Cape Coast

Donations and painting at Abura Literacy school.

Amanda Malzacher arrived in Cape Coast in November and voulunteered at New Life International orphanage one of our care projects in the region. Having spent so long in Cape Coast she was able to see a number of the different projects offered in the area. The Abura Literacy School was one such project that really does require support.

The Abura Literacy School, a teaching placement, was founded in 1997 by the chief of Abura, Nana Kodwo Addae II, its aim was to provide a nursery education to street children that would not otherwise be able to afford to attend school. Subsequently a number of these children are then able to go on to primary school on scholarships. Earlier this year the school was removed to a new improved location to help provide a more effective learning environment for the children. However, despite this change the school facilities remain extremely basic and the school is extrmely underfunded and understaffed.

As a result last month Amander decided to help out by donating more than a million cedis to buy paint for the New Abura Literacy school building. Not only did she donate the money but she also helped out in painting two of the classroom blocks. She also recieved a helping hand from Project Abroad volunteers Anna Koh, William Foster and Rosemary Hunt. Amanda has since left to go back to the United States but has promised to help raise some money to employ more teachers at the school in the future.