1. CONSTITUTION AND RULES
Effective from: 1999
NAME
1. (a) The Establishment shall be known as
DANIEL’S HOME FOR CHILDREN/ORPHANAGE
(DHC) AND SCHOOL
(Hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”
(b)The registered address of the centre shall be
DANIEL’S HOME FOR CHILDREN (DHC)
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. G 2896
P.O. BOX1562
SUNYANI – B/A/R
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
AIMS AND OBJECTS
2. The aims and objectives of the Centre shall be:-
(a)To promote a better quality of life for :-
(i)Orphaned and abandoned children up to the age of 16,who are homeless,
Who are homeless, come from a broken home or from a disturbed family
environment/ society,
(ii)Persons who are orphaned, homeless and are in obvious need of
care and support.
Such persons would be expected to leave the centre as soon as they
become self-supporting- except where they have been accepted for
voluntary work at the centre or Daniels Home for Children/orphanage.
(b)To help build their moral character and make them responsible citizens,
(c)To educate them and teach them a trade or profession to follow on
leaving the centre DHC.
(d)To help them become proficient and self-supporting.
DANIEL’S HOME FOR CHILDREN COLOURS AND CREST/LOGO
3. (a) The Centre’s colours shall be:-
Blue, White and Red
(b) The Crest and Logo shall be:-
Kids holding hand with smiles
MEMBERSHIP
4. (a) The Daniel’s Home for Children shall be opened to:-
(i) Persons of either sex who are under 16 years, and who are either
orphaned or in need of protection and secure home,
(ii) Persons not covered by (i) above who, in the opinion of the
Management Committee, are in obvious need of help, protection, support
and education.
(b) All persons (hereinafter called “members”) shall be volunteers,
willing to remain at Daniel’s Home for Children of their own free
will, and who shall have the right to leave the Centre DHC whenever
they so wish provided proper discharge formalities are completed
beforehand. At least one week’s notice of leaving shall normally be
given. Executive members will not be re-admitted to the centre DHC
unless extenuating circumstances warrant it. Re-admission shall be
approved by the management Committee.
(c) No person over the age of 21 years shall normally be admitted as a
member of the Centre under 2 (a) (ii) above.
SELECTION OF ENTRANTS FOR MEMBERSHIP
5. Selection and approval of applicants for entry shall be made by the
Watch Sub Committee (see Article 6) on satisfying itself that the
applicant is a genuine and bona-fide candidate with no known criminal

2. record or history of misbehavior. Where it is evident that a potential
candidate, by not being accepted immediately, would suffer extreme
hardship-at the discretion of the warden (see Article 6(b) in
constitution with the Chairman, or in his absence the Vice Chairman,
of the Management Committee (see Article 6(a)- the applicant may be
admitted pending the final decision of the Watch Sub Committee.
MANAGEMENT
6. (a) The Daniel’s Home for Children or the Centre shall be managed
by a management Committee of ten, made up of two Sub committees, as
follows:-
(1) Chairman (President) )
(2) Vice Chairman (Vice President) )
(3) Honorary Secretar) Watch Sub Committee
(4) Honorary Treasurer )
(5) Warden (Chairman of the working Sub Committee ) )
(6) Employment member)
(7) House Member)
(8) Social Members) Working Sub Committee
(9) Catering Member (1)
(10) Catering Member (2)
(b) The Chairman, who shall be Also be the Daniels Home for
Children/centre’s President and
Chairman of the Watch Sub Committee, shall have the power to veto on
any matters decided at the meetings,
(c) The Vice Chairman, Honorary Secretary and the Honorary
Treasurer shall be nominated President.
(e)The Warden shall be the Chairman of the working Sub Committee.
He will be responsible for ensuring that all matters and activities of
the Working Sub Committee by submitting, within a reasonable period, a
copy of the Minutes of all meetings held by him.
POWERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
7. (a) The Management Committee, in addition to the powers hereinafter
specially conferred upon it, shall have the control of the finances of
the centre, power to admit, control and discharge members f the centre
DHC and the administrative powers as may be necessary for properly
carrying out the objects if the Centre DHC in accordance with the
Articles of the Constitution and Rules.
(b) The Management Committee shall have the full power to make, alter,
add to or repeal Rules not inconsistent with the Constitution,
regulating the affairs of the Centre DHC on any matters not provided
for the Constitution. Such Rules so made, added to, altered or
repealed shall come into operation at such time as is fixed by the
management Committee. The Management Committee shall further have
full power to decide all questions arising out of or not covered by
any Article or Rule and such decision shall be final unless and until
altered or reverse by resolution of the members at a General Meeting
or at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
(c) The Management Committee may appoint one or more of
its members to Sub Committee or Sub Committees and may
co-opt members from the Centre DHC to serve on Sub committees and may
delegate to any such sub committee of its duties or powers as it may
deem expedient.
(d) The Management Committee shall also have full
power from time to time to purchase, take on lease, exchange

