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Issue 27

Childhood Development in Ghana: What's New

While the government of Ghana has taken some actions to address to improve the health, education, and social welfare for all children in the country, it is clear that there is much more work that needs to be done

Issue 25

Seasons Greetings from CLCD Ghana

Warm wishes from CLCD Ghana to you on this holiday season. You have helped progress the issues of childhood development in Ghana. Early Childhood Development in Ghana is steadily in progress…

Issue 24

clcd ghana IN OCTOBER

October 6th is always celebrated as World Cerebral Palsy Day. To celebrate this year’s Cerebral Palsy Day, CLCD in collaboration with ICRF organized a medical outreach for children living with cerebral palsy in Accra…

Issue 23

greetings from clcd ghana

Greetings from CLCD! I trust your year is going well. This time of the year is when CLCD welcomes students from all parts of the world to experience the joy of serving children and their families here in Ghana while learning about the Ghanaian culture

Issue 21

A National Level Conference to Help Place Children at the Centre of Ghana’s SDGs

On September 14 and 15, 2021, the Center for Learning and Childhood Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, WHO, Lancet, University College of London, World Vision, Plan International, Child Rights International, National Development Planning Commission, and the Early Childhood Network will host a national level conference to mobilize stakeholders to create a roadmap for placing children at the center of all policies.

Issue 20

Implementation of Cerebral Palsy Mobile Rehabilitation Outreach in Accra 

Earlier this month, CLCD successfully organized its first mobile rehabilitation outreach. The mobile rehabilitation runs once a week, for 3-4 hours at the Achimota Girls’ Guide Center in Accra.

Issue 19

Cerebral Palsy Therapy Mobile Clinic to be Implemented in Accra

We are very excited to announce that one of our 2019 interns, Emmanuella Dwomo Agyei, has received funding to implement a mobile clinic to provide therapy for children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Ghana!

Issue 18

A HELPING HAND

At CLCD we are all about giving a helping hand. Stretching forth our hand comes in various forms like conducting research to identify the best solutions to the challenges facing children and their caregivers, advocating for their needs, and donating to support vulnerable families.

Issue 16

Untold Stories

She was stigmatized because of her son. Her husband left her because he said she was the cause of their son’s condition. She was burdened and stressed having to take care of her son by herself. She spent lots of money going from one spiritualist after the other, seeking help as she struggled to access education, health, and other basic services for her son.

Issue 15

Reopening school in Ghana in the ECD Sector: What key stakeholders think?

Re-opening preschools and early childhood development (ECD) centers have become a matter of concern because quality remote learning for preschoolers has been inadequate…

Issue 9

SOLVING PROBLEMS

Every organization exists to solve problems. In 2018, One major problem our center uncovered in Ghana was that caregivers and health workers often do not know where to find available services, interventions, and resources for children living with a developmental disability (CLWDD)…

Issue 5

SPRING INTO SUMMER

Dear Partners,

As summer approaches, it is time to take on new projects. At CLCD we are doing so by hiring ten new interns for our Global Health Internship, pursing new research projects, and beginning to work in our new office in hopes of reaching more partners and increasing community outreach…