Street Girls Aid

S'Aid was founded in 1994 to care for the increasing number of girls living in street situations in Accra, Ghana. Due to the nature of living on the street, many of these girls fall pregnant or are already young mothers, and therefore S'Aid helps them to care for their babies and learn how to become good mothers. S'Aid run a House of Refuge, which offers accommodation for up to 30 pregnant girls or new young mothers. During their stay at the House of Refuge these young girls are taught how to care for their children properly, are taken to ante natal and post natal classes, and prepared for labour. 

After their stay in the centre, many of these girls find themselves with little choice but to go back to living on the street, with their children, so that they can work and earn the money they need to care for their off spring. Street Girls Aid therefore also operates 4 creches, or early childhood development centres, in Accra which allow the mothers to leave their children in a safe environment whilst they work during the day. These creches take in about 700 children aged between six months and six years on a daily basis.

In addition to these programmes, S'Aid also offers outreach support to the many other young girls on the street. They also assist four "shack creches" - run by "grannies" living in the shanties of Accra.  S'Aid supports these creches through the offering of practical resources and the support of a social worker, which helps to raise the standard of care for these babies.