BRAINS ON THE STREETS FOUNDATION

CONCEPT NOTE FOR OPERATIONALISATION

INTRODUCTION
Ghana as a developing country, is still grappling with a lot of developmental challenges
which manifest itself in the production of a number of homeless or street children
without any hope. Most children in the rural areas as well as the teeming youth that
leave our educational institutions, often do not have adequate skills that makes them
employable in the few existing job markets therefore leading them to fend on the
streets. The sad reality is that, these children on the streets are endowed with talents or
‘brains’ which if well harnessed can be used to address the numerous socio-economic
challenges facing the nations.
It is to address these challenges that the BRAINS ON THE STREET FOUNDATION
herein after referred to as BOS Foundation was set up. The foundation was
incorporated on 17th May, 2018.

VISION
A center of excellence providing hope for the needy.

MISSION
To support the needy especially those on the street by equipping them with the
necessary skills in order to make them self-dependent through partnership with like-
minded organizations such as NGOs, Developmental Agencies, Donor Organizations,
Government Institutions and Religious Bodies through counselling, skill training and
financial support.

OBJECTIVES
1. To undertake research to support the activities of BOS Foundation
2. To offer counselling support for the needy on the street
3. To provide skill training and livelihood support for street children

The specific objectives are:

1. To undertake research to support the activities of BOS Foundation
  To continuously identify and enumerate the focal groups of the foundation and
their specific challenges.
 To analyse the effect of the activities of streetism.
 To determine the accessibility of the National Health Insurance Scheme to the
people living on the street.

2. To offer counselling support for the needy on the street

 To offer behavioural and cognitive therapy service to the focal groups identified
 To identify the training needs of the focal group
 To offer post training counselling for the trained group

3. To provide skill training and livelihood support for street children

 To develop specific training programmes to meet the nees of the focal groups
identified.
 To provide educational support for street children who need to go back to school.
 To provide start-up capital to individuals and groups.

Areas of work:
The foundation’s work would cover the following:
A. Counselling of street children: The Foundation would provide guidance and
counselling for the children on the street. This is to ensure that the children are
guided to identify their talents or skills to ascertain those who need further
education and those who need to learn trade. It is also to help them overcome
any emotional, psychological and/or spiritual trauma that they may be going
through.
B. Skills development: Based on the results of the needs assessment and
counselling, some of the children would be made to undergo skill development.
For the start, children would learn carpentry, masonry and the like skills. These
children would learn under the supervision of experienced carpenters, masons,
etc. as their instructors.
C. Research and development: The Foundation would have a research outfit to
assess the effectiveness of its activities as well as investigate other pertinent
environmental issues.

STRUCTURE/ ORGANOGRAM
 Board of Directors

Managing Directors

Deputy Managing
Director

Director Director
Director Director
Research & Councelling and Programs Manager Social/Legal Officer
Skill Development Finance
Development Re-integration

Fund Raising Administration Volunteers/Field

Officer Secretary workers

Administrative
Support Team

Governance structure:
Brains on the Street Foundation would be govern by a seven member Board. The Board
would be responsible for formulation of policies for smooth operation of the Foundation.
The Board members are:
1. Her Ladyship Justice Hannah Taylor
2. Hon. Prof. Frimpong Kwabena Boateng
3. Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee
4. Very Rev. Prof. David Kwesi Dodoo (Executive Director)
 5. Mr. David Akoto Minta
6. Mr. Samuel Obiri
7. Mr. Barnaby F. Dodoo

Administrative set-up:
The day to day administration of the Foundation would be headed by Very Rev. Prof.
Dodoo as the Executive Director. He would be assisted by the following professionals:
1. Administrative Officer: He/She would be responsible for the day to day
administration of the foundation.
2. Guidance and Counselling Coordinator: He/She would be responsible for
providing guidance to the children as well as guiding them through the selection
of their vocations.
3. A social worker: He/She would be responsible for legal issues involved in
recruiting the children from the streets as well as managing those children that
would be housed by the Foundation.
4. Finance Officer: He/She would be responsible for ensuring that the finances of
the Foundation are well managed.
5. The Programme Manager shall be responsible for all programmes and activities
that the Foundation shall embark upon. He/she shall design and conduct
research to assess the impacts of the Foundation’s interventions on providing
food, health, energy, skills and shelter for street children/vulnerable people in the
society.

Interim Staff
Executive Director - Very Rev. Prof. David Kwesi Dodoo
-0208152564
Administrative Officer - Mr. Eric Amamoo - 0244123898
Guidance and Counselling Coordinator - Very Rev. Prof. David Kwesi Dodoo
Social worker - Mr. Ebenezer Amofa Appiah (Dept.
Social Welfare – CCMA) 0244983669/Obiri Samuel - 0244708322
Finance Officer - Mr. Eric Amamoo
Programmes Manager - Mr. David Akoto Minta – 0244 676363