Partnership for Family Strengthening (PFS) is a Christian NGO which exists to implement action and advocate for child and family welfare. Established to ensure the prevention of family breakdown as they support the Reform of Care across the globe, PFS is strategically working in partnership with communities in Ghana to develop community-based family preservation, child protection and alternative care solutions for all community members. They are also working for a future with stronger families by mentoring young adults and engaging partners through advocacy to transform the child protection system in Ghana.
Where they operate
Headquarters Location
P. O. Box LG 293 Legon
Accra
Ghana
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
What They Do
PFS firmly supports de-institutionalization and works to help care leavers reintegrate successfully into society and develop healthily into responsible adults. PFS is a member of Transform Alliance Africa, a growing network of Child-welfare organizations from various countries across Africa facilitated by Hope and Homes for Children, whose mission is to be the catalyst that will end institutional care of children in Africa by bringing together our collective voices, knowledge, practice and experience to strengthen families and which works towards a vision that one day, in an Africa free of institutional care, all children will belong and grow up in a safe and loving family.
PFS is currently contributing to Child Care Reform in Ghana by advocating for & supporting the ‘FIVE-YEAR ROAD MAP FOR THE CLOSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR CHILDREN IN GHANA’ being implemented by the Care Reform Initiative under the Department of Social Welfare within the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
They work in partnership with the Department of Children, Bethany Christian Services, the CSO Working Group on Foster Care and Adoptions (FOSCA); the Better Care for Children Committee; FBOs, and other NGOs working to achieve these goals. They also advocate as the deliberate invested effort in the process of engaging stakeholders, decision-makers and other concerned people to influence behavior, practices and legislation to support and implement actions in line with their stated objectives.