Ghana

ICRI has been working in Ghana since 2000, when we were invited by local community members to assist with a project for orphaned and displaced children in rural villages in the Volta Region. In 2003, ICRI Ghana opened a full-time office in Accra. Led by our talented Country Director Hannah Odjenma-Botchway, ICRI Ghana works to promote healthy development and self-sufficiency for Ghanaian children and youth.

Early Childhood Initiative

ICRI Ghana works to incorporate best practices in global early childhood education into classrooms throughout the country. ICRI Ghana has a formal agreement with the Ministry of Education and the National Nursery Teachers’ Training Centre to provide training and curriculum development for the national early childhood education course.

ICRI Ghana has also partnered with the Department of Social Welfare to provide training of teachers and administrators, and to assist with the design and operation of model early childhood programs. ICRI Ghana has longstanding partnerships with several early childhood programs in low-income areas of Accra, where we provide ongoing training, materials, and financial support.

Girl Child Program

ICRI Ghana's Girl Child Program provides intensive training, mentoring and social support to at-risk young women in Accra. The majority of young women enrolled in the program would not otherwise be able to access any educational or vocational training opportunities.

Young women participating in the program receive intensive instruction in batik, beading, and other traditional art forms, as well as small business training and microloans to begin their own enterprises after leaving the program.

• Outcomes:
• Over 2,200 Ghanaian teachers have received training from ICRI Ghana in best practices for early childhood education.
• Over 1,900 children in the lowest-income areas of Accra have received high quality education from ICRI Ghana-affiliated schools.
• Over 480 young women have received vocational training and support services from ICRI Ghana.