COMPUTER LAB AND LIBRARY

Volunteers Jesse Clark and Sam Barris spent their summer volunteering at BFSC to work on the library. Over the summer the 13 orphans living on campus had their first opportunity to borrow books and this year all of the children regularly visit the library to choose books. They especially enjoy National Geographic!

Computers we sent in 2007 are used in the new computer lab and regular classes are being held!

MANY THANKS to all those who helped through financial donations and donations of time, goods, and services to make this project such a success! We are seeing great excitement in the school community as these facilities are made available.

PAINTING POSSIBLITIES

This program sends volunteer teachers to work with students and faculty in Ghana to nurture creativity and to bridge our different cultures.

June - July 2009

15 volunteers (ages 14-58 and from Virginia to Massachusetts) have committed to participating in our 2009 Painting Possibilities creativity program. Projects include building a geodesic dome, creating a group video documentary using photos, video and music created by the students, kite making, and noncompetitive games to help boost confidence, creativity and group dynamics, etc.

Volunteers work in Ghana at the Bishops Forson School throughout the year. They help teach, organize and document life there. The skills and interests or each volunteer is carefully considered and put to best use. To learn more about volunteering, click here.

RAISING GRASSCUTTER AND GOATS

Students at the Bishop Forson School will soon be learning how to raise goats and small animals in the guinea pig and porcupine family called 'grass cutter'. Raising these animals at the school will prove educational and also provide food for the children. As the program grows, it may become a sustainable income source for the school.

EDUCATION THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS

This is our fourth year of sponsoring children to attend the Bishop Forson School in Kpando, Ghana's Volta Region.

We currently sponsor over 80 children. 13 of these children are orphaned or their parents are not able to take care of them and are living at the school.

We need more sponsors! Can you help?

• Sponsorships can transform a community. Sponsorships cost $280 per year and sponsors get regular reports about their child.  
•  In addition to sponsoring children for school we keep a fund for medical needs and gifts for teachers at Christmas (last year we gave a bag of rice and oil to cook with).

Click here to read more about the school and sponsorships.

REBUILD AIRFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

The Airfield School is meant to serve children from 25 rural villages East of Ho in grades K-4, but the conditions are deplorable.

The school has been asking the government and numerous NGOs to build them a proper structure for 10 years but until now has only received promises.

Plans are finalized and we have helped organize the community. We are now waiting for building permits to begin building the foundation. Funds for this project have been solely provided by student fund raising efforts. They have raised an astounding $30,000 but this only takes us half way there. Can you help?

Please read more.

COMMUNITY FARM

This is our 3rd year farming okra in the dry season and the harvest is complete! The Okra Project provided employment and meals for 35+ young men and women.Click here to see pictures of this project

Next year our drip irrigation equipment will be used for farming and education projects at the Bishop Forson School.