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Today's interview is looking at the work of ACRO Ghana and how they use football to try to improve the life changes of young offenders.

Info about ACRO Ghana

FIELD OF WORK - Anti-discrimination and Social integration, Children's rights, Education and HIV/AIDS awareness.

TARGET GROUP- Prisoners, Ex-Juvenal Offenders, Children and Marginalized Youths.

ACRO Ghana (Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders, Ghana ) is a registered independent NGO head quartered in the farming community of Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Other groups are found in Kukuo near Tamale in the Northern Region, Domenase, Gomoa District in the Central Region and also Madina in the Greater Accra Region It was established in 2004 and acquired certificate of operation as a social institution in 2005.

http://www.acroghana.org/

ACRO Ghana’s vision is a safer society where everyone belongs, human rights respected and preventing crime means tackling social exclusion and re-integrating those who offend.

Society Empowerment Project (SEP): Founded in 2005, SEP is a registered Community Based Organization (CBO) that operates in the town of Oyugis within the Rachuonyo District in the Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Ravaged by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, this area faces high rates of infection, high poverty rates, significant numbers of orphans, tenuous food security, and limited educational opportunities.

SEP is comprised of over 1250 youth members from ages 10-17. SEP targets impoverished youth who do not have basic food security, resources to attend school, or access to football. SEP is managed by two full-time and three part-time staff and is supported by a team of over 100 volunteers. A seven-member board, composed of local community members, SEP youth members, and staff oversees and advises the organization.

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