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Closed 17/04/2022
Weʼve raised £11,950 to Akumoah Achampo Special Unit, building a new school in Ghana for children with additional needs.
- Funded on Sunday, 17th April 2022
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Claudia and I are two young British girls from complete opposite ends of the country (myself from Cornwall and Claudia from Yorkshire) we both met in November of 2018 while both on a trip in Ghana. we both volunteered at Akumoah Achampo Special Unit in Nwkawkaw we struck up a bond with all the children in the unit and teachers and staff.
The special unit has been attached to the main primary school for 10 years. The unit is staffed by 3 teaching staff with specialised training. There are 39 pupils but classes will generally contain 20. Ages from 34 to youngest 8, the disabilities from partial/full deafness, hyperactivity/ADHD, downsyndrome, Cerebal palsy and Autism.
When Claudia was at the school she worked with the class teacher to find what the students needed for their future careers. she bought sewing machines , beads, braiding kits and mannequin heads for the school, made a sensory wall for the children and stocked the cupboards with school materials. we also managed to get two students (Hannah and Ernest) apprenticeships paid for to help for their future work as well as with the help of another amazing volunteer nurse Zoe to get Ruth who has Cerebral palsy a new wheelchair when hers unexpectedly broke. Although we managed to do some great things for some students there is a lot of work that needs to be done in order for all current and future students to get the best educational experience and start to working life.
* A Vocational Training Centre
*A renovation on the old building (The students are usually in one very small)
*Stand up tap with reservoir
* A new Toilet
* A safe pavement
*Assertive technology to assit communication
*Puzzles and teaching materials
*Furniture
*Computer
Since speaking with the school and teachers we've come to the estimate price of £25k
I cant begin to tell you how much this would mean to everyone at the unit and how it would change their lives in every way possible, any donation big or small would be hugely appreciated.
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2 years ago
Caitlin Nottle
2 years agoHello everyone 😊 hope your all well and thank you to everyone who has supported us in this venture, we have raised the target to £13K this is purely to help fund the classrooms with desks/chairs and materials 😊 the building in itself should still come to around £12K, once again thank you so much for your support ❤️❤️❤️
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3 years ago
Caitlin Nottle
3 years agoHi Everyone 😁 Hope your all well and staying safe with all circumstances going on. Thank you so much for all your donations and support, we now have a ROOF!!! Work is still ongoing and will continue with the electrics, plastering, doors/windows and school furniture. Obviously in regards to COVID the prices for both materials and workmanship how gone up so we’ve had to raise our target, however we are confident with support with can do this! Thank you so much once again for helping us make a huge difference to our Ghanaian families lives ❤️
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4 years ago
Caitlin Nottle
4 years agoThank you so so much to everyone that's donated ♥️♥️ It really has made a huge difference!! For those of you who don't know we know have the bore hole sorted 😁😁😁😁 and the foundation for the build of the school is well under way!! We couldn't have done this without all your amazing support so once again thank you so so much!! If your not on there already send a request to our Facebook page "Claudia and Caitlin Ghana 2020, where you can see all the regular updates ♥️
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290
Sanah
Apr 17, 2022
Thanks Terry for the portrait. As requested this is the money donated (to this charity of your choice).
£20.00
Carole Culpan
Apr 2, 2022
Well done to both of you, you should be very proud of your achievements.
£50.00
Rachel Nottle
Apr 1, 2022
You guys are doing the best work, love you!
£20.00
Auntie Margaret and Uncle Keith
Mar 22, 2022
£20.00
Barry Tinker
Mar 21, 2022
£10.00
Stephen, Rosie & William Higgins
Mar 20, 2022
Well done both of you, you should be so proud of what you’ve achieved. A really worthy cause
£30.00
James Binns
Mar 20, 2022
£50.00
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