Another incredible year, despite the continuing challenges through the pandemic.
Please do watch our 2022 Accomplishment video! https://youtu.be/nQ4QqQ8rOgA
We thank you for your generous support as we make a difference in rural Ghana!
At School Campus:
Sports courts completed--handball, volleyball, basketball
$35,000 of text books purchased and in use
Storage containers purchased to protect the texts
Generous donation of French books by the distributor
Server purchased and installed in the computer lab
ICT after-school classes taught by 2 of our graduates
$200 of dry erase markers
$400 of pencils and pens purchased for teachers to lend as necessary
3 white boards
2 projectors
Installed computer lab secure windows, increased security sensors
Roofs of campus buildings reinforced with screws
Repairs to windows and walls as required
Drinking water overhaul: 5 polytanks, 4 pumps and pump houses, filters
Manufactured eaves troughs installed on campus buildings
Extensive campus-wide drainage/gutter improvements
2 water reservoirs repaired
Tree-planting
Repairs and maintenance of furniture, campus, and buildings
Students and Educators:
151 students on food programme
27 elementary students sponsored
47 high school students/apprentices sponsored
12 students graduated this year
2 electricians attain full professional certification
3 grads continue with upper level education
162 junior high uniforms made and distributed
Vacation school, 4 weeks, for grades 4 to JHS 3
1 librarian and 1 kindergarten assistant hired by DSDO
Students hired for school maintenance, caretaking, construction
Building:
Dekpor Central Shops continue to evolve:
Welding shop addition
Fitness centre enclosure and equipment
New beverage shop
Extension of electronics shop for storage
Extension of sewing shop for workroom
Covered porch for café, plus the addition of outdoor cooking area
Advertising posters
Repairs and maintenance
$10,000 spent on inventory and shop needs
Fire rebuild of a family’s home, $1610 raised
Toilet facility clean-outs (School, Horme, Yia #2)
Integral part of water and sanitation committees
Health-related:
Reusable pads, hygiene pilot project (58 kits distributed in July)
…and $4088 raised to further the Kits4Girls project in 2023
Dental Week #3 included: dental screening, education, and treatment for all students and staff
Including distribution of toothbrushes and paste for every student
Dental week = 4 dentists , 3 days, 816 students, the staff, and several villagers
National health insurance for all sponsored students
Emergency medical fund
Soap and bleach purchased for school requirements
Items Distributed:
Town tools purchased from 2021 campaign: 96 machetes, 16 pick axes
221 girls and 189 boys received Basics Kits ($9657 raised)
Cell phones … more than 40 donated this year!
$8000 Funding for multipurpose bowls
$5000 Funding for farming tools
Miscellaneous:
2 business set ups: Chicken coops, feed, and hens
Collections of goods
11 shipments and distributions
10th year, Ghana Nourish Minds, 13 fundraising pages, $38,486.25 raised
Ongoing advising and counselling of students
Meetings, meetings, and more meetings
Thanks to all donors and sponsors, we received $260,127 in revenue and thousands $$$$ in donated items for us to ship
Admin fees are extremely low: a mere 0.76% of revenue.
A big thank you to the volunteers who help!
