Raising the future leaders: an analysis of child and family welfare policy in Ghana

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the scope and potential impact of current child-focused policies in in Ghana as a West Africa example. The paper assesses the thrust of Ghana’s child protection policy in terms of its sound theoretical basis, congruence with the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) as well as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and promise of socio-economic empowerment for families with children. The analysis of Ghana’s policy efforts highlights what is currently happening and what needs to happen for child welfare in West Africa.

KEYWORDS:

• Child protection
• child welfare
• constructions of childhood
• policy challenges
• Ghana

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Paul Alhassan Issahaku

Paul Alhassan Issahaku (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada.