About Child Research for Action and Development Agency Child Rights NGO

About Us

Who are we

Founded in 2000 in Kumasi, Ghana, Child Research for Action and Development Agency (CRADA Ghana) is a child rights NGO dedicated to vulnerable children’s well‑being. CRADA envisions a just and democratic world where children are heard and potentials are developed to achieve a sustainable livelihood. CRADA provides a collaborative and coordinated response to promote and protect the rights of the child as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

CRADA Group works with local government agencies and their relevant departments, community-based organizations, the private sector, families, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals, etc. We ensure that the ideals and principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are upheld become reality. It is among the few proactive organizations in Ghana working strenuously to translate their concerns for youth, women and especially children into practical activities to curb the many issues that hamper their development in the most disadvantaged rural and urban communities. An important part of our approach is the conscious involvement of the communities themselves in the response, design and implementation of projects. The CRADA Group thus responds to municipal initiatives and needs in the sense of helping people to help themselves.

Who are We - Child Rights NGO

Founded in 2000 in Kumasi, Ghana, Child Research for Action and Development Agency (CRADA Ghana) is a child rights NGO dedicated to vulnerable children’s well‑being. CRADA envisions a just and democratic world where children are heard and potentials are developed to achieve a sustainable livelihood.
CRADA provides a collaborative and coordinated response to promote and protect the rights of the child as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

CRADA Group works with local government agencies and their relevant departments, community-based organizations, the private sector, families, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals, etc. We ensure that the ideals and principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are upheld become reality. It is among the few proactive organizations in Ghana working strenuously to translate their concerns for youth, women and especially children into practical activities to curb the many issues that hamper their development in the most disadvantaged rural and urban communities.
An important part of our approach is the conscious involvement of the communities themselves in the response, design and implementation of projects. The CRADA Group thus responds to municipal initiatives and needs in the sense of helping people to help themselves.

Our Mission

To support the government of Ghana’s drive to build and improve the welfare of all children and young people, particularly those in the rural and urban most disadvantaged communities to become more responsive, more interactive and more relevant to the socio-economic realities and nation aspiration.

Our Vision

CRADA envisions a just and democratic world, where women, youth and more especially children will have their voices heard and their potentials developed to achieve sustainable livelihood.

CRADA provides a collaborative and coordinated response to promote and protect the rights of the child as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

CRADA Group works with local government agencies and their relevant departments, community-based organizations, the private sector, families, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and individuals, etc. to ensure that the ideals and principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are upheld Become reality. It is among the few proactive organizations in Ghana working strenuously to translate their concerns for youth, women and especially children into practical activities to curb the many issues that hamper their development in the most disadvantaged rural and urban communities.
As a child right NGO, it is an important part of our approach is the conscious involvement of the communities themselves in the response, design and implementation of projects. The CRADA Group thus responds to municipal initiatives and needs in the sense of helping people to help themselves.

Over 8,300 children supported by the SMILE Ghana Projectsince 2010.