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Street Children Empowerment Foundation Presentation - 8th September 2021

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This document provides an overview of the Street Children Empowerment Foundation (SCEF) in Ghana. It summarizes SCEF's history, vision, mission, values, approach, impacts and strategic plan. Some key points include: SCEF was founded in 2010 and provides education support, skills training, and economic opportunities to empower street and vulnerable children in Accra. Its vision is for all children to reach their potential by 2030. SCEF's approach involves rescuing children, rehabilitating them, and reintegrating them with their families and schools. It also supports parents through livelihood and financial programs. SCEF's strategic plan focuses on advocacy, partnerships, empowerment and specific projects like

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Welcome! Akwaaba!
Content History of SCEF Vision, Mission and Values Our Approach Our Sustainability Plan Our Impacts Our Strategic Plan: SAPE Agenda 2030 Our Challenges
History of SCEF • SCEF was founded in 2010 by Paul Semeh inspired by his life also on the streets and during his national service at the Street Academy. • He started this a baseline study that revealed the following: • 36% of 356 children is street situations interviewed had barriers in accessing their rights to basic education in Accra. • These barriers falls within funding for required school equipment and tools like uniforms, school backpacks, exercise books, text books, and other forms of abuses. • Parents/guardians of children in street situations wanted opportunities to be self-reliant. • SCEF’s headquarters is at Palledium, James Town, Accra Central in Ghana and also registered in Germany, Finland and USA with the other country offices operating virtual office and fundraising roles.
Field Work in 2010 Petteri, a member of founding team, collecting information on the field in James Town Paul Semeh, Our Founder, collecting a child info on the field
We strive for all children, regardless of their differences, to have equal opportunities to reach their fullest potential by 2030. Vision
the lives of street and vulnerable children in Accra Central and any other areas in which we operate. We resolve that our work is done closely with children, their families, the schools they attend, and their communities through advocacy, educational support, complimentary education services, grass- roots enterprises, and local self-led, self-capitalized microfinance. Mission
Values Honesty and Confidentiality Trust is built with absolute truths and keeping the confidence of both partners. Accountability and Transparency Prudent use and records of income, expenses, and audited reports Professionalism Mutual respect for the dignity of all team members and participants identity. A professional attitude works to maintain good workplace. Passion Strong desire and dedication to serve the needs of vulnerable the direction of SCEF. Innovation Through collaboration and the passion of team members, SCEF in transforming the landscape for vulnerable children.
Our Approach SCEF’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate street children in Jamestown, Accra through a unique social work concept Rescue • Identify children walking about at school hours • Implement a background survey • Understand their challenges • Identify their parents/family to seek their consent Rehabilitate • Provide three months of basic literacy education • Engage in art and sports • Prepare entry into mainstream schools • Encourage family involvement by requiring contribution, regardless of size, in the form of school fees, uniforms, textbooks, etc. Reintegrate • 2 Primary forms: within mainstream schools and the family. • This builds family bonding and gives the child a sense of normalcy and belonging in a typical school setting. • Partner with other organizations to provide professional fellowships and mentorships
Sustainability Strategy In order to be sustainable, our direct interventions with children are coupled with support for parents and guardians. GOAL: Through involvement in sustainable social enterprise, the parents/guardians of our beneficiaries are empowered to take responsibility for the development and economic support of their children within 5 years of beginning the program: o Mobilize urban saving and loan circles for the parents/guardians of children in street situations . Through these groups, we educate families to understand the basics of escaping poverty. o Provide self help and life skills training workshops and on-on-one counselling in parenting, working smart, and saving to raise capital. These resources help invest parents in the education of their children as a route out of poverty and living within means. o Operate a parent-directed fair trade shop that serves as a collector of products, featuring grass-roots products and businesses from any parent.
