By Kendall Robertson

Ghana School Project Nearing Phase Two

Apr 5, 2018 | 1:47 PM

PRINCE GEORGE- Since 2014, a group of Prince George residents have volunteered to help a small village more than 11 thousand kilometres away. We first told you about the Ghana School project two years ago, and since then, a lot of work has been done to improve the lives of young students. Richie Sai-Appiah knows what it’s like to grow up in Ghana. As a kid, there wasn’t a school in his small village so students would have to make a 10-kilometre trek to school or live at a boarding school in a different community. “I went to a boarding house, my family could afford it… but the average person in the village makes four dollars a day,” said Sai-Appiah. That’s why the Ghana School Project was created. A handful of Prince George residents showed interest in travelling to Ghana to help build a new school in that small community.

After a year of fundraising, phase one was complete. The group built a school for grades one to three, an office, and restrooms. Now, they’re fundraising for phase two before heading back to Ghana at the end of April.  “The goal is grade four to six, so they at least have a basic elementary school,” added Sai-Appiah, “we’re hoping to add a community hall so they can do adult education, and maybe some computers, we plan to add teachers quarters.”

A fundraising event will take place on April 13th at the Westwood Pub. Donations can be made on the Ghana School Project GoFundMe page or through Timbers Community Church.