AfriKids Ghana dates back to 1997, when a British traveller met passionate and committed local people in northern Ghana, doing what they could to help children at risk in their communities. In 2002, a fundraising charity was registered in the UK to help fund this work and by 2005 it was formally established as a non-governmental organisation in Ghana. Today AfriKids is working with everyone it takes to change attitudes and improve services to protect at-risk children across northern Ghana and give all children the opportunity for a secure and happy future, whatever their start in life.