Community Event Movie
Presentation
Here is my community write up for last night's movie showing:
As Senya’s Akumese Festival was drawing to a close, Cheerful Hearts Foundation had a special event planned for the community. Sadly, many children and parents do not understand the importance of a child’s education as well as the dangers of the fishing industry. In order to raise awareness, Cheerful Hearts Foundations prepared a movie showing for the entire community to shed light on what is really happening to their children.

As the sun began to go down, a crowd
started to gather. With seating space limited, both children and parents began
finding a space outside the church to better see the screen. By the time it was
completely dark and the crowd was loosened up with some clips of Boys Kasa,
Eric started the presentation with some information about the power of a child’s
education and the purpose of Cheerful Hearts. With nearly 500 people eagerly
waiting, Eric turned the microphone over to Hayford and the movie began.

After the
movie finished, the discussion turned to the importance of child education. Several
community members stepped up to the microphone to express the importance of
school. Each speaker expressed how education is the key which opens all the doors
for a child’s future. Child trafficking has robbed many children of the
opportunity to obtain an education, but the
community needed to know that these children still had the opportunity to
change their futures. One of the most powerful moments of the evening occurred when
several of Cheerful Hearts’ sponsored children came to address the community.
Their excitement and drive to change their future was empowering to every child
in the audience and their appreciation for Cheerful Hearts and their sponsorships
was emotionally touching for everyone involved. Hearing such meaningful message
from the very boys that had been working on Lake Volta and were now back at
home and in school brought the crowd to their feet with a standing ovation.
The movie night was a huge success
and helped raise awareness about the dangers of child trafficking. Keeping
children in school and away from the exploitative and abuse work on Lake Volta
is the key for both the children of Senya as well as the future of all of
Ghana. Cheerful Hearts wants to thank both the IOM and Challenging Heights for their
film as well as so many other individuals in the Senya community for helping to
put together such an impactful event. Awareness and education is the first step
in stopping child trafficking and Cheerful Hearts Foundation is proud to have
had such a successful event last night in Senya.
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