We received an urgent message from Mrs. Kusiwaa Khadijah, the Headmistress of the St. Stephen’s R/C Primary School in Bodomase, in the Ashanti Region, stating: “Please it is very urgent since we are entering into raining season in Ghana because the current situation of the classroom building threatening the lives of the teachers and the […]
Mr. Samuel Akrasi, the Principal of the Offinso Technical Institute has a difficult time running his school since the Ghanaian government has made schooling and boarding free. The number of students has almost tripled. This means he is now looking for funding to be able to equip the classrooms with sufficient tables and chairs. At […]
Infant mortality in Ghana is about ten times higher than in the Netherlands (32 deaths per 1,000 births). That is why we were pleased when receiving the request from the Cape Coast University Hospital to furnish an intensive care unit for premature babies with medical equipment and baby cods. In good and intensive consultation between […]
The Kumawu Technical Institute provides vocational training for underprivileged young people and has seen an enormous growth in the number of students in the past year. Because many students live far away from the school, many of them also stay overnight. The girls’ dormitory is due for a major makeover, including the woodwork, painting and […]
The Lakeside Disability Rights Advocacy Initiative (Lakeside) is a community based organization in the Oti Region for the empowerment of people with disabilities. In order to raise money for the families of local disabled people, Lakeside wanted to start a communal agricultural project, growing crops for the local market. To prevent problems with water shortages, […]
The Esther Dankwah Foundation contacted us to let us know that the maternity ward of the Fumso Ketewa CHPS Compound in the Ashanti region, was in desperate need of an upgrade of the maternity ward. There was a lack of equipment to guarantee a healthy childbirth. With a donation of Help Ghana, all equipment could […]
Help Ghana received a request from the Frako Initiative organization to support the purchase of phonic books for 16 primary schools in and around Accra. Phonic books are often used in the British education system to enhance the reading skills of children at Kindergarten level.With our donation of GHC 10,000 the organization was able to […]
It is difficult for many hairdressers and beauticians in the Eastern Region to generate sufficient income. They are therefore often looking for opportunities to earn some extra money. For that reason, the Compassion4Humanity foundation in Adawso has set up a training course where up to 20 women have learned to make liquid soap. They have […]
The Otareso M/A Basic School in the Eastern Region of Ghana hasasked for our help for the construction of a roof on the two classrooms.At the moment of the request, it was only possible for students to take classes when theweather permitted.With our contribution of GHC 23,250, Mrs. Obuo Anoff Ahwireng, theprincipal of this school, […]
The Esther Dankwah Foundation in The Netherlands has made a request to support the Sekondi School for the Deaf near Takoradi. During one of her recent visits to Ghana, Esther became aware that the boarded children do not have sufficient facilities in their housing situation. She started a campaign in the Netherlands to raise funds […]