
It's the women. They are the ones who have to sweep around the home, usually twice a day, and they do NOT have brooms as we know them. They gather a handful of grasses and then have to bend at the waist to sweep away the debris. Imagine this with a baby attached to your back ... or if you are elderly and can barely balance while standing upright. Full-length brooms have been made by a couple of our sponsored student graduates. They are far more durable that the manufactured brooms that can be purchased in Ghana.
We are happy to tell you that the $2000 goal was reached! We had 750 brooms made!
What a win...a few graduates had the opportunity to earn extra cash, and the women from Dekpor Yia, Dekpor Dome, and Dekpor Horme have had one of their daily chores made a bit easier!
The following generous people made this happen!
- Teresa Cline and Avondale Alternative, grade 7/8
- Quality Integrators Corporation
- Carolyn MacDonald
- Carla van der Kleij
- Gillian Anderson
- Linda and Jay McLaren
- Donna and Ron Jamieson in honour of Judy Ignatowitz
- Donna and Ron Jamieson in honour of Jonathon Keith
- Sue and Pat Bugos
- Anne Secord