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ANNUAL
IMPACT
REPORT
2019
A Photo Essay by Eric Don Arthur
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WHO DO
WE SERVE?
OAfrica exists to support vulnerable
children and their families in Ghana.
Our programmes empower children
and young adults in need of care and
protection due to institutionalization,
abandonment, neglect, disability
or abuse. We accomplish this by
strengthening families and reintegrating
separated children whose rights have
been compromised due to poverty,
violence, trafficking, disease and
discrimination into safe, stable and loving
households.
We provide the following core services
to beneficiaries on our support:
TRIBUTE
• Tracing and Reunification of
Separated Children
TO PLATINI • Support to Foster Families
• Specialised Foster Care
• Social Worker Visits
• Income Generating Activities
Sadly, in November we lost our powerful champion • Counselling Services to Families
of Child Rights Advocacy. He was a spokesperson • Positive Parenting Training
for OAfrica for 15 years and stood for a violence-free • Educational Support
society for children and carried out his work with great • Medical Support
passion and integrity. • Support for Families Living with HIV
• Cash Transfers
• Accommodation Support
• Utilities
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All the children and young adults
supported today entered the programme
because they met at least 3 of the
following criteria for inclusion:
• Abandoned/risk of being abandoned
• Abused
• Affected or Infected with HIV AIDS
• At Risk of Being Institutionalized
• Caregiver or Parent Mentally Ill
• Child in Need of Alternative
Family Care
• Single or Double Orphan
• Ex-foster Care Resident
• Ex-orphanage Resident or
Residents of Other Institutions
• Institutionalized
•
•
•
Learning Difficulties
Living on the Streets
Neglected
• Out of School
• Placement Failed
• Unable to Pay School Fees
• With Special Needs
• Victims of Child Labour
• In Conflict With the Law
• Victims of Trafficking
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CONTENTS
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Who Do We Young Adults
Serve / Tribute Support
to Platini Services

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Message Foster
From The Family
CEO Care

MESSAGE
FROM THE CEO
04 #KidsOurFuture
12 Major
Contributors

In 2019 we championed our advocacy campaign #KidsOurFuture, supported by the European 05

Mission,
Vision,
Values 13 Leadership

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Union, to effectuate grassroots change with 14 child rights workshops, throughout Ghana. The
campaign culminated in the biggest NGO forum the country has ever seen, the Ghana NGO Family Unaudited
Forum, held on the 1st of October 2019, at the University of Ghana, bringing together over 800 Support
participants from 377 child centered NGOs’ and CSO’s. Financial
Services Statements

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It became evident during the forum discussions that the inadequate budget allocation for children
as well as governments’ failure to release the total allocated budget were key factors that presented Care Unaudited
major challenges for all those working with children. Out of 72.6 million only 33.1% was disbursed Financial
for child protection (2017 Unicef child protection budget brief). Reform
Initiative Statements
Continued

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Our EU funded research by the Department Of Children, showed that children in Ghana are still

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experiencing unacceptable levels of physical violence at home with 50.8% disciplined through
caning and whipping, and 7.7%, by physical punishment with bare hands. We therefore focused Special
our 2019 campaign on bringing this to the attention of all stakeholders, the media, government and Needs Contact Us
the general public. We call on all Ghanaians to fight for a society that prioritizes care and protection
of children.

Our core programs, significantly reduced vulnerabilities for 47 children - proof that our interventions
are most definitely life changing - as well as 58 young adults who were given access to both
secondary and tertiary education through our initiatives. We are so proud of them!

Join the OAfrica family and support our cause!

Robert Dakwa
CEO OAfrica
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OUR OUR OUR

MISSION VISION VALUES
OAfrica empowers vulnerable children and young OAfrica is committed to Care Reform Child-centered
people whose rights have been compromised due and to ensuring that children grow up Family-oriented
to institutionalization, poverty, violence, trafficking, in safe, permanent family settings with Child Participation
HIV/AIDS, abuse and discrimination. We help them appropriate care and protection and Pro Poor
become productive members of their communities with equal rights and opportunities Gender Equality
by strengthening families and reintegrating them Promotion Of Autonomy
into safe, stable and loving environments. Non-Discrimination
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FAMILY
SUPPORT
SERVICES
We focus on keeping children out of orphanages and in families. With the right kind of support,
families can stay together.
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CARE
REFORM
INITIATIVE
We focus on building resilience through advocacy trainings and awareness campaigns to effect grassroots change.
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SPECIAL
NEEDS
We currently support 17 children and young adults with complex special needs.
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SPECIAL
NEEDS
These children with complex special needs live in a dedicated foster home with 24/7 care.
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YOUNG
ADULT SUPPORT
SERVICES
We empower young adults to realise their full potential with financial support and career counselling.
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FOSTER
FAMILY
CARE
For children who cannot live with their biological family foster care is the best alternative.
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS 2019

