CIPaD

The SMILE PROJECT
Amedeka in the Eastern Region

The SMILE Project is a yearly community engagement program organized by CIPaD and it associates to bring Smile to to faces of community members during the Easter Festive.
The was a great call to get friends on board for the 2023 edition

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"When opportunity presents itself,don't be afraid to go after it." One of the highlights of my trip to Switzerland was to speak to Faculty members and students of the department of social work in the University of Applied Sciences OST.
I spoke on Care Reforms in Ghana with a focus on the Reform journey of social systems..
My presentation opened discussions and comparison of the Switzerland care system and that of Ghana.

Technical and Vocational skills is an educational sector that successive governments have been working on in other to reduce the unemployment rate.
In Switzerland, TVT are inculcated into correction centers where inmates have the opportunity to learn a trade of choice.

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is the university of applied sciences for the six central Swiss cantons. With currently around 8,300 students in training, over 5,200 participants in CAS, DAS and MAS programs and 400 new projects in research and development, it is the largest educational institution in the heart of Switzerland.
It was an opportunity to meet and learn from the department of social work on the educational system in Switzerland and how to become a social worker.

A representative from the Ghana Association of Social Workers Joyce K. Presenting to the team of social workers on the birth and growth of social work in Ghana.
Venue: Bern University of Applied Science

Bern University of Applied Science

Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons and half cantons.

Each of the 26 cantons has its laws, parliaments, governments and courts. Basel, Appenzell and Unterwald bring together two semi-cantons to a cantonal square.
This means that each canton operates as an entity and develops base on its taxes.
Such an interesting practice to adopt in Ghana so District Assemblies dont have to wait for Central Government.