BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / AUGUST 11, 2017 Challenging Heights, in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, also known as Blue Day, in Senya Bereku. The commemoration formed part of efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking and to engage community members on the […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / JULY 25, 2017 Last week, a group of students from Friends International Academy joined Challenging Heights for a Child Rights Camp (CRC), aimed at educating young people about children’s rights and responsibilities. The Child Rights Camp, first introduced by Challenging Heights in 2003, is designed to create a safe and engaging […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / JUNE 28, 2017 Challenging Heights notes that Ghana has maintained its Tier 2 Watch List status in the 2017 United States Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, despite ongoing concerns about the country’s response to human trafficking. While this standing reflects some progress and continued engagement by government and civil society actors, […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / JUNE 21, 2017 It is a relatively routine morning in Joma, a small town along the coast of Ghana. Women walk the streets attending to daily activities, and children play nearby, giving the appearance of an ordinary community at work. For some of the children from the Challenging Heights rehabilitation program, […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / MAY 24, 2017 We know that changing cultural norms is no easy task. While many survey respondents acknowledge the harm caused by corporal punishment, the practice remains common in schools and communities across Ghana. This highlights the need for continued engagement to bridge the gap between awareness and practice. Challenging Heights […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / APRIL 19, 2017 Last year was an important year for us at Challenging Heights. We took a hard look at what services we provide, what services we want to provide and what goals we aim to achieve through those services. That assessment resulted in our new strategic plan and goal, to end […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / APRIL 12, 2017 We at Challenging Heights spent much of the past year assessing the state of child trafficking in Ghana and reflecting on how best to strengthen our response. Through field observations, community engagement, and collaboration with partners, it became clear that while progress had been made, the scale and […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / APRIL 10, 2017 Challenging Heights, in partnership with Abolish Slavery Now, an Abolitionist organization based out of Ventura, California, rescued 17 more trafficked children from the Lake Volta. The 4 girls and 13 boys, ages 4 to 17 years-old, tops off the total 1,600 children the organization has rescued since inception. The rescue was […]
BY CHALLENGING HEIGHTS / MARCH 15, 2017 After we conduct a rescue and the children are brought to the Challenging Heights Hovde House rehabilitation shelter, the journey toward healing and reintegration begins. For many of these children, arrival at the shelter marks the first time in a long while that they experience safety, care, and […]
The majority of the children working on Lake Volta are 10 years old or younger, and this is reflected in the demographics of the children we rescue and rehabilitate at our shelter. However, there are a number of children who are teenagers, who were trafficked at a very young age and have never been to […]
