Empower 100 students with vital IT skills in Ghana

Dear valued donors and sponsors,

We hope this newsletter finds you well. First of all: “Happy New Year!!!”

After our small christmas break we start this month with lots of new energy!

As we begin the new year, we wanted to take a moment to update you on the goals and initiatives of our organization for the coming year.

Our primary goal for the year is to expand our reach and impact in the community. We plan to do this by increasing the number of programs and services we offer, as well as by partnering with other organizations to maximize resources and reach.

To make this possible we are working on a grant for a new IT-Lab at one of our partner schools. After the building project of our first IT-Lab we had the possibility to educate more students with higher-quality training. This is why we see the need for another IT-Lab at Kokrobite Public School.

One of our main initiatives for the year is to increase access to digitalization and job training for underprivileged youth in our community. We will be working with local schools and businesses to provide mentorship and other opportunities for young people to gain the skills and experience they need to succeed.

We are also excited to announce that we will be launching a new coding program to students in public and private schools. This program will prepare students for the job market, to acquire coding skills with python programming which is one of the most widely used tool in the tech industry. 

We are deeply grateful for the support of our donors and sponsors. Without your generosity, we would not be able to make such a positive impact in the lives of those in need. We hope you will continue to support us in our mission to transform lives through digital skills in our community.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Grow Ghana Team.

We are excited to introduce to you the two new addition to Grow Ghana team. Marlon and Anna are our second cohort of weltwearts volunteers from Germany, who will be spending a year with Grow Ghana.

They took a gap year after high school to give back to the community and gain some real life experiences before getting to the University. They joined us last month and will be supporting the organisation to run the day-to-day activities such as providing training for students, fundraising campaigns, improve teaching curriculum, online marketing, office work etc.

Let’s get to know them and their expectations for the next 11 months.

“My name is Marlon and I am currently 18 years old. I am from Germany from a village located near Stuttgart in the south of Germany. I graduated from high school in 2022 and I really like playing football in my leisure time. Generally speaking, on the one hand, I expect to learn a lot of things during my stay about the country, the culture, the people and the work at Grow Ghana. On the other hand, I wish to be able to give something back to the people and especially to Grow Ghana. My aim is to be able to change something for the better.”

“I am Anna from the north of Germany. I am 18 years old and I just finished high school. In my free time I love to cook, to play games and to go dancing! I hope that I will find ways to support Grow Ghana. For now that means observing the work and then participate with new ideas how we can develop as an organisation to have a bigger and especially greater impact.”

Enjoy your stay in Ghana!

Thank you for your support.

Gifty, Benjamin, Jennifer, Godfred, Anna and Marlon.