Ragosta Hotels Collection and OrphanAid Africa for Ghana

Most of the children in “orphanages” in Ghana are not really orphans but their parents and extended families find it difficult to care for them because of the burden of poverty, disease and lack of social protection, and end up sending them to “orphanages” simply to ensure access to food and education. OrphanAid Africa helps families of children at risk of abandonment and gives them secure futures within their communities. Families are forever and even in the era of HIV/Aids they provide a vital safety net for life – something an institution can never do. OrphanAid Africa work to strengthen families and communities so they can care for their own children. They believe that poverty and ill health are not reasons for separating children from their families and that children living in institutions should be resettled as soon as possible through family tracing and reunification or fostering. The organization works to keep families together, send children to school, keep mothers alive and transform systems.

Since 2010 Ragosta Hotels Collection supports OrphanAid Africa, inviting each Guest to donate 1 Euro, which is the minimum daily contribution to save a child and to guarantee a family, studies and medical care.

To donate more, please visit www.oafrica.org.

Ragosta Hotels Collection and OrphanAid Africa: together, to give more than just a look.