Bicycles for 500 Cocoa Farmers Children in Ghana

Summary

Provide Bicycles to Children in Rural Ghana particularly in the Cocoa growing areas are deprived of good quality education. The school children have to walk long distances to reach nearby schools.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

We have engaged a re-cycling Firm is Switzerland to provide 20 foot container of 500 Bicycles for the distant school children. Some of the school children are as young as 5 years and before they reach their schools, it is too late and already tired. We need USD 15,000.00 to acquire the Bicycles and get them to Ghana for distribution.

Activities

ACRO Ghana is already in sports as a means of supporting the capacity developments of these deprived children. Football is a communicable game everybody understands. Children are given Bicycles sports tool as well as transport to school.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

It is expected that about 400 Junior Secondary School pupils in 12 communities would have improved their examinations pass rate over the years and the very young ones would take delight in going to school.

Project Message

Never undervalue the potential of under privileged children and youth socially excluded by reason of parental livelihood.
- Adu Adjei, Project Manager

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Adu Adjei
Project Manager
ACRO Ghana
P.O. Box 352
Dormaa Ahenkro, Brong Ahafo Region
Ghana
00233(0)648 22477
Email:

Project Sponsor

Adu Adjei

Organization

ACRO Ghana Logo

ACRO Ghana
PO Box 352
Dormaa Ahenkro, Brong Ahafo *****
Ghana
00233 648 22477
http://www.acroghana.com

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Ghana and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Ghana, read the Human Development Report on Ghana or the Wikipedia entry for Ghana.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 14, 2009