Our Achievements In the last 10 years we have: • Rescued over 450 Street children • Mobilized about 10% of education resources from parents and guardians, demonstrating their commitment • Provided over 20,000 hours of supplementary literacy, art, sports, health, tutoring, and other forms of educational enrichment • Partnered with over 250 volunteers, coming from Ghana and abroad • Through our Learning Hub, provided a facility of educational and creative learning opportunities for over 10,000 children coming from the broader Jamestown community and central Accra
Our Strategic Plan
Street Children Empowerment Foundation Presentation - 8th September 2021
AREAS OF SCEF INTEREST SCEF believes and is working to achieve six (6) Sustainable Development Goals and have written our events to achieve them:
Pillar 1- Safeguard
Pillar 2 - Advocacy Key Focus Areas 1. right to basic education is properly implemented. 2. create awareness about the rights of children. 3. To lobby for effective policy and promote quality and holistic education across the community, Objectives 1. Increase social media 2. Partner with 5 advocacy groups 3. To make the right to childhood and education a national agenda item by 2023 4. Participate in at least one Global Climate Strike
Pillar 3 - Partnership
PILLAR 4 - EMPOWER SCEF focuses on the area of family development and the economic independence of guardians and families. We empower guardians through capacity building workshops, programs for economic development, and support groups to take responsibility and ownership of their own financial independence. Key Focus Areas  Establish stronger relationships with partner organizations in specific fields to develop more human capital in the areas of capacity building. These partnerships will lead to workshops and connections to ignite and unlock the full potential of our microenterprises.  Hosting activities that will enable parents to understand their rights and responsibilities as a parent of a street connected child in order to produce more accountability amongst parents.  Advocacy on rights of women and conventions  General life counseling  Life skills development
SAPE Programs and Projects Projects • CHaW • RIB • WASH CGE YASH Project
CHAW PROJECT (TheSmileHouse) 1 Mainstream Public School (Basic School) 2 Vocational training institutes for adolescents who find strength in vocational training AreaforRescue Areas in the Ashiedu Keteke sub metro The basic goals for the CHAW project Rescue 100 street connected children for this fiscal year Empower and sensitize parents during the rehabilitation process on the conditioning of their children Educate street connected children on Literacy, numeracy and basic life skills MODE OF IMPLEMENTATION 1.June – August : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 10 Street Connected Children 2.September – November : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 20 Street Connected Children 3.December – March : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 30 Street Connected Children 4.March – April : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 40 Street Connected Children Requirements for Mainstream Admission 1 3 Children from age 6 to 14 years Street Connected Children who find themselves in areas prone to street work or hazardous work. Children of street Connected Families. School requirements for Children
RIB Library Prefects and Librarian Training – 2 days Monitoring of schools – 1 week Donation of 1000 extra books to SCEF
Library prefects training for Rural school to be completed on 26th November and that for the Urban schools on 27th November 2020. Venues for the trainings have been secured and trainings done. Adedeinkpo Basic School - Urban Training Venue Odumprala Basic School – Rural Training venue
Book Aid intention to send extra 1000 books to SCEF to furnish our Learning Hub Library
Centre for Grassroots’ Enterprise (CGE) Operations • USLA: 3 Active groups of 28 women and few men • CGE Facility Rentals (RCAA Hall & Omanye Shop): CGE, Nursing College • Secretarial Services: soon to open to the general public. • Bank Accounts for CGE and USLA opened with UBA Bank. Online options underway. • Bakery : Hiring of a baker to run the shop and split profits with SCEF since this is our best option so far
YASH Project YASH seeks to promote adolescent sexual health among teenagers in Jamestown and Nima by encouraging human right to sex education in order to prevent issues such as teenage pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and single parenthood. A partnership between SCEF and UNFPA Yole Fellows is being solicited to facilitate an event on Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness on 19 November 2020.
YASH Workshop The workshop will take place at the Learning hub with Facilitators from UNFPA. They are coming along with Educational materials, T-Shirts for 30 participants.
Our Challenges In the last 10 years we encountered the following: • Guidance to define a full fledged project with SMART goal setting to Impact Street children • Resources to adequately measure impact and keep accurate records of the ins and outs of the Foundation. eg. Quick Books was not available for NGOs in Ghana until the Moracle story • Restriction from best fundraising websites, platforms and grants. E.g. PayPal, Global Giving, etc. • Lack of cooperation from key stakeholders and support from Ghana.
How we make our impact happen! • Become a godparent today! We are supported by individual regular donors (godparents) for SCEF to provide scholarships to help children in street situations claim their right to education and have a successful start to their life. • Making a Family Self-Reliant! We are actively working to get support from individuals and organizations to help us create safety nets and a vibrant family livelihood around each of the children that we serve to lift the entire community around the children we serve. This is mainly done through economic and livelihood empowerment activities reach children’s parents, guardians and other community members.  Become an team member! Join our enthusiastic team of volunteers and interns at the frontline of grassroots street/community work to serve children and families in street situations!  Advocate for street children! “Spreading the word” is a valuable contribution to our work and helps us find new supporters: one time donors; corporate donors/partners; etc.

