Our projects change periodically based on the needs of the community and our Ghanaian partners. All projects benefit from monetary donations, and there is also the opportunity to participate in one of our mission trips to assist us with the physical work that needs to be done during our visits.
Our first school in Ghana, TICA, which started with 8 students now has 370 students from preschool through grade 6. Twenty eight staff are employed by the school, including 22 teachers and 6 support staff. Currently, six new classrooms are being constructed, and recently TICA received the award of the best private school in the district, and the entire staff and student body were provided with a free lunch. TICA continues to benefit from assistance through our non-profit for student scholarships, ongoing construction efforts, and supplies and materials.
Another project provides ceiling fans to classrooms within the villages of Abuesi and Juaso, and surrounding villages as resources allow. Few of the schools, public or private, in Ghana have ceiling fans in the classrooms, so this is a long-term, ongoing project that could last for years. The fans are purchased in Ghana when the volunteer team arrives and are installed during each mission trip.
- You may choose to make a monetary donation for the purchase and installation of classroom fans.
- You may elect to join us on one of our trips to Ghana to assist Mike and other volunteers with the installation at the school.
We have expanded our partnerships through a chance meeting with a fellow Christian, Johnson Antwi, who is now our most recent board member. Johnson has family in Ghana, and his sister in Kumasi has opened a small school called Mount Moriah Academy. This school has now become one focus of our outreach efforts as there is a great need for expansion, infrastructure development, and teacher training. In keeping with our model, Mike’s efforts will be devoted to the physical plant, and Laura will continue her work with teacher training and provision of sound, research-based curriculum.
We are always open to project ideas from all our stake-holders. Ideal projects employ Ghanaian labor, are self-sustaining once completed, add to the quality of life, health, well-being, or financial independence of our Ghanaian partners, and alleviate suffering.