Project Detail
| Project |
SUMMER OF SERVICE PROGRAM |
Contact Person |
ISHMAEL AKYEA MENSAH |
| Location |
GHANA |
Contact Email |
ghana@serviceforpeace.org |
| Deadline To Apply |
22 May, 2009 |
Begin Date |
19 June, 2009 |
| End Date |
05 July, 2009 |
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Service For Peace Ghana in collaboration with 40 European volunteers are coming to Ghana to rehabilitate PEASE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY PRIMARY SCHOOL in the Bosomtwe District. This school has a population of 288 pupils. However, the school block lacks the following facilities:
1. WINDOWS
2. BLACKBOARD
3. TEXT BOOKS
4. PAINTING THE SCHOOL BLOCK
5. RE-ROOFING THE SCHOOL BLOCK
6. PROVIDING A COMPUTER BLOCK FOR THE KIDS
7. PROVIDING THE SCHOOL WITH COMPUTERS
Service For Peace, in collaboration with these volunteers, will provide all the above facilities. The volunteers will also give medical aid in the areas of :
1. YELLOW FEVER
2. HEPATITIS A
3. MENINGITIS
The volunteers will stay in the community for ten (10) days and live with the community, eat their food, learn their culture, play football with them. They will also visit places of interest like Elmina and CapeCoast Castles where, during the colonial days, slaves were traded off to the whites. They will also visit Lake Bosomtwe and the Butterfly Sanctuary etc.