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Stories and updates from the Challenging Heights team, partners, and supporters.
In Support of #FootballPeople Action Weeks
By Challenging Heights
/ October 15, 2018
Go Back In Support of #FootballPeople Action Weeks October 15, 2018 I have to admit, I’m not a huge sports...
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Challenging Heights Hovde House Family Visit
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....
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We Value Education
By Challenging Heights
/ July 31, 2018
In a country where 1.9 million children 5 to 17 years of age are engaged in some form of child...
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It Takes a Village: Fighting Child Trafficking With Football
By Challenging Heights
/ July 5, 2018
Trafficking impacts children and their families on the individual level, but here in Ghana’s coastal communities, a troubling pattern has emerged....
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The difficult search and rescue of Kwame*
By Challenging Heights
/ December 8, 2017
It was early evening when the Rescue Team stepped off the bus in Yeji. They had little time to get...
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The Challenging Heights Hovde House is expanding
By Challenging Heights
/ November 13, 2017
So far in 2017, we have cared for 128 children at the Challenging Heights Hovde House. That means that 128...
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After 4 years in slavery, “There’s hope.”
By Challenging Heights
/ September 29, 2017
Growing up, Kojo* was a typical Ghanaian child. He is the second oldest of six children, so he helped to...
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Challenging Heights rescues 15 children from slavery
By Challenging Heights
/ September 6, 2017
Challenging Heights, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Navy, and Department of Social Welfare, rescued 15 more...
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Challenging Heights Campaigns Against Violence in Schools
By Challenging Heights
/ August 29, 2017
Challenging Heights is campaigning against violence against children in school with the launch of research into the harmful effects of...
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Challenging Heights Marks Blue Day in Senya Bereku
By Challenging Heights
/ August 11, 2017
Challenging Heights, along with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, commemorated World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on...
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“Our mission: to learn about children’s rights”
By Challenging Heights
/ July 25, 2017
Last week, a group of students at Friends International Academy joined us for the Child Rights Camp (CRC). In 2003...
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With an unexpected reprieve, Challenging Heights calls for greater cooperation
By Challenging Heights
/ June 28, 2017
Challenging Heights is pleased to note that Ghana has maintained, against all odds, Tier 2 Watch List standing on the...
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Children visit home to prepare for reintegration
By Challenging Heights
/ June 21, 2017
It's a relatively routine morning in Joma, a small town along the coast of Ghana. Women are walking the streets,...
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Spreading anti-corporal punishment philosophy among teachers
By Challenging Heights
/ May 24, 2017
We know that changing cultural norms is no easy task. While more than three-fourths of survey respondents in our impact...
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Challenging Heights releases 2016 Annual Report
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...
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Ghana’s government joins effort to end trafficking in 5 years
By Challenging Heights
/ April 12, 2017
We at Challenging Heights spent much of last year assessing the state of trafficking in Ghana and thinking big. This...
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Challenging Heights rescues 17 more children from Lake Volta
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...
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Positive behaviour recognition supports children’s recovery
By Challenging Heights
/ March 15, 2017
After we conduct a rescue and the children are brought to the Challenging Heights Hovde House rehabilitation shelter, they are...
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Challenging Heights celebrates women on International Women’s Day
By Challenging Heights
/ March 8, 2017
Today, 8 March, is marked every year as International Women's Day. We at Challenging Heights know and understand what it...
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