Christmas Project 2011

Ghana
Population: 24,233,431
Official Language: English
Life Expectancy: 59 years
Health System: 15 physicians and 93 nurses per 100,000 people


World Joy was founded in 2005 to improve the lives of people living within the Atiwa district of Ghana. Since then they have achieved the following:

• Construction of 18 schools
• Excavation of 53 Deep Water Wells
• Completion of 3 Sanitation Facilities
• Establishment of 2 Health Clinics
• Training of 600 Teachers
• Establishment of a Community Library
  

World Joy has chosen to work in Ghana because it is a safe country to work in with a people who have a fervent desire to lift and sustain themselves. They strive to use local content in all of their projects to give the locals a sense of ownership. In addition, they train the locals to take over and continue to run the projects put in place.

Quality of Education Initiative

In addition to building schools for the local villagers, World Joy has initiated a teacher training program to ensure the students of the new schools are getting a quality education (pictured above is the first group of teachers to pass through the training). With our family's donation, we have been able to sponsor 12 teachers through the education training program.

The teachers enjoying some fun while training.

All of the children attending the new schools wear a required school uniform. In addition to sponsoring 12 teachers, your donations have also helped purchase uniforms for 12 students.

Thanks for your generosity in helping to give these children a better education!!!