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About Us
"First I thought that modern day slavery doesn’t exist but now I see that it’s still going on…I want to tell people that Human Trafficking is still happening in Ghana so people are aware of it and when those kind of people come to them...”
Emerging Voices Participant
WHAT WE DO
City hearts Africa is an independent NGO founded in 2015 from City Hearts UK, a charity that exist to help those whose lives have been torn apart by Human Trafficking and life controlling issues. City Hearts Africa was created to help meet the needs of vulnerable children and families in Accra Ghana.
Since 2015 we have worked with local communities and schools in Accra to support and sponsor vulnerable children who were affected by poverty.
Our Child Partnership Program (CPP) was designed to be part of the answer for a generation of children and youth caught in a cycle of vulnerability through poverty and inadequate education. The CPP offered extra curricula activity for young people increasing their aspirations and employability opportunities as well as working closely with the families to meet practical health and wellbeing needs such as housing and food.
In addition, City Hearts Africa has carried out research into the impact of arts and humanities based international development approaches to combating child trafficking in Ghana. This project was called Emerging Voices:
Watch the project Show Reel Here
Since April 2021 City Hearts started a new project Victim Support and Integration Programme (VSIP). The goal of City Hearts Africa is that the Victim Support and Integration Programme will help build improved and stronger Victim Support in Ghana, beginning in Accra. It will enable us to continue to work alongside local police, government shelters and other NGOs to increase the level of support given to victims of Human Trafficking in Ghana.
OUR VALUES
Integrity
We are accountable to the people we help as well as our donors and our contract holders and do everything with the utmost integrity.
Compassion
Our work is not bound by race, gender or sexuality. We treat every life equally and show compassion to those in need.
Persistence
We work continuously hard to develop solutions for those we help in order to gain the best outcomes.
Hopeful
We are hope filled, believing all things are possible in the lives of those we help.
Excellence
We carry an outstanding reputation developed through years of experience and a continual desire to progress and respond to the needs of those we help.
Empowerment
We offer programmes that foster independence and lasting change for those we help.
Various individuals helped through our safe house accommodation
1000
Mentored children through our partnership programme in Africa
100
Survivors of human trafficking through our outreach programmes.
2000
Caring for women with life issues in our restore residential programme.
100
Who We Are
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has the principal responsibility for fulfilment of City Hearts Africa (Ghana) vision, mission and the legal accountability for its operations. They accomplish their functions through regular monthly meetings. The Board is open to self-evaluation and regularly reviews our own composition to ensure constituent representation, and Board expertise and commitment. The Board of Directors of City Hearts Africa does not exist solely to fulfil legal duties and serve as a fiduciary of the organization’s assets. The Board of Directors also play very significant roles providing guidance to City Hearts Africa by contributing to the organization’s culture, strategic focus, effectiveness, and financial sustainability, as well as serving as ambassadors and advocates in our community.
Since March 2020, due to COVID-19, CHA has sadly been unable to operate the Child Partnership Programme (CPP) and Emerging Voices Project due to government regulations closing schools and stopping gatherings. However CHA was able to help the CPP families through the initial stages of crisis with emergency hampers and educational packs, which brought support and stability to the vast majority of our families in this very hard time