The National Care Reform Roadmap Coordination Committee was established by the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) through the Department of Social Welfare in an attempt to enhance Ghana’s system of care for children who are at risk.
With the first meeting, the 2024–2028 Care Reform Roadmap officially got underway. The goal of the roadmap is to successfully reintegrate at least 30% of children who are currently in Residential Homes for Children into family-based care settings.
Dr. Afisah Zakariah, the department’s chief director and committee chair, reiterated the ministry’s dedication to bolstering child protection mechanisms in a succinct statement.
In order to guarantee that all Ghanaian children are raised in secure and supportive family settings, she underlined the significance of ongoing cooperation amongst stakeholders.
The Ghanaian government started the Care Reform Initiative in 2006 with the goals of encouraging family-based care, lowering the over-reliance on institutional care, and avoiding needless child separation.
Building on this framework, the recently unveiled Roadmap for 2024–2028 offers strategic guidance for care reform initiatives.
In order to promote the execution of the Roadmap, the Coordination Committee has been entrusted with coordinating policies, programs, and interventions across sectors.
Promoting children’s timely reintegration into families, making sure they don’t stay in residential homes for longer than required, and spotting new problems so they can be addressed quickly are some of the major duties.
In accordance with the Roadmap’s timeframe, committee members will hold office for four years. Representatives from the Ghana Police Service, Judicial Service, Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, UNICEF, and a number of non-governmental organizations make up the membership.
The meeting included discussions on a suggested work plan to direct the Committee’s operations, a presentation on the Care Reform Roadmap, and a review of the Committee’s Terms of Reference.
Source: newsthemegh.com