Fundraising project created

Fundraising project created

During the past several of days along with teaching and trafficking research, I have been working on our new fundraising project. In order to address the poverty problem, which is often the root cause of child trafficking, Cheerful Hearts has been planning a Poultry Farm project to add a new industry to the fishing community of Senya. Senya is one of the main trafficking sources in central Ghana due to a large population, high poverty, and a small fishing fleet/coastline. With new jobs and something not dependent on fish, the families of the sponsored children can start to make money to support their children instead of selling them to traffickers. Please take a look at the campaign:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/combating-child-labour-through-job-creation/x/3806483

There are definitely other ways to get involved as well. There is a serious lack of reading materials in the local schools and any elementary school books to help with reading are always appreciated. The last option is to help sponsor a child. This school year we are starting with 57 sponsored children. I am currently working on all of their backgrounds and stories as well as documenting their academic performance last year. All of this information gets passed along to the sponsors.

Along with working on fundraising, I did get a chance to watch some football on Sunday. A large crowd showed up for the Tottenham vs Liverpool game, but sadly Tottenham did not (3-0 loss; painful to watch).

More excitement, first laundry day! We will see if everything is dry when I get home (Due to the super hot sun, I would be shocked if there was any water left, not only on the clothing but in the entire country).

 


Again, if you would like to be involved, it is greatly appreciated, but either way please keep enjoying the blog and learning more about child trafficking and my experiences in Ghana.