Child Sponsor Ghana


Child Sponsor Ghana


With its population of 31.07 million (2020), Ghana is seen as a relatively stable democracy supported by an economy buoyed by gold and cocoa exportation. Oil reserves found off the coast are likely to boost the economy further in years to come. Yet, in the north of the country, poverty is rife with a short rainy season barely supporting subsistence farming causing food shortages resulting in chronic malnutrition. This poor water supply leads to the spread of waterborne disease amongst the child population ranging from bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea, to hepatitis A and typhoid fever.



Ghana is in 138th place out of 189 countries and territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and living standards of a country. Literacy rates are as low as 1% in some areas and every year, malaria kills at least 20,000 children. 160,000 children in Ghana have been orphaned by AIDS and a further 17,000 children under the age of 15yrs are infected themselves out of a total child population of just over 10.5 million. Many children from the north make their way south to escape poverty and lack of education in the hope of finding employment in urban areas like Accra and Kumasi, however most just end up on the streets. It is estimated that the child street population of Accra stands at 26,000. Whilst child labour is illegal in Ghana, its a reality for many children with thousands engaged in portering, domestic servitude and farm labouring just to stay alive.


Child sponsor programs in Ghana focus main on the north and north-east of the country providing access to safe water in the north, caring for orphans and abandoned children, educational provision and AIDS prevention and awareness You can help when you sponsor a child in Ghana.




Child Sponsor Ghana: SOS Children's Villages

Child Sponsor Ghana: SOS Children's Villages


With SOS Children, you can help orphaned and abandoned children when you sponsor a child in Ghana.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: TanF

Child Sponsor Ghana: TanF


Sponsoring a child with TANF means giving an orphan or underprivileged child access to education and healthcare. You will receive regular updates about the child you sponsor every three months.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: One Child Ghana

Child Sponsor Ghana: One Child Ghana


Onechild Ghana supports 1,000 students across 14 vocational schools (called ICCES centres) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. They work in partnership with these schools to help them have the biggest impact possible and need your help to sponsor a child they work with.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Future Stars Ghana

Child Sponsor Ghana: Future Stars Ghana


By becoming a child sponsor you are making a commitment to help lift a child out of poverty and providing them the hope of a better life. Your sponsorship will help provide a child with food, clothing, education and medical care.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Sedarvp-Ghana

Child Sponsor Ghana: Sedarvp-Ghana


When you sponsor a child in Ghana with Sedarvp-Ghana, you will be making a personal investment and building a relationship with a child and his or her family and have the opportunity to exchange letters, photos, videos, and gifts.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Ghana Make A Difference

Child Sponsor Ghana: Ghana Make A Difference


Ghana Make A Difference shelter children who have been rescued from forced labor trafficking, abandonment, or who have special needs until they are able to reintegrate them with their biological family or place them in a new family.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Children in Ghana

Children in Ghana


Find out more about children's lives in Ghana in pictures and video together with facts and figures about their lives.

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Volunteer in Ghana

Volunteer in Ghana


As well as sponsoring a child why not explore volunteering opportunities in Ghana?

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Child Sponsor Ghana: Ghana Country Profile

African Country Profiles: Ghana


In another of our African country profiles, find out all about Ghana in a series of information articles, latest daily news, videos, and images together with volunteering and child sponsorship opportunities.

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