THE ORPHAN CHILD

Children in Ghana who grow up in poverty and disabled to families with little or no education endure limited early learning opportunities and its worse with children who have lost both parents.Every child has the capacity to... [ view full abstract ]

Children in Ghana who grow up in poverty and disabled to families with little or no education endure limited early learning opportunities and its worse with children who have lost both parents.Every child has the capacity to succeed in school and in life. Yet still too many children, especially those from poor families, are placed at risk while they receive low expectations instruction, lower quality education and lower quality future while rich children receive high quality education and do have a better future.This finding describes the educational disadvantage faced by orphans and vulnerable children and summarizes a number of educational responses. It aims to respond to the concern that orphaned children are dropping out of school at a higher rate and asks how it is best to meet the educational needs of these orphan children.As it is said that about 250 million of the world's children work, nearly half of them full-time. Child labor then becomes an option for these orphan children prevents them from participating in school.Increased demand for schooling is the most effective way to reduce child labor. The high cost of schooling and the poor quality of education has also pushed many children into work and family play a big role in the child's decision.As per my findings, majority of the teachers that support children with special needs in schools do lack appropriate resources for proper instruction. In addition more than 60% of children with special needs who graduate from school do not get jobs as people who call themselves abled don't employ such people and even see them as misfortune to their business and sometime see them to be witches and wizards.There is the need to provide more teachers to support disabled and orphan children, provide school supplies and disabled friendly buildings for such children.