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We provide a safe space for the child away from the busy market where the mother works, to allow the mother to have the peace-of-mind to grow her business.
KCC is now a member of the Global Schools Forum
We join a network of 113 organisations spanning 60 countries globally, collectively running or supporting more than 237,143 schools who provide quality education to over 19.7 million children.
The Early Learning Content Box Project
Over 17 months, the project engaged kayayei and hawking mothers to design and create early learning content boxes filled with simple handmade manipulatives for children aged 1 to 6 for independent learning through play in a flexible, inclusive, and sustainable manner without using digital technology.
KCC’s 4th Graduation Ceremony
This event marked a momentous occasion for us, as it bore witness to the largest cohort of graduates since the inception of KCC.
Since our establishment in 2016, KCC has been unwavering in its dedication to improving the lives of children in the Madina community, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, including children of Kayayoo mothers and other market workers.
Exploring New Innovations
In collaboration with a grant organization, Kaya ChildCare is currently testing new ways to engage the mothers and other Kayayoo in the design of childcare solutions for their children, while teaching them new skills for possible job creation. We hope lessons from...
We #ChooseToChallenge the definition of strength and beauty: International women’s month 2021
Make-up, high heels or nice clothes do not beauty define. An air-conditioned office, a car or a nice house does not strength define. Strength and beauty lies also in perseverance in the face of barriers put up by culture, and discrimination due to perceived...
Remote learning in the slums during Covid: Engaging Kayayoo children under 6yrs old
At Kaya ChildCare, we did not given up looking for ways to keep our children's development on course during COVID-19 school closures. By innovating around uniquely designed content boxes, we are bringing learning into the slums and markets where our...
Hear from our mothers!
Fatima's mother, Khadija, too many times experienced the fear that comes from thinking you lost your child. She had to search for her lost 3 year old one too many times in the open market in Madina, Accra. The Madina Market: Read more about the Kayayoo of...
We’re speaking at TEDx ED this June!
And our topic is: "The Kayayoo's Child: A square peg in an early education system of round holes" On June 1st, 2019, We have an amazing opportunity to share in the first TEDx Education in Ghana. Early Childhood Education is vital to building our society... And...
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...
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....
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...
Kaya ChildCare Founder, Rose Dodd : on creating a safe space for the children of kayayei
For 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...
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...