Goodwill Ambassadors GHANA

Francis Norman
Melcom Ghana Ltd
SPAIN
Humex
Monica Espadaler
Sánchez
Laura Leal Hernández
Linda Digiogia Moscato
ITALY
Angela Missoni
Baglioni Hotels SpA
M. Jean Luc Marchetti
M. & Mme François Berger
Mlle Sylviane Gauluet
Jobtronics Co. Ltd Mercedes Vilardell Lola Hosta Pivat Cambiaghi Srl Mme Chantal Gregoire
OAfrica would like to thank our Goodwill Ambassadors from Felicia Akakpo
Make A Child Smile
The Others Pharmacy Sl
Fundacio Barcelo
Lourdes Panizo Colom
Luis Florencio Extarri
Fondazione Achille e Giulia
Boroli
M. & Mme D Jeandot
M. Yannick Halter
around the world who have dedicated incredible talent, time and International Workplace Group Elia Gloria Reyes Navarro Mª Del Carmen Martín Armas Fondazione Ai.Bi. Mme Sylvie Lejeune
finances to the children and families of our organization COLLABORATORS
Sonia Barrajón Martínez
Fernando Masia Marti
Mª Pilar Ramos Hernández
Macrisa Yolanda Busato Prieto
Fondazione Child Priority
Fondazione Nuovo Fiore in Africa
M. André Buu Sao
Mme Fawzia Halter
Challenging Heights (Unicef Project) Alba Argemi Maldonado Maite Luzarraga Arguinzoniz Fondazione Prima Spes Onlus Mme Marie Anne Picolet
European Union (EU Project) Alegría Gutiérrez Serna María Angeles Cidoncha Margherita Maccapani Missoni Mlle Anne Laure Meilland
FOSCA Alicia Mercedes Medina Díaz Rodríguez Il Gabbiano SpA Mme Françoise Stephan
Ghana Philanthropy Forum Ana Santin Moya María Carmen Carrasco La Tenda Milano M. Anton Erni
IBIS Styles Accra Andoni Urrutia Gorostiaga María De Las Mercedes Luca Magni M. Christophe Rebeccu
St. Peters Mission School Angélica Ammar Bennasar Le-Senne Otto per Mille della Chiesa M. & Mme Jean Louis Briand
Aurora Lana María Del Campo Maestro Valdese - Unione delle Chiese M. Francis Carrier
USA Beatriz Torre Villaverde María Esther Artiles Ruano Metodiste e Valdesi Mme Mireille Edu
Carlson Family Foundation Blanca María Manzano María Martín Bonet Papusse Milano Mme Monique Mary
Theresa Ginori Muñoz María Rosa Martínez Najas The Circle Italia Mme Hélène Vue
Michelle Huntting Blanca Muñiz Mariana Bravo De Laguna Romero Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA Mme Monique Bourlet Martinez
Faty Bates Carlos Herrero Moya Maribel Carrasco Jiménez 5x1000 donors and individual M. & Mme Stéphane Baudena
Maerten Carmen Bayod Josep Zapata Gomez - Merce donors Mme Marie Thérèse Liaigre
Pelle Carmen González Martín Llaveria Díaz Mlle Virginie Kuntzmann
Victoria Abril Inés de la Fressange Rossy de Palma
a Ramos Decuadros Christopher Wunderlich Mercedes De Llanos Ordóñez IN KIND M. Christophe Ravot
France France Spain Sandy Stutsman Clara Rosa Del Collado Nuevo Mireia Núñez De Prado I Escarra BDO Italia SpA M. Paul Debontridder
Vallee Cleto Barreiro Sorrivas Miriam Pérez Seoane Grafiche dell’Artiere Srl M. & Mme Jean Louis Lacam
