Ghana as a West Africa example. The paper assesses the thrust of Ghana's child protection
policy in terms of its sound theoretical basis, congruence with the Convention on the Right of
the Child (CRC) as well as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(ACRWC) and promise of socio-economic empowerment for families with children. The
analysis of Ghana's policy efforts highlights what is currently happening and what needs to …