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Street Children Empowerment Foundation Presentation - 8th September 2021

  • 2. Content History of SCEF Vision, Mission and Values Our Approach Our Sustainability Plan Our Impacts Our Strategic Plan: SAPE Agenda 2030 Our Challenges
  • 3. History of SCEF • SCEF was founded in 2010 by Paul Semeh inspired by his life also on the streets and during his national service at the Street Academy. • He started this a baseline study that revealed the following: • 36% of 356 children is street situations interviewed had barriers in accessing their rights to basic education in Accra. • These barriers falls within funding for required school equipment and tools like uniforms, school backpacks, exercise books, text books, and other forms of abuses. • Parents/guardians of children in street situations wanted opportunities to be self-reliant. • SCEF’s headquarters is at Palledium, James Town, Accra Central in Ghana and also registered in Germany, Finland and USA with the other country offices operating virtual office and fundraising roles.
  • 4. Field Work in 2010 Petteri, a member of founding team, collecting information on the field in James Town Paul Semeh, Our Founder, collecting a child info on the field
  • 5. We strive for all children, regardless of their differences, to have equal opportunities to reach their fullest potential by 2030. Vision
  • 6. the lives of street and vulnerable children in Accra Central and any other areas in which we operate. We resolve that our work is done closely with children, their families, the schools they attend, and their communities through advocacy, educational support, complimentary education services, grass- roots enterprises, and local self-led, self-capitalized microfinance. Mission
  • 7. Values Honesty and Confidentiality Trust is built with absolute truths and keeping the confidence of both partners. Accountability and Transparency Prudent use and records of income, expenses, and audited reports Professionalism Mutual respect for the dignity of all team members and participants identity. A professional attitude works to maintain good workplace. Passion Strong desire and dedication to serve the needs of vulnerable the direction of SCEF. Innovation Through collaboration and the passion of team members, SCEF in transforming the landscape for vulnerable children.
  • 8. Our Approach SCEF’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and reintegrate street children in Jamestown, Accra through a unique social work concept Rescue • Identify children walking about at school hours • Implement a background survey • Understand their challenges • Identify their parents/family to seek their consent Rehabilitate • Provide three months of basic literacy education • Engage in art and sports • Prepare entry into mainstream schools • Encourage family involvement by requiring contribution, regardless of size, in the form of school fees, uniforms, textbooks, etc. Reintegrate • 2 Primary forms: within mainstream schools and the family. • This builds family bonding and gives the child a sense of normalcy and belonging in a typical school setting. • Partner with other organizations to provide professional fellowships and mentorships
  • 9. Sustainability Strategy In order to be sustainable, our direct interventions with children are coupled with support for parents and guardians. GOAL: Through involvement in sustainable social enterprise, the parents/guardians of our beneficiaries are empowered to take responsibility for the development and economic support of their children within 5 years of beginning the program: o Mobilize urban saving and loan circles for the parents/guardians of children in street situations . Through these groups, we educate families to understand the basics of escaping poverty. o Provide self help and life skills training workshops and on-on-one counselling in parenting, working smart, and saving to raise capital. These resources help invest parents in the education of their children as a route out of poverty and living within means. o Operate a parent-directed fair trade shop that serves as a collector of products, featuring grass-roots products and businesses from any parent.
