Aims and Objectives

The Good Shepherd Orphanage is dedicated and committed to salvage the plight of motherless, orphans, abandoned and street children with the view of rescuing and caring for these afflicted, hopeless and disadvantaged Children in the society. In Deuteronomy 15:11, God in His word enjoins us to help the needy and take care of orphans in the society. And in fulfillment and obedience to this biblical mandate, God’s servant the founder and Leader of Great Word of God Church started this Caring Ministry for the orphans, poor and needy children in the Society. Good Shepherd Orphanage is a ministry of Great Word of God Church based at Odupong-Ofaakor, Central Region of Ghana. It is a non sectarian and non –governmental Christian Organization, where quality love, care and guidance are given and administered to orphans and needy children to give them a living hope, new life of meaning, purpose and secured future.

The main aim of the orphanage is to create a comfortable, conducive environment and dependable alternative family life and peaceful home for the orphans and other socially disadvantaged children in the Society. Our Objectives includes the following:

1.      To provide a place for children in need of care, love and protection

2.      To seek and promote the rights of orphans and street children

3.      To support the poor, aged and deprived in their education and health needs

4.      To provide quality training and education both vocational and formal to orphans and needy children regardless of creed, sex, race, tongues, religion, tribes or nationality.

5.      To bring up and build the orphans in the knowledge of God’s word and fear of God

6.      To seek and cater for the welfare of the orphans and aged in the society.

7.      To provide the orphans and needy children with a caring, loving and secure family environment, where basic needs for food, health, clothing, shelter and education are met squarely.

By administering the above aims and objectives, we hereby care for both the spiritual and physical needs of these Orphans and needy Children and Aged in the Society and thereby lifting them from the poverty to a life of hopefulness and meaning.