SJCS/Humanitas
project in Ghana

In Ayensuako, Ghana families live in basic mud huts without electricity or sanitation and do their best to live off the land, although the climate and conditions make it a real challenge to grow or sustain crops.

Three hours’ drive from the nearest city, this isolated, hidden community is miles from the main road and so receives no aid or support from outside the community. When you consider Ayensuako has no infrastructure or local trade, life in the village is a daily
struggle for survival.

We have supported this wonderful project since 2015 and have helped in the building of a primary and secondary school which caters for >235 children, providing them with full-time education, and a chance to break the endless cycle of poverty in their community. The school
is staffed by qualified teachers and we help provide the pupils with all of the tools and books they need to succeed.

A new library was completed with the help of volunteers in 2018 and of which 2,300 books were donated, including a donation from us!

The school has now opened its primary and secondary school doors and is welcoming children, but many of these do not have access to a uniform or basic school equipment such as paper, pens and pencils. With the ongoing help and support from St John’s College School we can continue to assist this valuable project and help provide a valuable education to many children in the hope that they can escape the poverty trap.