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Needs List for Ghana 2009-2010

Christ Church in Akropong

  • $2500 per year to fully support the Aged Program (senior citizens of the town)
  • Medical supplies (please contact us before donating)
  • Christian Education Supplies (Christian resource books, study guides, Sunday School supplies - prefer ones that depict Africican or African-American illustrations.
  • Akropong Youth Center (funding abstinence, anti-drug, anti-tobacco,  HIV/AIDS programs, technological training (computers))
  • Video Camera

Building Projects for the Town of Akropong

  • Senior Center for the town of Akropong (~$30,000 US)
  • Vocational School building fund - building has been started but funds have run out to finish the building project (~$5,000 - $10,000 US)

Akropong Blind School - one of two in the country of Ghana - serves 300+ students

  • Braille Writing Templates - (~$10 US each)
  • Type-Set Machines (~$150 US each)
  • Braille Books (childrens, stories and education resources)
  • Large Sized Legos - Duplo - tactile activity for primary grades
  • Musical Toys or real instruments - cannot send electronic ones
  • General donations for educational fees (tuition)- $75 pays for a full year of school

Demonstartion School - The gifted school for junior high grade levels

  • Textbooks- especially math, science - no US or Indiana history or social studies
  • Laptop Computers
  • Video Camera
  • School fees- tuition - $50 pays for a year of school

Aprie Congregation, Kumasi Region - small community, very poor

  • Funds for construction of school for town children (~$5,000)

SPANCO Orphanages -in Kumasi Region - homeless children whose parents have died from AIDS

  • Clothes, toys and basic supplies
  • Funds for food - children eat once a day
  • School tution fees - $20 pays one ENTIRE school year
  • Trade School Fees - $100 pays for TWO years of vocational training

Please see SPANCO's website for their awesome video and how SPANCO helps the orphans of Ghana - www.helpforghana.com

Contact COF Ghana mission directors for additional information on how YOU can help the people of Ghana, West Africa.

cofghana@yahoo.com

Steve Poston, Kathy Poston or Mindy Hunter