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About MACLE CV

About MACLE CV

learn about Mothers Against Child Labour and Exploitation
Mothers Against Child Labour and Exploitation (MACLE) is a non-profit organization established in Ghana to support vulnerable children and their families. Registered as a company limited by guarantee in October 2022. MACLE aims to provide a collaborative and coordinated response to protect and promote the rights of children as enshrined in the Children's Act, Ghana and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child treaty. The organization works with local authorities, social welfare departments, and civil society organizations to create safe and supportive environments for children and women, including those affected by HIV/AIDS, and provide counseling and psychosocial support to improve their well-being, growth, and development.

Our Mission

To support the ambition of the Ghana Government in building and improving the welfare of children, especially children in child labour and at risk of being in child labour, child trafficking, and the marginalised, in the quest to creating child labour free zone.

Our Vision

The organisation envisages a just and democratic society, where children, women and the youth will have a voice and their potentials are honed to achieve sustainable livelihood and be socially responsible.
Priority Areas

Priority Areas

To provide collaborative and coordinated solutions to build, promote and protect the rights of children as captured in the Children Act of Ghana, 1998 and the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child .

To provide collaborative and coordinated solutions to build, promote and protect the rights of children as captured in the Children Act of Ghana, 1998 and the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child .

To create a safe and supportive environment for children and wo(men).

To create a safe and supportive environment for children and wo(men).

To provide a safety net for street adolescent mothers, children, and youth to realise their full potential.

To provide a safety net for street adolescent mothers, children, and youth to realise their full potential.

To provide counselling and psychological rehabilitation to children who have been sexually abused and exploited, and families affected by, infected with or children made vulnerable through HIV/AIDS.

To provide counselling and psychological rehabilitation to children who have been sexually abused and exploited, and families affected by, infected with or children made vulnerable through HIV/AIDS.

21% of children aged 5-17 years are engaged in child labour in Ghana

21% of children aged 5-17 years are engaged in child labour in Ghana

Our Team

Our Team

Meet profesionals
Prosper Rackson- Executive Secretary
Prosper Rackson
Executive Director
Mr. Phillis Kwame Badu
Mr. Phillis Kwame Badu
Chairman
Emmanuel Osei Owusu
Mr. Emmanuel Osei Owusu
Member
Rev. Laud Korku Senanu
Rev. Laud Korku Senanu
Member
Have any Question?

Have any Question?

Frequently asked questions

According to the Children Act (560), A “child” is a person below the age of eighteen (18) years.

According to the ILO and the Children’s Act of Ghana, Child Labour refers to work that deprives children (any person under 18) of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and/or mental development.

According to the Ghana statistical Service, 21% of children between the ages of 5-17 years are engaged in child labour.