Things are continuously changing at Peace Home. The landscape, the buildings, the curriculum — but it’s not just the place that evolves. The team, the children, and even the animals are always changing too.
The Children
Since the day-centre opened, we’ve worked hard to keep the quality of care as high as possible. For us, that means quality over quantity. We’ve had to think carefully about how large a team we can support with fair salaries, and how many children that team can care for each day without quality slipping or anyone burning out. Every child deserves proper attention, and that takes time and space.
Peace Home is a beautiful place, but it isn’t huge. The children need room to move around safely and comfortably, and the team needs to be able to maintain a clear overview. Our current capacity sits at around 30 children per day, supported by a team of around 15 — including cooks and support staff. We’d love to grow both numbers slightly, but for now this is what the budget allows. Since opening, we’ve regularly admitted new children, and the team has also seen some changes along the way.
The Team
Most recently, Peter and Dialo joined us — as teacher, caretaker, and caregiver respectively. Peter brings a creative approach to working with the children, which suits Peace Home very well. Dialo has a natural ease with both the children and the animals. We hope to expand the team further in the near future, so that we can welcome even more children — but as always, this depends on our budget.
The Puppies
This one was a bit of an “oops” moment.
At the end of 2024, the team hadn’t noticed that our dog Ziggy was pregnant. How exactly it happened, we’re still not entirely sure — it was before the new fence was built, and Ziggy had a habit of wandering off. About a week after we found out she was expecting, she gave birth to five puppies. Cute, healthy puppies, all of whom survived — which is actually quite rare in Ghana.
Finding them good homes turned out to be a real challenge. They were going to grow into big dogs, and we wanted them to go to people who would genuinely value them as pets. In the end, we managed it. Four puppies found loving new homes, and we kept one: Moana.
Having grown up at Peace Home, Moana is a gentle, affectionate dog — and a spitting image of her mum. Both Moana and Ziggy have now been spayed, so we can say with some confidence: no more surprise puppies.
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