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Help Underprivileged Children in Ghana

Summary

This project provides scholarship education for underprivileged children in Gbawe, Ghana and seeks to create a learning center for children in the community. progress reportread updates from the field


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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The foundation is responding to educational needs for underprivileged children at Gbawe community and in rural areas of Ghana. Currently it is giving scholarship for four kids and with intention to extend it to eight children in Gbawe community. The project is seeking for help to acquire a plot of land to provide a scholarship learning centre to accommodate the children we are sponsoring and other orphans and underprivileged children to receive quality education.

Activities

Acquisition of plot of land for scholarship school complex for orphans and underprivileged children. Creation of scholarship fund for orphans and underprivileged children. To purchase a plot of land to provide a learning centre for the children.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,653
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £8,011
Total Funding Goal: £10,664

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project strives to provide quality education for the children in needs, to improve their health and social conditions, attitude changes and increased self-esteem, an increased sense of belonging within the communities

Project Message

We accept all persons, irrespective of race, religion, or circumstance to make a difference in the lives of those in need. Rebecca McCarthy- (Philip, thank all for me, who have come to Erica's aid.)
- Philip Kyei Appiah, Co-Founder/Exective Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Philip Appiah,
Founder
P.O. Box ML 657
Mallam-Accra, 00233
Ghana
+233243703420
Email:

Project Sponsor

Philip Appiah

Organisation

Paajaf Foundation Logo Paajaf Foundation
P.O. Box ML657 Mallam
-, - 00233
Ghana
+233243703420
http://www.paajaf.org

Learn more about Paajaf Foundation and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Ghana and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Ghana, read the Human Development Report on Ghana or the Wikipedia entry for Ghana.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 14, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 19, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

Project Report

By Philip Appiah - Executive Director, December 14, 2011 07:44 PM

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Dear Friends of PAAJAF,

We here at PAAJAF are much grateful to you for your generosity and selfless contribution and investment in the lives of underprivileged children at PAAJAF in Gbawe Community, Ghana. Your donations are making real changes in their lives - Erica, Abigail and Josephine.Please visit our website to read about these children and other children at PAAJAF: http://paajaf.org/recipients/.

The situation at Gbawe in Ghana.
Gbawe is the village of Accra, the capital city of Ghana with about 45% of Gbawe's residents are unemployed. There is a large number of young people in the area and youth unemployment is high. A lack of basic skills makes it difficult for individuals to secure employment and families continue to experience extreme poverty due to lack of education etc. Extreme poverty and low levels of literacy have had a negative impact on health. The rampant ill health is decreasing the ability of people to acquire and maintain employment and is trapping individuals and families in a cycle of continuous deprivation. Parents depend on their children in old age, so it is crucial that their children are educated to secure jobs in future. African women seem strong, however their social position is determined by their husbands and single women with families find themselves marginalised. If a child in the family succeeds then s/he will be able to help his/her family. But there is lack of support to these children. Without your support to these children at PAAJAF, please, let us imagine their future.

Thank you for investing in their lives and the concerns. We appreciate your support a lot. In January 2012, PAAJAF would be paying tuitions for the children at PAAJAF but no funding now. If you don't come in to support these children, they would be removed from school and this would be sad, I believe you would not like to hear this. Christmas is here and 2012 also is just at the corner. We would like to plead to you to share our project to your friends, co-worker, families etc. invest in the lives of children at PAAJAF. This Christmas, everyone will celebrate and thank the Lord for what he/she received in his/her life. Few will be thinking about the less privileged. I hope you and they are one of them. Merry Christmas!

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