Congratulations to SMART Africa Global Fellow and Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Policy Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Ernestina Korleki Dankyi for being awarded a grant by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). This grant explores the harsh conditions experienced by street children in Ghana and examines the existing institutions and programs for street children and how these are positioned to meet the sustainable development goals. She has been invited by the Board of one of the organizations that was interviewed as part of this grant to share the findings of her work and to contribute to their 5-year strategic plan for street children. In addition to this grant, Dr. Dankyi is also working on a related manuscript about the factors associated with street children’s mental health in Ghana’s Golden Triangle Cities together with her mentor, SMART Africa Kenya member Dr. Keng-Yen Huang. Focusing on capacity building efforts, Dr. Dankyi also participated in a career guidance talk entitled: “Working as a Social Worker” hosted by the Association of African Universities, where she discussed the various roles social workers can play and the ethics that are involved in the profession. The full presentation can be found here. She has recently been offered a research fellowship at the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom starting from January 2020 where she will be involved in analyzing and publishing from the largest qualitative dataset on street children in three African countries. Congratulations Dr. Dankyi on all your recent accomplishments!