3. or otherwise acquire on behalf of the Centre DHC upon such terms as it
thinks fit any property, whether movable or immovable, which it may
consider proper or necessary and no vendor or other person dealing
with the centre DHC in good faith shall be put to inquiry as to the
propriety of such transaction.
(e) The Management Committee shall have the full power from time to
time sell, lease, exchange or deal in any other manner with all or any
of the property or assets, whether movable or immovable, for the time
being belonging to the Centre DHC upon such terms and subject to such
conditions as it thinks fit and to do all such acts and things as may
be necessary to carry any such transaction into effect and no person
dealing in good faith with the Management Committee in any such
transaction shall put to any inquiry as to the propriety of the same
or be concerned in any way as to the purpose for which any money
accruing therefrom is being expended or in fact expended.
(f) The Management Committee shall also have the power to raise or
borrow from any person or company on behalf of the Centre DHC and upon
such terms as it thinks fit such sums as it may from time to time
secure or direct to be secured, and may make such arrangements for the
repayment thereof as it may think fit and it is expressly agreed and
declared that any lender dealing with the Management Committee in good
faith shall not be put to any inquiry as to the propriety of any such
dealing or be concerned in any way as to the purpose for which such
money is being raised or is in fact expended.
(g) The treasurer or his appointed representative shall receive all
monies coming to the Centre DHC and will authorize expenditures in
accordance with the yearly budget. Receipts signed by him/her or
his/her delegate shall be considered official and he shall pay into
the bank to be named by the Management Committee all monies received
by him/her not later than the following banking day and keep the
necessary books of all financial transactions. All cheques shall bear
the signature of three or two signatories, one of whom shall be the
nominated by the Management Committee.
MEETINGS
8. (a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the 14 of December
of each year or as near o that date as possible, at such determine,
for the following purposes:
(i)To receive the Annual Report and pass the Accounts for the preceding year
(ii)To receive the names of the Watch Sub Committee members for the
ensuring year from the President,
(iii)To elect new members for the Working Sub Committee,
(iv)To appoint Auditors for the ensuring year,
(v)To transact any other relevant business
(b)The Management Committee shall meet as and when determined by the
Chairman of the Committee or at the request of the Secretary of the
Committee if such urgent business warrants it.
(c) The watch Sub Committee shall meet at least twice a month.
(d) The Working Sub Committee shall meet at least once fortnightly.
(e) All meetings shall be conducted to confirm to the Constitution and
Rules laid down herein and to the normal rules applicable to general
meetings.
(f) The Warden shall hold briefings with all supervisory members of
the Centre DHC as and when necessary.
AUDIT

4. 9. The Accounts of the Centre shall be audited annually by an
approved firm of Accountants to be appointed at the Annual General
Meeting and no partners or employees of this firm shall be eligible to
sit on the Management Committee
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
10. (a) No Article of the Constitution shall be repealed or altered
and no new Article shall be made except by the passing of a Resolution
at a General Meeting.
(b) One Calendar month’s notice by members entitled to vote of the
intention to propose any new Article or amendments shall be given to
the Management Committee who shall caused the same to be posted on the
Centre’s Notice Boards and shall send notice of the same to every
member of the Centre DHC and Committee Member at least fourteen
days/two weeks before the General Meeting.
(c) No new Article or amendments to the constitution
shall be enforced or applied without the prior written approval of
the Registrar.
VISITORS
11. (a) All visitors to the Centre shall report on arrival to the
warden’s office where they shall be required sign the Visitors Book.
(b) Families and friends visiting members shall in the first instance
be conducted to the Visitors Room situated in the Administrative Block
where they shall be required to sign Visitors Book.
(c) No persons other
1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION DANIELS HOME FOR CHILDREN & SCHOOL
1.2 NAME: Daniel’s Home For Children. [DHFC] REG. NO. G 8,296
NAME: Name will be changed to Good Samarithan Foundation soon with new registration.
ADDRESS:
DANIELS HOME FOR CHILDREN & SCHOOL
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. G.8296
P. O. BOX 1562
SUNYANI - B/A/R
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
E- MAIL
ADDRESS: danielshomeforchildren@gmail.com/kyerea56@gmail.com/rachelcopkyeraa@gmail.com
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: +233244627909/ +233208169009/+233265966120
BANKERS:
DANIEL ADJEI-KYEREH
BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD
ACCOUNT NUMBER IS 05035150
SWIFT CODE: BARCGHAC
SUNYANI BRANCH
GHANA
(Three signatories are: Mr. J. E. Nyamekye, Michael Amankwaah and Daniel Adjei-Kyereh.
OFFICE LOCATION: Sunyani, opposite Cocoa House(BANGO OFFICE)
CONTACT PERSON: Daniel Adjei-Kyereh
JOB TITLE: Founder/ Executive Director/Project Supervisor

