Challenging Heights, in collaboration with STAR-Ghana Foundation, has successfully completed another round of training for members of our Community Child Protection Committees (CCPCs).The training aimed to equip CCPC members with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond effectively to child protection concerns in their communities. Their dedication and active participation throughout the sessions demonstrated their […]
Being Participants at the just ended 3-days Pre-COP Conference organized by Changing Lives in Innovative Partnerships (CLIP) and its partners was insightful to us. At the conference, we engaged in various discussions on Climate Change Adaptation, Financing, and the intersectional effect of the change in climate on the welfare of children, women, and most especially […]
Our team at our Northern Ghana office participated in the USAID marketplace organized in Tamale. The event brought together CSOs to share ideas and experiences on strategies they are using to promote child protection. The event was equally a platform to network and build partnerships that will enhance collective action and promote maximum impact in […]
Challenging Heights in collaboration with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Ghana Police Service and the Ekumfi District Directorate of the Department of Social Welfare, marked this year’s World Day against Trafficking in Persons at Ekumpuanu in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region focusing on the theme for this year’s celebration “Leave no […]
On Friday, ninteen (19) final-year students from our school, Odobirba Academy completed their final examination with success. It was an emotional but joyous moment for both students and the teachers as they welcomed the candidate in grand style from the examination center. The whole school celebrated and congratulated them at a little welcome durbar. We […]
Years as a domestic servant for fishermen on Lake Volta, Ruth knew cooking and washing. She would take boat trips into Yeji from her small village each Sunday to buy foodstuff for the week. Her master, who was also her grandmother, verbally abused her constantly, and she expected insults from the least provocation. She knew […]
He’d heard of Challenging Heights and the work they did to take children working on Lake Volta away from their labour, but he turned away their efforts to rescue him at least three or four times before he arrived at the Hovde House Rehabilitation Shelter. The 18 year-old we’ll call Kodjo, to protect his identity, […]
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 […]
Meet Mary, a first-year nursing training student at Tamale Nurses and Midwifery Training School. Mary is a 24-year-old lady who worked on Lake Volta as a child until she was rescued. After her rescue, she was taken through school until she completed High School. Mary had the dream of becoming a professional nurse hence she […]
Having never been to school before, Challenging Heights field officers call 11-year-old Kwame the role model to his family. While his brothers may skip school, Kwame is eager to learn, eager to get ahead and achieve more than he could have while working on the lake. Kwame was rescued from slave labour on Lake Volta […]
