First Pediatric Health Screening
On Saturday, 17 December 2016, Kaya Childcare held our very first paediatric health screening for 0 to 5 year old children of the Kayayo women at Madina, Accra. We successfully screened 87 kids aged 0 to 3, and had about 20 mothers still waiting in line when it got dark. The purpose of the pediatric health screening was […]
Where and how it all started
How did we come to even think of this problem you ask? My sister (Gracelove) and I were driving down the busy market street in Madina, Accra and as usual there were the Kayayoo with their heavy loads and their babies on their backs; working as hard as ever. For the rest of the drive, our […]
On a path to empathy: Our first visit
On 30th and 31st January, 2016 our core team with help from Nepeti (a fellow faculty at Ashesi University) went to look for and interact with the Madina Kayayoo in their community for the first time. We found about 150 women between ages 15 and 48 and many kids. The women we interacted with were amazing […]
Kaya ChildCare Founder, Rose Dodd: on creating a safe space for the children of kayayei
or most head porters (known as kayayoo, plural:kayayei) in Accra’s market places, after migrating from the rural areas in Northern Ghana to the urban centers of the south, they have to contend with harsh economic and opportunity constraints to survive. On a daily basis, they are exposed to several risks, including theft, rape and numerous […]
MasterCard Foundation scholars build toys for Kaya ChildCare
A vital part of the MasterCard Foundation scholarship program is the Give Back component — an initiative that gives scholars the opportunity to give back to their communities through volunteering community service as well as other forms of experiential learning. Over the summer break, a group of MasterCard Foundation scholars teamed up with members of Kaya Childcare Centre, an […]
