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Black Star Shining (Ghana)

GO volunteer Charlie Perkins surveys the bricks needed to build Eric's school.

A local contractor helps dig the septic tank for Eric's school.

SGM director Eric Annan builds a door frame before the next round of brick laying.

GO founders Bart Skorupa and Kyle Miller muscle up next to SGM director Eric Annan.

Some local kids watch Bart's football skills outside of Saboba, Northern Ghana.

RUSO director Evans Tasiame ties off property markers for his new fish farm.

Local tilapia caught in the estuary near Keta using traditional grass nets.

The GO team poses for a photo before serving 250 slum children a hot meal in Accra.

A rack of OR scrub hats at the Saboba Medical Center in Northern Ghana.

An old Toyota Land Cruiser now serves as the Ambulance for the Saboba Medical Center.

Patient records at the Saboba Medical Center.

Dr. Michael and team examine a patient's medical history - one of 118 for the day.

A local funeral procession in Saboba, Northern Ghana.

The sun sets over the sleepy fishing village of Keta

SGM director Eric Annan holds down the schoolyard with Headmaster Goodwin and Steve Jr.

Hope International Academy's first student of the year in full uniform.

Some local girls from the Accra slums playing with their new camera.

Tamale, Northern Ghana, after a grueling 72-hour journey on a yam ferry and 3 busses.

The patient check-in ledger at the Saboba Medical Center.

GO founder Kyle Miller chats up Saboba Medical Center director Kingsley Effah.

RUSO director Evans Tasiame tries his hand at the art of mat weaving.

RUSO director Evans Tasiame examines some charcoal graffiti left by the GO team.

A local Tilapia fish farm outside of Accra, with 3 ponds and over 10,000 fish.

Eric's daughter plays in the new recreation room at Hope Internatonal Academy.

A makeshift kitchen provides hot food to 250 slum children outside of Accra.

Some local kids enjoy a game of football outside Madina, Accra.

A huge Thank You to our incredible donors for making Eric's school a reality!

Summary

This project is aimed at dually improving health and education standards in Ghana by sponsoring a surgeon through medical school in Kumasi and by building and staffing a primary school and foster care facility for over 80 street children in Adoteiman.

More Information About this Project

needs and beneficiaries

There are currently thousands of people living in the slums of Accra, many without adequate opportunities to receive health care or even a proper education. Out of this group, those particularly at risk are children. Having lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS, and often left to fend for themselves, these slum children often end up in gangs or even worse. By providing quality primary schooling, coupled with the residency layout of a foster care home, these children will be able to learn the skills and forge the relationships necessary to improve their lives and leave the slums.

In a community of 35,000 in Northern Ghana there is one hospital. And zero full-time doctors. By training a local surgeon through medical school the communities of Saboba and Cheriponi will be able to receive medical support and medication that could very well save their lives. Currently operating far beyond capacity, with many of their part-time doctors consulting upwards of 100 patients per day, the Saboba Medical Centre in Northern Ghana is in dire need of a full-time doctor to tend to the medical needs of this large community.

country and focus

This project is located in Ghana.
The main focus of this project is on improving Health and Education.
For more information about Ghana, read the Wikipedia entry for Ghana.

Who is Running this Project

GO PROJECT MANAGER	SGM CONTACT	SMC CONTACT
Kyle Miller Creative Director Groundwork Opportunities (GO) 1402 Campus Drive Berkeley, CA 94708 e: kyle@goworks.org t: w: http://www.goworks.org	Eric Annan Sovereign Global Mission PO Box MD 1144 Madina-Accra Ghana e: t: +233 244 223556 w: http://www.sovereignglobalmission.org	Kingsley Effah Saboba Medical Centre PO Box 29 Saboba Ghana e: t: w: http://www.sabobamedicalcentre.net

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