The Potters Village
Dodowa, Greater Accra, Ghana
About
Founded in 2000, The Potters Village is a non-governmental organisation based in Dodowa, Ghana working on children & youth, education, health +3 more.
The Potters Village is a Christian non-governmental, non-profit organisation based in Dodowa, Greater Accra, Ghana. It provides care, shelter and support for orphaned and vulnerable children, as well as abused women, and works to prevent family separation through community support for vulnerable families and single mothers. Its activities include residential care, education (formal and alternative), vocational training, financial literacy, healthcare, counselling, and parenting awareness outreach. It serves people in deprived communities in Accra and other parts of Ghana. The organisation was established in May 2000 by the late Dr. Mrs. Jane Irina Adu and is registered in Ghana as a non-profit entity and recognised by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development.
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Parents Awareness Program
Community development · Ghana
Educates parents and families on effective childcare, family and child-raising principles, guided by the theme 'Its 8 p.m., where is your child?'.
Youth Empowerment Initiative
Children & Youth · Ghana
Supports young people with education, health, emotional guidance, counselling and life skills to prepare for self-sufficiency.
Girls Dormitory and Centre for Battered Women
Gender equality · Ghana
Provides a safe space and shelter for girls in care and women who have suffered abuse.
Bakery Business
Employment & Skills · Ghana
Trains and empowers women and youth through a bakery enterprise.
Sponsor A Child
Children & Youth · Ghana
Child sponsorship scheme supporting vulnerable children in care and in the community.
Community School
Education · Ghana
Provides quality education to children in its care and in the surrounding community.
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