Patrickbousquetchavanne Dácil Marrero Santana Miriam Vernet Forrellat Missoni SpA Mme Isobel Faessel Stewart
Teresa Lenihan David Gallego Lobato Modesto González Mestre SailingAndSea
Marc Guichard Dolores Barragán Camara Mónica Murga Montesinos SWITZERLAND
Michele Rebai Enriqueta Bosch Pascual Natalia Roncancio Medina FRANCE Katie Kennedy Perez
Aurelie Jonquet Erica Maria Mayor Rivero Nuria Gil Ventura Clarins La Boutique Du Soalange Demole
Rachel Stefano Ernesto Obrador Gil Patricia Ballabriga Martínez-Mari Personnel De Paris Et Pontoise Eleonore Asomani
Timathi Szemplinski Eva García Gutiérrez Patricia Ponce Vázquez Mark Gibson Davies
Mahsa Abadian Eva Schmidt Dios Rafael Ruigomez Collantes Mme Sara Amos GERMANY
Tom Johnson Fernando Del Alisal Rocío González Lovelle Mme Carmen Duran BG Phoenics GmbH & employees
Claudia Nembri Rodríguez Rosa Andrés Ribas M. Thavamohan Thève el-spec GmbH
Jonathanhooker Fernando Toscano Benítez Rosalía Carazo García Thavasothy Christian Gauch Ingenieurbüro
Margherita Missoni Eric Don Arthur Blanca Li Anekleinemeier Francesca Hosta Pivat Salvador Doblas Ramírez Sci Timax M. Philippe Zublena klara apotheke
Italy Ghana France Bernard Kufuor Francisco Trenado Galindo Sandra Pujadas Olano Dr Laurent Bourmaud LOUIS INTERNET, K.-Ulrich
Michellehuntting Gracia Patricia Quintana Perez Santiago García Bermejo M. Patrick Odje Louis e.K.
Francescoventuri Guido Boving Santiago Rodríguez Sánchez Mme Marie Claude Hoarau
Angelica Ammar Immaculada Esteban Soria Sergio Volturo Scp Serge Denouault Et F. Our individual donors
Regan Watson Itziar Elexpuru Albizuri Seyte Carpar S.l. Hanniet
Ando Stephanie Javier Moreno Pascual Silvia Fernández Quiroga M. Charles Edouard Ladriere Annual Report photos:
Ioana Ciucu Javier Salvado Monreal Susana Quevedo Bergillos M. & Mme Serge Denouault Eric Don Arthur
Reem Maziq Jerónimo González Gargallo Timo Buetefisch Mme Danielle Jaisson Annual Report graphic design:
Elisabetta Ricci Jesús Bravo Jimenez Vicente Santos Romero M. Joseph François Bitsch SkidMichaels
Simonetta Stabile Jesús Martín Oya Victoria González De Mendoza M. Renato Bertozzi Printing:
Carlo Bosco Jordi Roca Viladrich Yolanda Estany Miravitlles M. Arnaud Humblot Grafiche dell’Artiere S.r.l
Leopold Walde José Ignacio Gargallo Del Rio Inmaculada Escalona Rios Mme Judith Loeb Mansour Proofreading:
Valentina Gentile José Victor Díaz Varela Esportiva Artos M. & Mme Richard Zietek Gerald Fannon
Emanuela Cisini Josina Llera Fuello Ana Diaz Suner M. & Mme Vincent Thiriet
Marcel Desailly Loles Leon Joselyn Dumas Clelia Pasqui Juan Luis Libano Margarita Lozares Mme Elisabeth Girardot
International Spain Ghana Chiara Gironi Torrontegui Masi Cantos M. Alain Segabiot
Giandonato Cali Juan Rafols Raventós Maria Alesanco Llaneza Mme Karine Pénin
Amazon Smile Juana Esther Valladares Isabel Fernandez Mme Catherine Greff
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LEADERSHIP

