Child Welfare in Ghana: The Past, Present and Future

Frimpong‐Manso, Kwabena

doi:10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n6p411

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“…Despite these efforts, vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) contribute about 17% of the annual under-five mortalities globally [4]. In Ghana, one in eleven children dies before their fifth birthday, largely from preventable childhood diseases [5].…”

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Trend and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 1998 to 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Trend and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 1998 to 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

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“…In postcolonial Ghana, the quintessential hybrid legal institution that combines statutory and customary law is the DSW. Established in the 1940s by the colonial government, it was initially responsible for managing the reformation of delinquent juveniles (Frimpong‐Manso 2014, 412). In the early years following independence, the work of the department in the area of child rights and protection was guided by the Maintenance of Children Act of 1965, which was passed after intense debate in Parliament (Skinner 2020).…”

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“…In the early years following independence, the work of the department in the area of child rights and protection was guided by the Maintenance of Children Act of 1965, which was passed after intense debate in Parliament (Skinner 2020). The act clearly made fathers responsible for child support and introduced an upper ceiling on child support payment (Frimpong‐Manso 2014, 413). This law was replaced in 1977 with the Maintenance of Children Decree, which established the Family Tribunal and removed the ceiling on child support payments (413).…”

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“…Under the latter, the bulk of the department's work is in the adjudication of child maintenance cases, which are almost always initiated by women (Laird 2002, 894). Its offices across the country are manned by trained social workers, although a staff shortage means that some districts have no personnel (Frimpong‐Manso 2014).…”

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“You Have a Lot to Answer For”: Human Rights, Matriliny, and the Mediation of Family Conflicts at the Department of Social Welfare in Ghana

Salifu

2021

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Scholars have argued that the implementation of legal reforms in African settings has largely failed because of the persistence of norms and values that privilege collective interests over individual rights. With a focus on the work of the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in a matrilineal Asante town in Ghana, this article reflects on the potential for state institutions to implement a human rights perspective through family dispute resolution processes. In this context, the key factors that influence the work of institutions such as the DSW, which has a human rights mandate, include the long history of family legal contests outside the lineage and the principle of economic separateness in the context of marriage. The effect of these developments is that the opportunity continues to exist for individuals, in this case women, to advocate for their rights as mothers even in a supposedly collective social setting. The evidence supports the position that “culture” is not always the impediment to human rights that it is often made out to be. [legal pluralism, human rights, matriliny, Ghana, marriage]

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“…Within the study context, this emphasis on safety may be a reflection of the strong communal and traditional value placed on the protection of children [39]. A reflection of the cultural belief is that one of the qualities of a good parent is an ability to protect children from harm and to keep them safe.…”

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Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions of Quality Early Childhood Education in Private Day Care Centers in Ghana: A Qualitative Approach

Bamezor

Quaicoe

Forkuor

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Education Research International

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In Ghana, despite increasing enrolment, majority of children do not have access to quality early childhood education. The lack of a context-specific and culturally relevant definition of quality in early childhood education is one of the challenges stakeholders face in promoting quality standards in Ghana. In this paper, we use data collected through qualitative semistructured interviews to explore stakeholder definition of quality in early childhood education, the implications of quality, and the key characteristics emphasized in recruiting teachers into quality early childhood education. For the participants, quality early childhood education embodies three key components: safety, nutrition, and teaching. Cognitive development, social skills, and leadership abilities were emphasized as some of the benefits of quality early childhood education for children. Regarding the recruitment of teachers, participants emphasized tertiary education rather than attitudinal and behavioral qualities as relevant for teachers in early childhood education. In view of the emphasis placed on nutrition in defining quality, we recommend that advocacy groups must ensure that the government’s school feeding program extends to day care centers. This will go a long way to ensure that children from poor households are not excluded from the benefits of quality early childhood education.

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Child Welfare in Ghana: The Past, Present and Future

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Trend and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 1998 to 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

Trend and determinants of complete vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ghana: Analysis of data from the 1998 to 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys

“You Have a Lot to Answer For”: Human Rights, Matriliny, and the Mediation of Family Conflicts at the Department of Social Welfare in Ghana

Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions of Quality Early Childhood Education in Private Day Care Centers in Ghana: A Qualitative Approach

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