Challenging Heights

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EDUCATION FOR ALL We provide early childhood
and elementary education for children
in underserved communities.. DONATE NOW Rescue & PROTECTION Holistic rehabilitation of trafficked
children physical health, education,
behaviour, trauma-sensitive support. DONATE NOW Livelihood PROGRAMS From training programs to infrastructure
and finance – creating opportunities
so women & youth can earn, thrive,
and end child exploitation. DONATE NOW advocacy PROGRAMS Advocacy that transforms: promoting
children’s rights, mobilising media, and
influencing policy for lasting protection. DONATE NOW

Giving children freedom, healing, and hope for a brighter future

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Namibia
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South Africa
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about challenging heights

Preventing trafficking and children's right in Ghana

Challenging Heights is a non-profit, non-governmental organization in Ghana that works to protect human rights and the environment. 

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RESCUE & RECOVERY

We rescue and provide comprehensive rehabilitation to trafficked children.

PREVENTION

We identify the root causes of child trafficking in the communities where we work and address them through a variety of programmes....

ADVOCACY

We are vocal advocates of human rights and engage with governments, civil society organisations, media and other stakeholders to protect them.

We are ending child trafficking
in Ghana within the next
five years.

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Impact Stories of Change
Now a seamstress apprentice, Ruth has hope for her future!

Now a seamstress apprentice, Ruth has hope for her future!

Years as a domestic servant for fishermen on Lake Volta, Ruth knew cooking and washing. She would take boat trips into Yeji from her small village each Sunday to buy foodstuff for the week. Her master, who was also her grandmother, verbally abused her constantly, and she expected insults from the least provocation. She knew […]

After five attempts, Kodjo agreed to a rescue

After five attempts, Kodjo agreed to a rescue

He’d heard of Challenging Heights and the work they did to take children working on Lake Volta away from their labour, but he turned away their efforts to rescue him at least three or four times before he arrived at the Hovde House Rehabilitation Shelter. The 18 year-old we’ll call Kodjo, to protect his identity, […]

From a life of work, afraid of drowning, to a hopeful future in school

From a life of work, afraid of drowning, to a hopeful future in school

Having seen another boy drown while diving into the lake to untangle a net caught on a tree underwater, Kow was very frightened that the same thing would happen to him as he worked.  With a slight build, Kow looks far younger than the 14 years he says he will soon turn. He’s been at […]

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