LOTUS Preschool has been running successfully for almost 30 years – now we need your support so that the new Primary School – Path of Joy can grow! The “Path of Joy” Library & Primary School also benefit the Children’s Home by providing education for the younger girls and temporary employment for those girls who have completed SHS while searching for their profession.
Library:
Daily we receive about 40 children during the school vacations (varying from 3 to 16 years old) and 7-15 children during the period they go to school. They come after school to have English Grammar classes with our volunteers, participate in the reading club with the local librarian, and other various activities. The children are extremely happy and come to the classes by themselves.
These kids are learning and freely enjoying many creative activities which unfortunately are lacking in the local schools – such as local music with dance, modeling, painting, coloring, practical lessons on healthy habits, etc. We are seeking for volunteers for this project.
This new center came to be thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Mohamukta Ananda and Mr. Rutger Tamminga who are very concerned with education in Africa as they understand that only when people get the proper education they can break the cycle of poverty and misery. It is located in a very poor area in a community lacking basics on sanitation and others. Even before gaining independence in 1957, Ghana has been working to increase its population’s access to basic education and school enrollment. The 1961 Education Act reinforced the right to a free basic education, but the act failed to fully address all the problems related to school attendance and completion rates.
Volunteers also help by giving workshops and decorating the school
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