OAfrica

OrphanAid Africa's programs aim to reduce
child abandonment and family disintegration in Ghana.  Through OA initiatives, orphans and
vulnerable children can grow up in a safe and permanent family environment where
they are able to receive adequate care and protection.  Families are offered support to more
effectively care for their children, creating a more stable environment and opportunity for achievement both within the family as well as within the community.  
OAfrica’s Family Support Services program supports the most vulnerable families so they have the
means to take care of their own children as well as greater opportunities to become self-sufficient. The primary goals of FSS are:
Prevention: To prevent the disintegration of
families through linkages with strategies that strengthen families such as
Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) and National Health
Insurance programs, educational scholarships, food packages and other support
programs.
Reintegration: To find loving extended family
members who are able to create a caring and stable environment when the child
is separated from his or her parents.
Fostering: To find temporary care with
specially trained foster care providers who are able to create a caring and
stable environment for the child until a more permanent solution is available. OA has established a Foster Family Community (FFC) in order to adequately support children that cannot be immediately resettled with their extended families or adopted.