The University of Essex in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS), hosted a one-day workshop focused on integrating child maintenance tools into Ghana's Social Welfare Information Management System (SWIMS).
Held on April 11, 2025, at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Ogbojo-Madina, the workshop brought together selected officers from the Department of Social Welfare across the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Northern Regions.
Themed "Exploring the Potential of Embedding the Child Maintenance Assessment Tool (CMAT) into a National Web-Based Case Management System," the event aimed to evaluate how social welfare professionals utilize SWIMS in managing child maintenance cases and to explore opportunities for improving the system based on practitioner feedback.
Speaking at the event, Brian Tsikpor, Acting Director for Research, Statistics, and Information Management at OHLGS, emphasized the ongoing research collaboration with the University of Essex.
