Sunday, November 4, 2007

Why Support a Kindergarten?

We thought it might be useful to explain the fact that a kindergarten in Africa is not an extravagance or a luxury geared towards relieving poor mothers from the chores of raising children. In Ghana (and Africa at large) mothers have to work away from home usually working to put food on the table. In the absence of kindergartens the job of caring for the little ones usually falls on the older daughters who as a result cannot attend proper schooling. Therefore kindergartens in Africa are a fundamental tool to allow the education of young women who ultimately are the true engines of development.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Building a Kindergarten

We'd love your input/suggestions, and hope you might feel inspired to be part of the project, or know someone who would be. For example, do you know of a kindergarten near your own home that might be interested in helping this one in Ghana? Are you part of a sports team or book club that might like to help? But please, feel no pressure to partner on this project. This is for your information, and possibly for you to pass the word on to those who you think can/would like to affect the lives of the children and families of this village. They desperately want to construct the building's roof at a minimum, but we understand it's not all that exciting for you to say you're buying cement... so, perhaps you are interested in providing a monetary donation for construction materials and/or a donation toward school uniforms, e.g., which most families cannot afford (they cost approximately US$5 each). Please contact us with/for more ideas, a little can go a long way. We're happy to collect the donations and put them toward the village's necessity of your choice.

We hope to see at least the roof complete by May 2008 with your help -- just in time for the next rainy season.