The Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, together with the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has officially launched a new strategy that aims to ensure the protection of children in Ghana.
The strategy, which is World Vision Ghana 2026-2030, was held in Accra under the theme “Harnessing Opportunities for the Protection and Empowerment of Every Child-Hope for Every Child”.
The event was attended by government officials, development partners, and key stakeholders committed to promoting child welfare in Ghana.
The Minister noted that the strategy is timely and aligns with Ghana’s developmental agenda of ensuring the safety and well-being of every child in the country.
She stated that children in Ghana, regardless of their backgrounds, are important and therefore must be equally protected and given the necessary training and skills to enable them to reach their potential.
The Minister, in her speech, reiterated that the government is committed to strengthening measures put in place to ensure the safety and welfare of children. Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey highlighted some challenges facing children in Ghana.
Among them are malnutrition, learning gaps, child labor, and vulnerabilities in underserved communities. She further stressed the need for strong partnerships in collaborating with the government to help tackle the issues and promote the growth and development of children in the country.
The Minister went on to further assert that the Ministry, through its departments of Children and Social Welfare, has maintained a prolific partnership with World Vision Ghana. This, she opined, has helped to fortify the family-based care systems, child protection instruments, and community-level response to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey laid emphasis on the significance of the strategy, saying it consists of a five-year plan that has been set out and formulated to address the increasing and long-standing challenges that affect children’s welfare, especially in rural communities.
Ghana faces major issues with regard to child protection and welfare. This poses a threat to children, especially in deprived communities. Children must be protected at all cost and their needs met in order to ensure they are nurtured into responsible adults.
The Minister communicated the Ministry’s commitment towards ensuring the needs of children are met and that they are properly catered for. World Vision Ghana seeks to empower children and provide them with avenues for development.
Children in communities that lack access to essential amenities, as well as places with a low literacy rate, will be an important factor in the strategy.
Minister Makes Call For Partners
Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey emphasizes the need for partners to contribute their quota in achieving Ghana’s Vision of harnessing opportunities for the protection and empowerment of every Child and giving hope to every child, regardless of their background.
World Vision Ghana at the event communicated the vision for the strategy. They stated that the plan is to reach about 2.8 million children by 2030. Focusing on making sure that children grow up in healthy, educated, protected, and empowered in safe and resilient societies.
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, together with Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, unveiled the commemorative momento at the occasion.Thisconveyed renewed and strengthened efforts that are geared towards promoting the rights and welfare of children throughout the country.
The event paves the way for reinforced collaborations between partners as stakeholders confirmed their commitment to make sure that every child in Ghana is covered under this strategy and that no child will be left out.
In her keynote address, the Minister described the strategy as being critical and important. She believes that this strategy, when fully implemented, will contribute to the development of children holistically and further raise them into responsible citizens for the country.
She asserted that the last-mile communities, which lack access to vital amenities, thereby preventing children in such communities from having access to good education, will be targeted and reached out to.
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