International Management Team 2002

OAfrica Spain
2003
OAfrica Italy
2007
OAfrica Germany
Advisory Board Ghana CIF: G 62986971 2010/21622 117/110/10566

President Chief Executive Officer BOARD BOARD BOARD

Lisa Lovatt-Smith Robert Dakwa Jonathan Hooker Margherita Maccapani Anja Ruettermann
Ed Asante President Missoni Amos President
Jonathan Hooker Chief Development Officer Lisa Lovatt Smith President Petra-Alexa Heinze
Luca Magni Niranjana Singaperumal Treasurer Lisa Lovatt-Smith Carsten Jeremias
Jamil Maraby Patricia Boving (until November) Vice-President
Young Adult Support Services Manager Sonia Barrajon (from November) Luca Magni
Francis Anipah Secretary Secretary
2002 Mercedes Vilardell
OAfrica Ghana Chief Financial Officer Vocal OPERATIONS
Jacob Poula (from August) Francesca Pinto
NGO No: 1951 Fundraising & Advocacy Manager
President Family Support Services Manager
Jacinta Atakora VOLUNTEER STAFF
Lisa Lovatt-Smith
Ernesta Pedone
Advocacy Manager Public Relations
Executive Committee
Jamil Maraby Platini Ashiagbor(until June 2019)
Akubori Lawrence
Emmanuel Sorogo Chief Communications Officer 2003
Lisa Gibson
2007
OAfrica France OAfrica USA
Secretary 477 998 850 00010 56-2617512
Ebenezer Assumang
BOARD BOARD
Lisa Lovatt-Smith
Certificates and President
Terry Oppong
President
Associations Gerlinde Hobel
Vice-President
Nana Brew Hammond
Vice President
Didier Hassan Edward Asante
Better Care for Children
Treasurer Secretary
Committee (previously Orphans
and Vulnerable Children Denise Powell
OPERATIONS Ashley Adam
Committee) of the Government of
Isabelle Mollat du Jourdin
Ghana
(from March) ADVISORY BOARD
Fundraising & Advocacy Manager Ashley Rhodes-Couter
Ghana Association of Social
Workers Dr. Rebecca Davis

Coalition of NGOs on the Rights

of the Child
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2019 OA Ghana Consolidated Accounts (GHC)**

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (GHC)*
Income 3,059,129
International donations (OA offices abroad) 1,927,414
Local Donations & Other Income - Ghana 1,131,715
Project Expenses 2,692,841
EU Advocacy Project 1,034,591
Fundraising / Sustainability 689,144
Young Adults Services 346,088
Family Support Services 290,505
Special Children’s Unit 258,975
Foster Family Services 40,130
General expenses 18,031
Telephone and communication 6,235
Licence and fees 3,144
Utilities 2,318
Repairs and Maintenance 200
Care Reform Initiative 2,400
Workshops and meetings 1,080
Administrative Expenses 53,984
Transport Expenses 5,813
Other professional fees 1,652
Bank and interest charges 4,519
Audit fees 42,000
Administrative Staff Expenses 245,294
Salaries and wages 245,294
Depreciation Expenses 36,933

Total Expenditure 3,029,052

Surplus / (Deficit) 30,077
Balance at 1 January 135,123
Balance at 31 December 165,200
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Summary in Euros* 2019

Consolidated accounts for OA fundraising branches in France,
Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States.
USA currencies were converted to euros taking the historical rate of the 15th of each month and then dividing by 12.

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FRANCE ITALY SPAIN GERMANY USA TOTAL

1. INCOME
INDIVIDUAL DONORS 138,302 37,877 22,712 16,236 12,359 225,014
CORPORATIONS 16,885 34,793 25,836 7,100 - 84,614
GRANTS 54,000 118,942 13,710 - 10,000 194,652
OTHER - - - 667 - 667
TOTAL INCOME 209,187 € 191,612 € 62,258 € 24,003 € $ 22,359 € 504,947

2. AWARENESS EXPENSES
FUNDRAISING/PR 31,725 8,782 - - 948 41,265
SENSITIZATION 18,025 691 - - - 18,792
SUB - TOTAL 49,750 € 9,473 € - € - € $ 948 € 60,057

3. RUNNING EXPENSES
ADMINISTRATION & GENERAL EXPENSES 19,720 4,441 6,277 98 1,083 31,402
HUMAN RESOURCES - SALARIES 28,245 45,481 - - - 73,726
HUMAN RESOURCES - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 13,888 9,147 15,132 417 3,958 41,750
SUB - TOTAL 61,853 € 59,069 € 21,409 € 515 € $ 5,041 € 146,879

4. PROJECT EXPENSES
PROJECT EXPENSES - TRANSFERRED TO GHANA 114,000 105,340 20,639 17,500 9,000 264,679
PROJECT EXPENSES - SPENT ON BEHALF OF GHANA 44,028 11,525 19,735 - 6,580 80,476
SUB - TOTAL 158,028 € 116,865 € 40,374 € 17,500 € $15,580 € 345,155
TOTAL EXPENSES 269,631 € 185,407 € 61,783 € 18,015 € $21,569 € 552,091
SUP/ (DIF) (60,444) € 6,205 € 475 € 5,988 € $790 € (47,144)
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Our Major Donors 2019

The following corporations and foundations contributed €15,000 or more, therefore qualifying as our Major Partners for 2019:
The European Union, Groupe Clarins, Baglioni Hotels Spa, Fondazione Child Priority, Fondazione Nuovo Fiore in Africa, Otto per Mille
della Chiesa Valdese - Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi, Fondazione PrimaSpes, Humydry by Humex SA.

the European Union

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