We are honored to be a subrecipient of USAID, and so grateful to be featured in this article by them: https://lnkd.in/gtUQRxjs We work to end child trafficking, forced labor, and marriage leveraging traditional systems in communities and families to change behaviors and together develop the whole.
Volta Resilient Foundation
Civic and Social Organizations
PO Box AF 012, Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region 185 followers
Community Based Development
About us
Volta Revival is a grass roots non profit based in Ada Foah, Ghana which works with local change makers to establish healthier, stronger, and more educated communities with the goal of ending child trafficking and forced labor in Ghana. We practice holistic community driven development which integrates direct aid, education, and long term development projects with partner communities to produce sustainable programs which improve overall community health, awareness, ressources, and creativity. Our main initiatives include: -Liberate Me anti-trafficking and forced labor rescue and rehabilitation program -Water is Life which provides pure water filters to schools and communities in partnership with LifeStraw -MUTUKU project which aims to reverse and re-create the mangrove deforestation supply chain by providing income alternatives, collaboration, and training programs, alongside mass planting.
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https://linktr.ee/voltaresilient
External link for Volta Resilient Foundation
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- PO Box AF 012, Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Direct Services, Anti-human Trafficking and Slavery, Trauma Informed Mentorship, Intervention, and Education
Locations
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PO Box AF 012, Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region, GH
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Bend, Oregon 97701, US
Employees at Volta Resilient Foundation
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Mershack Aklie
Executive Director at Volta Revival Foundation a community-based holistic development NGO | Anti-Child Labor & Trafficking | Water is Life I Mangrove…
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Michael Kwadwo Boateng
University of Ghana
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Emmanuel Dwomor
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Winfred Tetteh Osabutey
| Water Is Life Manager at Volta Revival Foundation| National Service PBC LIMITED ( COCOA PRODUCE BUYING COMPANY) | Student Leader | Student Activist…
Updates
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Our organization is working to promote diversity and inclusion by creating a welcoming environment for everyone. We have programs and policies that encourage people from different backgrounds to join us. We also provide training to help everyone understand and appreciate each other's differences. Additionally, we celebrate various cultures and perspectives to ensure everyone feels valued and included. Our organization was build on three key pillars, Love for the Community, Love for our People and Love for Mother Nature.
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Volta Resilient Foundation reposted this
95 children freed from forced labor and trafficking, 95 children who have been given the opportunity for education and to build the lives of their dreams. 95 and still counting. Learn more and donate at www.voltarevival.org
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So grateful to be featured on Freedom Collaborative!
The large number of children involved in Ghana’s fishing industry has been of concern to the Ghanaian Government, development partners, and CSOs for a number of years. According to an ILO/IPEC study, several thousand children in the Lake Volta area are involved in fishing-related activities and the majority are unpaid, do not have contracts, and often engage in hazardous tasks. And, while there is little independent data on the pervasiveness of child-trafficking in the area, vulnerability factors such as poverty and limited educational opportunities are certainly present. One barrier to tackling child protection issues is the perception that children should learn the family trade and contribute economically to the household; 300,000 people rely on fishing and its related industries for their livelihoods, and traditional skills are handed down through an informal apprenticeship system in which young people learn from adult fishers – often, but not always, family members. Given the complex social issues involved, external interventions alone cannot solve the problem. Instead, a grassroots organization, Volta Revival Foundation, is working to end child trafficking, forced labour, and other forms of exploitation through a community-based approach that uses peer-to-peer education, child empowerment, and family support to alter patterns of beliefs and behaviors and challenge exploitative practices. Read more in this week’s newsletter, along with further updates from the anti-trafficking sector.