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Empowering Formerly Trafficked Children for a Brighter Future!
Our mission is to uplift children in Ghana freed from slavery and child labor by offering rehabilitation, education, and support. We aim to create a safe environment where they can heal, thrive, and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
Every Child Should Be Able To Live
Happy, Healthy, and Free!
Modern Slavery on Ghana’s Lake Volta
The US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons offices produces an annual report on global responses to trafficking. The 2023 report for Ghana describes the nature of trafficking on Lake Volta: “Traffickers exploit children as young as four in forced labor in Lake Volta’s fishing industry and use violence and limited access to food to control victims. Traffickers force boys to work in hazardous conditions, including deep diving, and girls perform work onshore, such as preparing the fish for markets. Women and girls working in the fishing sector are vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation, including sex trafficking.”
(https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-trafficking-in-persons-report/)
What makes BTCTE unique?
BTCTE works on creating a long-term foundation for safety, stability, and happiness for the beneficiaries we care for.
When tracking the progress of formerly trafficked children, we observed that these children often were not provided with the support they needed to maintain their well-being. At most, we found that other organizations provided two years of care. This puts children at risk of falling into situations equally as dangerous or harmful to the ones they were rescued from.
The beneficiaries we care for are a part of our organization from the moment they enter our care until they can live independently. This type of results-based approach is promoted by The World Bank as an innovative way to achieve the most sustainable outcomes.
2025 Key Metrics
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2018 – present: 70+ beneficiaries have graduated
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102 beneficiaries currently in BTCTE's care​
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78 enrolled in educational institutions
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24 in apprenticeships
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Avg. spent per beneficiary: $1800/year
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In the process of taking on more beneficiaries soon!​
BTCTE’s Campus in Ghana
In 2024, BTCTE finally realized a significant milestone in the journey to expand the scope and quality of care for child victims of human trafficking. The official Breaking the Chain Through Education Campus, brought to life by Project Redwood, opened this year in Sogakope with accommodations for more than 50 youth beneficiaries to begin living full time at the facility while they progress through their rehabilitation and reintegration. A tremendous accomplishment for the organization, manifested from years of planning and partially built by beneficiaries themselves, will provide youth with high quality living spaces, a communal kitchen with fully potable water, outdoor green space, and two classrooms for educational activities. This campus represents the next step in our evolution: an ability to quickly intake child trafficking victims and ensure they are safely housed, fed, and supported. We are deeply grateful for each and every person involved in making this dream a reality, and we can’t wait to show our supporters the impact it will have for years to come.
BTCTE would LIKE to thank the Generous Support of:
Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation Inc.