5. 1.3 LEGAL STATUS: DW 8113
YEAR FORMED: 1999
1.4 STAFF STRUCTURE MALE FEMALE
VOLUNTEERS 7 5
Paid: 0 (No Payments are made to anybody)
Volunteers: 12
1.5 MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION
A Seven-member governing Board of Directors manages the organisation.
The Board is responsible for project planning, implementation, and
financial approval. The final authority for the running of project
wields in the Board of Directors.
1.6 NETWORK MEMBERSHIP
Daniel’s Foundation is a member of the following network
programs; Brong Ahafo Region Network of NGOs (BANGO) , Ghana
Association of Private Organisation in Development (GAPVOD) Ghana
coalition on the Rights of of the Child(GCRC), Ghana Education
Service(GES), Ghana AIDS Commission(GAC) and Martin Gruenitz
Foundation Ulm. in Germany, Alois Brinkmann Education and Music
Foundation Linge in Germany.
1.7 ORGANISATION MISSION
Our mission is to provide a home for the abandoned, feed the hungry
and clothe the naked, thereby making life meaningful to the
disadvantaged and the marginalised. As there is no accomodation right
now, the children are dispersed among different families in the area.
1.8 ORGANOGRAM OF DF – DANIEL’S FOUNDATION&SCHOOL
Board of Directors
Executive Director
Secretary
Programme Coordinator (1) Programme Manager (1)
Finance/Administrative officer(1)
Orphans & Street Children Health Women in Development
Accounts Offcer (1)
Programme Officers (2) Programme Officer (1)
Volunteers (4)

6. 1.9 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF SUNYANI
The project is based in Brong-Ahafo Region at Sunyani, the fifth
largest city in Ghana, with an estimated population of 800,000-
1.800,000,000 people. Sunyani is located at the transition zone
between the northern and the southern regions of Ghana. The region
shares boundary with the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire. Hitherto, the
region had been spared the many problems associated with urban
settings. Presently, however, the rural urban drift has suddenly
resulted in child labour, child prostitution and juvenile crimes. As a
result of its position of the city in Ghana, people from rural areas
migrate from all directions to seek "better" conditions in the city.
Currently, people from Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger and other
neighbouring countries have come to settle for non-existing jobs. This
trend has led to congestion and over crowding. Though, Sunyani being a
business city with a lot of selling activity, it is not easy to find a
job without capital or skill.
Migrants, especially able-bodied youth get their hopes dashed as they
find that life is after all no better in the urban centre. Food,
clothing, housing, skills, jobs and money are hard to come by and a
result many end up on the streets. Population growth and poverty has
also led to a lot of families being unable to look after their
children, resulting in a high rate of school drop outs. The youth then
to engage in hawking- petty trading instead of being in- school.
2.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
Street Youth are young people aged 10-24 who live and work on the
streets doing some form of menial jobs for socio-economic survival.
They may or may not have parents. In cases where thye have parents,
the street child rather works to carter for or support parents or
siblings. Some of the activities they carry out include: labouring in
farm lands, shoe-shine., porter (Kaya, Kaya) and occasionally
prostitution, drug pushing, "hawking" and pick pocketing. In recent
times, young people have been found to be engaged in armed robbery.
It is now well documented that due to extreme poverty, population
growth, urbanization and lack of equal opportunities for the weak and
the poor many of the children in Ghana are turning out on the streets.
It is estimated that 51% of all Street Youth are independent of their
families in Ghana, and thus sleep outside homes. At age 7-24; in
ratios 2/3 male and 1/3 female, street youth are struggling on their
own for a secure future which eludes them. For such young people, sex
for economic gain is the option. This has worsened their vulnerability
as the quest for survival exposes them to health risks including
AIDS/HIV. For the street children anything goes once it promises some
form of monetary gain to meet the immediate needs of food, clothing
and shelter. This situation is aggravated, as they have no employable
skills. As much as 91% of them had dropped out of school at the
Primary School Level.
There is urgent need to protect them from health risks and provide
them with training for self-employment. The young people really want
to get out of the street but there is no help. As one young girl, aged
15, puts it: "If I get a job, leave the street, I will not get AIDS
and life will be better".1

