it rescued a total of 153 children from forced work, human trafficking, and domestic servitude, in our 2021 program year. Those freed are made up of 106 boys, and 47 girls, between the ages of six and 17. These children […]
To the press October 6, 2021 Challenging Heights is pleased to announce that the film, The Rescue List, has won America’s Emmy Award 2021, in the Outstanding Social Issue Documentary category. In the year 2015, Challenging Heights entered into an agreement with a San Francisco based documentary film makers, The Collective Hunch, who produced an […]
To the press September 7, 2021 On the occasion of the International Literacy Day, which falls on September 8, Challenging Heights wishes to call on the government of Ghana to address the crisis in our educational system, especially the crisis in the basic schools across the country. The capitation grants, which is supposed to be […]
