What does Wulugu Project do in Ghana?
Our Ghana team reviews the requests from villagers for new schools or improvements / repairs to older buildings or desks. They submit their thoughts and costings, which the U.K. committee consider and then seek funding. When fully funded, the money is sent directly to our bank in Tamale and spent immediately to complete the specific task.
We build primary, junior high and vocational schools plus hostels to keep the girls safe while they study. Teachers accommodation, toilet blocks, water storage tanks etc. are also often added to the list in order that the schools function efficiently. Systems of microloans-loans to village women and graduates enable the women to make full use of their opportunities. It is calculated that we have improved the lives of over 400,000 girls.
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Where is Wulugu?
The Northern Region where we work was the largest in Ghana. It is now divided into 3 : North, Savannah and North-East regions.
We now work with hundreds of villages across the Northern Region (the largest and most challenging region of Ghana), but we have kept our original name “The Wulugu Project”. Over 60% of the population live in poverty, but with the Projects' support, the quality of life, especially for girls and women is improving.
A New School For Akamande
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The Story of Akamande School.
We are working hard to give Akamande children a school. We are particularly pleased that the local M.P. has made a major contribution to this vital work, alongside the Clive Richards Foundation and very many individuals who have sent donations to us recently. This money is being well used to change many lives for generations to come.
Akamande area looks, at first sight, impossible to build on. Our Ghana team researched this, deciding that would be well worth taking the considerable risks in order to what effectively would mean thousands of lives moved from unavoidable poverty. It was easy to see why others had refused all pleadings for help.
The area is surrounded by the White and Black Volta rivers. No road can access the area. All materials, including sand and gravel. have to be conveyed by canoes across to the village. making it very expensive. The MP has ensured that there are sufficient funds. The locals have carried heavy blocks and other materials to the site on their heads. The community are very involved in ensuring the school is completed. They need education to be accessible to their children who currently attend schools across the river on canoes or have to stay with relatives in other towns.
Solomon, our team leader, says: ‘It is these smiles on the faces of the innocent children and the hope we give them that gives us the joy and strength to take on such tasks. The people are ever so grateful for Wulugu Project’s passion and support’