  • 10. Our Achievements In the last 10 years we have: • Rescued over 450 Street children • Mobilized about 10% of education resources from parents and guardians, demonstrating their commitment • Provided over 20,000 hours of supplementary literacy, art, sports, health, tutoring, and other forms of educational enrichment • Partnered with over 250 volunteers, coming from Ghana and abroad • Through our Learning Hub, provided a facility of educational and creative learning opportunities for over 10,000 children coming from the broader Jamestown community and central Accra
  • 13. AREAS OF SCEF INTEREST SCEF believes and is working to achieve six (6) Sustainable Development Goals and have written our events to achieve them:
  • 15. Pillar 2 - Advocacy Key Focus Areas 1. right to basic education is properly implemented. 2. create awareness about the rights of children. 3. To lobby for effective policy and promote quality and holistic education across the community, Objectives 1. Increase social media 2. Partner with 5 advocacy groups 3. To make the right to childhood and education a national agenda item by 2023 4. Participate in at least one Global Climate Strike
  • 16. Pillar 3 - Partnership
  • 17. PILLAR 4 - EMPOWER SCEF focuses on the area of family development and the economic independence of guardians and families. We empower guardians through capacity building workshops, programs for economic development, and support groups to take responsibility and ownership of their own financial independence. Key Focus Areas  Establish stronger relationships with partner organizations in specific fields to develop more human capital in the areas of capacity building. These partnerships will lead to workshops and connections to ignite and unlock the full potential of our microenterprises.  Hosting activities that will enable parents to understand their rights and responsibilities as a parent of a street connected child in order to produce more accountability amongst parents.  Advocacy on rights of women and conventions  General life counseling  Life skills development
  • 18. SAPE Programs and Projects Projects • CHaW • RIB • WASH CGE YASH Project
  • 19. CHAW PROJECT (TheSmileHouse) 1 Mainstream Public School (Basic School) 2 Vocational training institutes for adolescents who find strength in vocational training AreaforRescue Areas in the Ashiedu Keteke sub metro The basic goals for the CHAW project Rescue 100 street connected children for this fiscal year Empower and sensitize parents during the rehabilitation process on the conditioning of their children Educate street connected children on Literacy, numeracy and basic life skills MODE OF IMPLEMENTATION 1.June – August : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 10 Street Connected Children 2.September – November : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 20 Street Connected Children 3.December – March : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 30 Street Connected Children 4.March – April : Rescue and Rehabilitation of 40 Street Connected Children Requirements for Mainstream Admission 1 3 Children from age 6 to 14 years Street Connected Children who find themselves in areas prone to street work or hazardous work. Children of street Connected Families. School requirements for Children
  • 20. RIB Library Prefects and Librarian Training – 2 days Monitoring of schools – 1 week Donation of 1000 extra books to SCEF
  • 21. Library prefects training for Rural school to be completed on 26th November and that for the Urban schools on 27th November 2020. Venues for the trainings have been secured and trainings done. Adedeinkpo Basic School - Urban Training Venue Odumprala Basic School – Rural Training venue
  • 22. Book Aid intention to send extra 1000 books to SCEF to furnish our Learning Hub Library
  • 23. Centre for Grassroots’ Enterprise (CGE) Operations • USLA: 3 Active groups of 28 women and few men • CGE Facility Rentals (RCAA Hall & Omanye Shop): CGE, Nursing College • Secretarial Services: soon to open to the general public. • Bank Accounts for CGE and USLA opened with UBA Bank. Online options underway. • Bakery : Hiring of a baker to run the shop and split profits with SCEF since this is our best option so far
  • 24. YASH Project YASH seeks to promote adolescent sexual health among teenagers in Jamestown and Nima by encouraging human right to sex education in order to prevent issues such as teenage pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and single parenthood. A partnership between SCEF and UNFPA Yole Fellows is being solicited to facilitate an event on Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness on 19 November 2020.
  • 25. YASH Workshop The workshop will take place at the Learning hub with Facilitators from UNFPA. They are coming along with Educational materials, T-Shirts for 30 participants.
  • 26. Our Challenges In the last 10 years we encountered the following: • Guidance to define a full fledged project with SMART goal setting to Impact Street children • Resources to adequately measure impact and keep accurate records of the ins and outs of the Foundation. eg. Quick Books was not available for NGOs in Ghana until the Moracle story • Restriction from best fundraising websites, platforms and grants. E.g. PayPal, Global Giving, etc. • Lack of cooperation from key stakeholders and support from Ghana.
  • 27. How we make our impact happen! • Become a godparent today! We are supported by individual regular donors (godparents) for SCEF to provide scholarships to help children in street situations claim their right to education and have a successful start to their life. • Making a Family Self-Reliant! We are actively working to get support from individuals and organizations to help us create safety nets and a vibrant family livelihood around each of the children that we serve to lift the entire community around the children we serve. This is mainly done through economic and livelihood empowerment activities reach children’s parents, guardians and other community members.  Become an team member! Join our enthusiastic team of volunteers and interns at the frontline of grassroots street/community work to serve children and families in street situations!  Advocate for street children! “Spreading the word” is a valuable contribution to our work and helps us find new supporters: one time donors; corporate donors/partners; etc.

Editor's Notes

  1. Update this slide with details from CHaW Program
  2. Update this slide with latest activities at CGE
  3. Update this slide with facts from Evaluation Report
  4. Update this slide with facts from Evaluation Report