7. The increasing number of street children in Ghana has generated a lot
of concern on the part of all who care about child welfare and
development . 2 Most of these children drop out of school, take to the
streets to do odd jobs for survival, sleep roughly, are under
nourished, lack of adequate health care and development facilities and
are exposed to environmental or occupational hazards. Such children
mature too quickly for their age, and emotional levels. They are also
exposed to all sorts of undesirable influences, which often lead them
to drug abuse, crime and teenage pregnancy. More importantly, street
children miss educational opportunities, constructive ways of
developing their talents and acquiring skills, well as meaningful ways
of using leisure times and keeping out of trouble. Generally, the
parents of street children are unemployed or financially poor.3
It is further observed that the jobs street children do now do not
offer any opportunities for development of talents and skills. Street
children are generally not interested in formal education, but in
skill training and business that will bring monetary gains. Without
some reasonable level of education the training of street children
would be difficult.
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1 UNICEF[Ghana], Help the Needy, October 1999
2 UNICEF/ROG 1990; GOG,1992
3 UNICEF.ROG 1990; GOG 1992
Current formal vocational training programmes are not attractive to
street children because the duration of the programmes is too long and
not accompanied by placement services. In addition, the curricula of
such programmes are not necessarily relevant to industry. This social
instability among street youth exposes them to HIV infection as a
serious threat to their health. For them anything goes even if it has
serious health risks.
In October, 1998, the Minster for Education, analysing the
Government’s policy in the sector said that the most disturbing aspect
of the problem of school enrolment was the large proportion of
children of school going age who did not attend school. Over 44% of
children of school-going age are out of school. Data from Ministry of
Education indicated that among the cohort entering primary school in
1997/99, 27.1% and 36.1% of boys and girls respectively dropped out by
the last year of primary school. Furthermore, not only did more girls
drop out, but they also did so at a faster rate than boys. National
Service Secretariat, 1997 also indicated that the school drop out rate
for girls was 70% by secondary school level and 83% by university
level.
In the wake of the AIDS epidemics there is the need to protect every
one, but more so those who are more vulnerable, and more likely to
contract HIV like street youth. In the light of the current reality of
no cure for AIDS, the only tool for protection is education. To
undertake education successfully, there is the need to use behaviour
change techniques to reach the youth with information on sex and
sexuality. Peer to peer education and other educational activities
such audio-visual presentations, drama, games and competitions will be
used. Educational materials, which are pictorial, simple and catchy,
will also be used. To make youth play the needed role, there is the
need to train them as volunteers and peer promoters, as this is
important to sustain their interest and project.

