The Republic of Ghana is divided into ten administrative Regions. One of these regions is Brong Ahafo. The Catholic Diocese of Sunyani serves the people in this Region. The Diocese covers an area of about 28, 400 km. Most of it is situated in poor rural areas where a majority of the people engage in subsistence farming. The Region has lagged behind the rest of the Country in terms of education, healthcare delivery system, provision of potable drinking water, and recreational facilities. The poor water supply in this area has tremendous negative consequences on the people ministered to. Many have died of water-borne diseases such as malaria, typhoid, dysentry, and intenstinal parasitic worms.

The Foundation believes in total development of the human person; thus provision of social and economic infrastructures form an integral part of its missionary activities for our Catholic Brothers and Sisters and all needy people there. The Foundation works in close partnership with the Diocese to help improve the quality of life in rural Ghana. Long-term goals include:

** Establishment of schools at the elementary and high school level to provide quality education to the young people in the Region.

** Construction of training centers to train the youth in modern agricultural techniques, and to provide leadership training for the young people.

** Establishment of vocational school whose aim is to provide training to young men and women to prepare them employment opportunities.
 
** Provision of small grants to single parents who wish to form small cooperatives. This will help to better their living conditions.

** Organizing workshops on prevention of diseases notably HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases, while emphasizing respect for life, the consequences of abortion, and family life, 

The Foundation’s immediate goal for the year 2007 is:

** Establishment of a Medical Clinic in one of our rural communities.

** To improve the perennial water problem by drilling five boreholes (wells) in the most affected communities.

Our set-goals for 2007 are not small, but the Foundation is confident that, with your help, coupled with strategic planning, clear vision and direction, the Foundation will be enable to achieve its goals. The Foundation is very appreciative for whatever contribution is given. Your support is very essential in helping the Foundation bring these goals to fruition; and your donation will surely make a difference.

The Republic of Ghana is located in West Africa. It borders La Cote d’voire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and Atlantic Ocean to the south. Accra, the national capital is also the largest city. The country’s population in 2005 was about 21 million.

The Giving to Ghana Foundation, Inc, (The “Foundation”) was established in December 2006 as a non-profit charitable entity to work in partnership with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana, better serve the people in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The Foundation’s efforts and projects are community-based, serving all members in the community, regardless of their religious affiliation. Every member in the community is a beneficiary of the various projects sponsored by the foundation. Foundation has already sponsored a “borehole” (well) in the village of Badu in the Brong Ahafo Region which serves everyone in the community.

The foundation’s two principal goals are: (1) to create awareness of the needs of the rural communities in the Brong Ahafo; (2) to raise funds to support the developmental projects undertaken by Foundation in partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani.

Besides these activities, the Foundation is about bringing people of Ghana and those of the United States together so that together they can share support, their spiritual and material blessings with one another; such a collaborative move is likely to enhance the spiritual and physical well-being of the people on both countries.

Some of the representatives of Giving to Ghana visited the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana, last month to gather the first hand information. The visit was said to be a memorable one, and the people of the Region will for ever have an undying appreciation for the foundation, and to all those who support its activities.

Rev. Joseph Domfeh
Joedomfeh103@hotmail.com
Director, GGF
Telephone 917-270-9022

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