Projects

The Child Education Support Scheme (CESS) is a child aid and development programme that provides access to quality basic education for needy children living in deprived rural communities in Ghana. Even though free education was implemented in 2014, it only covers tuition costs leaving expenses such as stationery, feeding fees, school uniforms etc. uncovered. Many rural poor parents are unable to afford lunch and learning materials including books. For this reason, pupils (especially girls) are most likely to drop out of school. This is where CRAN’s CESS steps in. By arranging sponsorships for needy children, we aim to help them stay in school and graduate to realize their full potential.

CRAN’s development agenda is closely linked with providing better opportunities to rural and peri-urban children through formal education. In this regard, CRAN has vigorously embarked on providing educational infrastructure such as classrooms, ICT laboratories and teachers bungalows in some cases to rural and peri-urban communities and schools in its operational areas as a motivation for children to be enrolled in school.

CRAN embarks on advocacy programs as a major part of our actions. In Hohoe, Volta Region, CRAN runs a radio station (Radio Heritage) which efficiently supports our activity of advocacy and information dissemination.