8. Sai, 1984, suggests that, there is a greater incidence of Sexually
Transmitted Diseases among 15-19 year olds than among other age group.
An adolescent’s chances of early detection are particularly slim,
partly because symptoms are sometimes similar to the abdominal pain
and fever associated with various tropical diseases. They are also
particularly slow to seek medical attention even where Sexually
Transmitted Diseases are suspected, and they tend to resort to
self-medication. Delay in treatment of STD’s especially non-specific
genital infections, often results in damage of the fallopian tubes,
which leads to sterility.
The need to support the vulnerable young people cannot be
overemphasised. The clarion call is to provide a home for the
homeless, feed the hungry and to clothe the naked. The best way to do
this probably is to provide the street children and the orphans with
skills so that by developing their human capabilities, they will be
self-sufficient to carter for themselves.
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4 CARE,1998, Riches, 1990
3. PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS
3.1 Project Goal:
To improve the education, health, social and economic conditions of
street youth by equipping orphans basic skills and experience thereby
empower them to be self-supporting.
3.2 Project Objectives:
To reach a minimum of 5000 street youth annual
OUR MISSION AND GOALS:
Mission:Ourmissionistocreate hope andbetteraspirationsforour
people,especiallythe vulnerablegroups(i.e.orphans,widows,street
children,HIV/AIDS,STDs,Cholera,Leprosy,handicapsandelderlyfor
bothmenand women) The needare massive albeitthose resourcesare
limited.
Goals:Daniel’sFoundation seekstoserve the communityand
bringhope intothe life of vulnerable groups(i.e.orphans,disables
etc bothmenand women) byattainingthe following.
i.To sponsorthe childrenanddeal withchildrencare projects
especiallyineducatingthemprovidingmedicalservices,emotional
needsandpsychological counseling.
ii.IncollaborationwithotherNGO’s,BANGO,DHMT,GAPVOD,GES,EFP
Government,ministryof health,internationalNGOsandthe community
ingeneral,we are goingto establishaconstructive,well thoughtand
permanentHIV/AIDS,STDs,WaterBorne DiseasesandLeprosyawareness

9. programmedbasedonIEC (Information,EducationandCommunication) as
well asscreeningcounselinginthe community.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
i.We have establishedanorphanage centerinJinijini Districttown –
BerekumMunicipal inSunyani –BrongAhafoRegion,with500children –
othersare inthe communitywhere we use toserve them.
ii.We have also openedaNurseryschool forthe orphansand other
childrenfromthe communitytoparticipate.
iii.Recruitmentof highlyqualifiedandmotivatedsocial workers
(i.e.Teachers,NursesandMatronetc).UsingJinijini Clinicforthe
meantime until we will be able tobuildourownclinic/healthcare
centre.
iv.We have alsoboughta landof six acresand two acresfor building
dormitoriesforthese childrenandstaff quarters.Iwill include the
site planindue course.
v. We deal withhome basedcare for those whoare
HIV/AIDS, STDs, Cholera,WaterBorne Diseases,
Leprosy andTuberculosis victimsby givingthemfood,
medical care and hope intheirlives.
SHORT COMINGS:
i.Acquire a 10 hectaresfarmfor buildingthe School projectsandwe
are alreadyworkingonthis landacquisitionandalsotogrow soya
beans,maize,groundnut,etcforconsumption).
ii.Inthe meantime the projectlackdomesticfacilitiesi.e.
educational materials,medicines,mattresses,school bags,
calculators,pens,notebooks,exercise books,erasers,mathematic
sets,textbooks,novel,storybooks,atlases,maps,teddybears(toys)
beds,clothes(Blanketsandbedsheets,footwears(shoesinassortedsizes),
clothes) cookingspace and utensils,washingmachines,food,drinkingwater/bole holesetc).
iii.Inthe meantime,fundsfordailyoperationcostsof the orphanage
centre and school forinstance,salaries,electricitybillsandwater
bills,correspondence,stationeries,transportationforthe kidsto
and fromthe school,medical care and sportsfacilities,gloves,
wellingtonboots,cutlasses,hoes,mattocksforthe
labourers/gardenersetc.hasbeenabigproblemforus,which
we suggestif we couldgetsolar panels, boreholes,school caretc
we don’thave funds,there are no special donors,supporters,philanthropist,
sponsorforthe childrenorthe projectsingeneral andwouldpleadto

10. youall to generouslydonate whatyoucanofferor spare.
iv.Secretarial facilities:- i.e.computer(desktopsandlaptops),
printers,photocopiermachines,fax machines,type writermachines,
projectorsforclassrooms/conference hall,telephonehandsets,,
mobile phones,calculators,pens,etcforoffice use.All these apply
to the school bodyand the childreningeneral.We shall be grateful
to have donors,sponsors,churches,organizations,companies,and
philanthropisttohelpthe staff andthe orphanchildreninthe area of funds,educational equipments
laptops,
computers,printers,scanners,projectors, story books,pens, note books, footballs,
volleyballs,shoes,socks,school bags,pencils,mathematical sets,
rulers,erasers,novels, jerseys,carpentrytools,goldsmithtools,watchrepairing,computerhardware or
repairstools,sewingmachines andmanyothers.
v. Dormitories,Classrooms,Clinic,Offices,LibraryandDininghall.
These will requirespecialattentionandmustbe fullyequippedfor
the use of eachand everyone inthe orphanage,school andcommunity.