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Light for Children Ghana
- Jul 6, 2015
- 6 min
Light for Children 2014 Annual Activity Report
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Volunteers remain at the center of most of Light for Children’s activities. Most of our international volunteers...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 22, 2015
- 2 min
April/May 2015 Activity Report
On April 15th, Mike Owusu (our Project coordinator) and Yaw Otchere (our Executive Director) attended a meeting of the Ghana Anti...
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Light for Children Ghana
- May 25, 2015
- 1 min
March 2015 Activity Report
In March, Light for Children’s activities focused on the Preventive Child Sexual Abuse program. Although fears over the Ebola outbreak...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Apr 16, 2015
- 1 min
January/February 2015 Activity Report
Light for Children participated in a number of public events and meetings in January and February. One of these was a public lecture on...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Apr 11, 2015
- 2 min
December 2014 Activity Report
Like many organizations throughout Africa, Light for Children has seen a decline in the number of international volunteers due to...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Feb 21, 2015
- 3 min
October/Novemeber 2014 Activity Report
In October, Light for Children celebrated an important event – the Grand Opening of the Education Center in Atonsu, Kumasi. The local...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Nov 2, 2014
- 2 min
September 2014 Activity Report
After a hectic summer, September was a quiet month for Light for Children. Suzanne Sandquist of Sweden sent the sum of $2000 for two...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Oct 8, 2014
- 1 min
August 2014 Activity Report
At the beginning of August, we said goodbye to many of our summer volunteers, including the Hong Kong University and Spelman University...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Sep 16, 2014
- 3 min
July 2014 Activity Report
July continued to be busy and productive for Light for Children’s volunteers and staff. At the Education Center in Atonsu, ICT programs...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Aug 4, 2014
- 2 min
June 2014 Activity Report
June was a very busy month for volunteers at Light for Children. At the beginning of June, nine students from the University of Hong Kong...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jul 28, 2014
- 1 min
May 2014 Activity Report
This month, six medical students from Creighton University in the United States volunteered in schools around Mampong for a week. The...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 8 min
Light for Children 2013 Annual Activity Report
ECHOES III PROJECT: Empowering Cocoa Households with Opportunities and Education Services. This project, funded by World Cocoa...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 1 min
April 2014 Activity Report
Yaw Otchere attended training in children’s rights, by the Coalition of NGO’s on the Rights of Children. The training program ran for 5...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 2 min
March 2014 Activity Report
March saw the arrival of several new volunteers. Ida Furru of Norway, and Gabrielle Deegan of the US arrived at the beginning of the...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 2 min
February 2014 Activity Report
This month, Light for Children was pleased to host a much larger group of volunteers than is usual for February. Mette Nielsen and...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 2 min
January 2014 Activity Report
Light for Children staff and volunteers visited Asakraka and Nkorang, two of the villages that were part of the ECHOES III Project....
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 1 min
December 2013 Activity Report
December was a quiet month for volunteer activities at Light For Children, giving the staff and long-term volunteers a chance to catch up...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 1 min
November 2013 Activity Report
During November, volunteers Linnea Rydberg, Fanny Lindström, and Jessica Hallerth of Sweden, and Yael Yeshurun of Israel, continued their...
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Light for Children Ghana
- Jun 25, 2014
- 2 min
October 2013 Activity Report
October was a busy month for Light for Children volunteers and staff. Ulrika Thulin of Sweden did an internship the Public Works...
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