Buipe, Savannah Region – As Ghana joins the world in commemorating the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour on June 12, Challenging Heights delivers a stark warning: despite progress, the nation risks failing its children unless urgent action is taken to eliminate exploitative labour practices. A grand community durbar held in Buipe under the global […]
Robert Tetteh’s life story is one of resilience, healing, and hope. At a very young age, Robert was trafficked to Krachi-Mogyadur in Ghana’s Oti Region, where he was compelled to work as a child fisherman on Lake Volta. Deprived of his childhood and separated from his family, he spent several years in exploitative conditions that […]
Challenging Heights recently hosted a team of expert trainers from the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) for a five-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening competence-based training delivery. The workshop brought together facilitators, assessors, and internal verifiers to deepen their understanding of competence-based training methodologies and enhance their ability to deliver accredited […]
Challenging Heights has supported 20 young girls and boys in the Central Gonja District by providing essential apprenticeship tools to help them pursue careers in fashion design, carpentry, weaving, and hairdressing. This intervention forms part of the organization’s Youth Empowerment Program, which is designed to equip young people with practical skills and resources needed to […]
We are proud to announce the successful graduation of 38 women from our 100-week Direct Cash Transfer Engagement Program. Selected from the Alata Kokodo and Fetteh communities, these women have completed a transformative two-year journey focused on growth, empowerment, and self-reliance. Throughout the program, participants received comprehensive training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, personal empowerment, sexual […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / DECEMBER 10, 2018 Challenging Heights, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, successfully rescued 42 children from situations of forced labour and exploitation. The children, many of whom were working in fishing, domestic work, and other forms of child labour, were immediately placed under the care of Challenging Heights. Following their […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / OCTOBER 15, 2018 Challenging Heights joined the global #FootballPeople Action Weeks to show support for initiatives that use football as a platform to promote inclusion, equality, and social change. As part of the campaign, Challenging Heights highlighted the role football can play in bringing people together and creating opportunities to engage […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / AUGUST 7, 2018 Its Family Time! The family visit day is one of the key events on the Challenging Heights Hovde House’s calendar. The day is always met with so much excitement, anxiety and a bittersweet feeling as the children get to see their immediate families. Some of these family members of […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / JULY 31, 2018 In a country where an estimated 1.9 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are engaged in some form of child labour, access to quality education remains a critical protective factor for children in Ghana. Challenging Heights recognises education as a key tool in preventing child […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / JULY 5, 2018 Trafficking impacts children and their families on an individual level, but in many of Ghana’s coastal communities, it has become a widespread and persistent challenge. In response, Challenging Heights continues to explore community-based approaches that address the root causes of child trafficking while engaging young people in positive […]
