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Children at Risk of Separation	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Children engaged in Child Labor UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children with Disabilities UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Left Behind Children (Migration) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,' 2010 Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 32,000 children Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs and UNICEF Ghana, SITAN, p. 62, 2010 Street Connected Children 50,000 children Apt, N.A., E.Q. Blavo and S.K. Opoku, S.K., ‘Problems and Prospects of Street Children’, ch. 6 in Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report, Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, produced for the Department of Social Welfare and Save the Children Children experiencing violence UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in conflict with the law UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children in hard to reach areas UNICEF et al., Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child Protection System, 2011 Children experiencing family breakdown Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children of parents with limited capacity to care for their children Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system’ Children experiencing disintegration of traditional family structures and mechanisms (i.e. shift from matriarchal households) Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010 Children with incarcerated parents Government of Republic of Ghana, Department of Social Welfare, National Standards for Residential Homes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana, 2010. See also Galama, ‘The NGOs are breaking down our system,’ 2010	Children living below poverty line 28.2 % National Development Planning Commission, 2020 Children engaged in Child Labor Children with Disabilities Left Behind Children (Migration) Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 26,000 Children UNAIDS Street Connected Children 61,492 Children Department of Social Welfare. 2011. Census on street children in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Children experiencing violence 94 % Data source: MICS 2017/18 Children in Conflict with the Law	Children living below poverty line 28.2 % National Development Planning Commission, 2020 Children engaged in Child Labor Children with Disabilities Left Behind Children (Migration) Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 26,000 Children UNAIDS Street Connected Children 61,492 Children Department of Social Welfare. 2011. Census on street children in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Children experiencing violence 94 % Data source: MICS 2017/18 Children in Conflict with the Law	Children living below poverty line 28.2 % National Development Planning Commission, 2020 Children engaged in Child Labor Children with Disabilities Left Behind Children (Migration) Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 26,000 Children UNAIDS Street Connected Children 61,492 Children Department of Social Welfare. 2011. Census on street children in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Children experiencing violence 94 % Data source: MICS 2017/18 Children in Conflict with the Law	Children living below poverty line 28.2 % National Development Planning Commission, 2020 Children engaged in Child Labor Children with Disabilities Left Behind Children (Migration) Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 26,000 Children UNAIDS Street Connected Children 61,492 Children Department of Social Welfare. 2011. Census on street children in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Children experiencing violence 94 % Data source: MICS 2017/18 Children in Conflict with the Law	Children living below poverty line 28.2 % National Development Planning Commission, 2020 Children engaged in Child Labor Children with Disabilities Left Behind Children (Migration) Ethnic Minority children Children affected by HIV 26,000 Children UNAIDS Street Connected Children 61,492 Children Department of Social Welfare. 2011. Census on street children in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Children experiencing violence 94 % Data source: MICS 2017/18 Children in Conflict with the Law