The beneficiaries under the “Menso Meka Ho Bi” initiative who went through an intensive two (2) months of skills acquisition under Pastries & Baking, Drinks & Ice Cream and Soap & Detergent […]
#MensoMekaHoBi: Creating opportunities for street-connected families through education, and entrepreneurship
In Ghana, the free education policy at the primary and secondary school levels ensures that every child can be educated. However, other costs associated with these students' day-to-day activities are not […]
If you ask a street-connected child why he or she is not in school, their ideal response is, "My parents can't afford it, so I'm finding a life on the street."
We at Starlight Foundation graduated our […]
Five years of staying consistent on the matter of street-connected children have been possible because we believe in collective work. As we’ve proclaimed earlier on, we are louder when we come together, […]
Matt Fox once said that the only goals you don’t achieve are the ones you don’t set. As an organization fighting for equal rights for street-connected children, the widowed and the disabled, our works […]
One of the reasons why Starlight Foundation has had more success stories is because we believe we’re not the only ones with concerns about how street-connected children, the widowed and the aged are […]
Our 5 years began on a great note, Starlight Foundations' contribution on the streets does not only give hope to beneficiaries but also reminds us that there is still the chance to fix our negligence on […]
When Starlight Foundation began its mission of advocacy for street-connected children, the road that seemed endless has been narrowed to representing them in the best possible. The margin has stretched […]
Starlight Foundation is a registered community-based nonprofit organization which seeks to create an enabling environment where street-connected children can be empowered to attain an enhanced and promising […]
Starlight Foundation launches its “Menso Meka Ho Bi” initiative which seeks to send 10 “street-connected children” back to the classroom whilst empowering their parent(s) with some income generation skills.
“No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is a foundation of every community and the future of every economy.” - Brad Henry
Since the inception […]
“… I found that apart from the lack of education, what stopped girls from menstrual management was a limited access to sanitary pads.” — Manushi Chhillar
Menstrual products such as sanitary […]
When we think about street-connected children and how we can impact their lives, most of us think about food and clothes. Whiles these items are a necessity, the teenage girl on the street needs one item […]