Organisation For Rural Primary Educational Developers, Takoradi, Ghana, West Africa

The MILLION BALLS Project for African Children and Young People is an initiative of ORPED GHANA.
This project is initiated premised on the twin soccer events of CAN 2010 to be held in Angola and the FIFA World Cup to occur in South Africa.

These twin events must be celebrated in dramatic fashion.

The project seeks to use the Gift of a soccer ball to promote child reading, talent development , tree planting and peace building and a new Africa full of hope and ready to win in African Communities.

ORPED a non governemtnal organization registered as a charity in Ghana and South Africa will undertake this project on the African continent through a network of civil society organizations and organizations spread all over the continent that use sports as a platform for community development.

The soccer Balls will be solicited from prominent African personalities, friends of Africa and corporate organizations who believe that the gift of soccer ball has the power to stimulate children and Young people to greater heights and hope.

The target is to be able to solicit and offer as gifts, a MILLION SOCCER BALLS free of charge to African Children and young people from July 2008, through CAN 2010 and end on the eve of the kick off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Special events will herald the presentation of these gifts.

Millennium Peace Foundation, Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa

Our Goal: To create a conducive society of Peace and sustainable socio economic development, with focus on Children and Youth especially the needy, orphans and the physically disabled and to reduce poverty, hunger, crime/ violence, all forms of social injustice as well as environment disasters.

Abandon Child Ministries Inc, Accra, Ghana, West Africa

Our vision as a team organization is to protect and enhance the lives of abandon children, to preserve their future and to avoid the act of inflicting needless pains and suffering.

To instill common moral denigrate, honesty, truthfulness and responsible action in disadvantaged children. To build hope rather then despair, truth instead of ignorance, joy rather then guilt or sin, tolerance in the place of fear, love instead of hatred and compassion over selfishness.

We seek to respect the right of suffering children to develop them into mature adult that will allow them to fulfill their aspirations, to access comprehensive and informed health care and die with dignity. We therefore call on peace loving citizens of our global world to embrace and support our vision in rescuing the abandon and disadvantaged children.

Ghana Health And Education Initiative, Humjibre, Ghana, West Africa

GHEI is a grassroots, community based non-government organization which trains community leaders in the village of Humjibre, Ghana so that they may be qualified to successfully manage the health and education needs of their village and shape their own future. In 2001, medical, social work and law students founded GHEI as a non-governmental organization (NGO) under the auspices of the International Federation of Medical Students Association, USA.

During initial assessment and planning in 2001-2003, GHEI created a timeline to enable community members to manage the organization independently after five years of external help. GHEI feels that this approach is necessary in order to create a sustainable program that can address the community’s problems in a culturally competent and effective way.

However, GHEI’s American and European staff will remain involved to the extent that they will continue to provide support and structure for the leadership in Ghana. GHEI members in the US and Europe will continue to fundraise for the work done in the village, pursue collaborations with other NGOs, and send American volunteers at the request of our Ghanaian counterparts.

For the time being, one health program coordinator and one education program coordinator will continue to work with Clement; they will recruit and train local people who hopefully in the future will take over their jobs.

The implementation of GHEI’s five year plan towards local sustainability began in 2003, with specific goals for each of the five years. The purpose of the first two years was to create a solid foundation for each sector, which was done by launching health and education programs, building a community center where programs would be housed, and building relationships and capacity in the village.

GHEI is currently in its fifth year (June 2007-May 2008), a time in which its focus is to emphasize the sustainability of projects and prepare the community for a reduced presence of overseas staff.

It now seems likely that the five year plan will be extended by at least one year to ensure that the program will continue to be as successful as possible. As the project continues, local leaders will evaluate the feasibility of extending projects into neighboring villages within the district

Sankofa Dance Institute, Madina, Ghana, West Africa

The Sankofa Dance Institute was founded in December 2001 in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The Institute was founded by professional dance instructors who have previously taught at both the University of Ghana, Legon and Senior Secondary Schools throughout the Greater Accra Region.

The Dance Institute strives to preserve the unique Ghanain/ African culture of traditional music and dance. As the Ghanaian beliefs and culture struggle to compete with the ever-growing themes of urbanization and modernization, the Dance Institute aims to conserve the traditional aspects of Ghanaian life and expose its beauty to people all over the world.

The Dance institute also aims to give back to Ghanaian nationals by setting up an orphanage in a rural community that maintains high rates of HIV/AIDS. Your involvement and interest in the Sankofa Dance Institute will not only help preserve a nations traditions, but allow you to help out the abondanded and struggling children of a developing nation.

Africa Health Research Organization, Accra, Ghana, West Africa

Serving the African People through research, training and volunteerism

Our aim is to improve health delivery system in Africa through

Research

Training

Collaborating with individuals and organizations.

The Africa Health Research Organisation (AHRO) was formed in 2002 after one of the founding Directors took part in a forum organised by DFID prior to the Barcelona AIDS Conference.

During the forum, he identified the need for what he termed “A sort of visionary project whereby all African dedicated NGOs will be brought together to fight for a complete new directions in addressing the African problem”.

AHRO Mode of Operation is therefore based on a very unique system of networking with its main Operational office in London, UK.

The aims and objectives for which the organisation was established are:

To build a story network so that it can in collaboration with its partners intervene in emergency situation.

Mount educational awareness campaign in order to help the African people become informed.

Through its partners, help in provision of drugs to poor communities in Africa.

Lead series of scientific studies in order to develop better health treatment, diagnosis and case management protocol.

Promoting volunteerism in Africa.

The organisation’s policy is based on a desire of maintaining its independence from any governmental influence which will allow the organisation to perform its function as watchdogs.

Community Development Aid, Volta, Ghana, West Africa

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AID (CDA) is a local non-profit organisation made up of both national and foreign volunteers. Membership is open to all irrespective of gender and age.

The organisation is devoted to helping rural communities in the areas of education (computer), health, environment, promoting volunteerism and involving volunteers in program that enable rural communities help themselves. Our goals are designed to supplement government and for-profit organizations who cannot stem the tide of poverty and discrimination alone.

The group works with all ages, genders and ethnic groups in Ghana, especially at the rural level. The group works on the strength of volunteers and the kindness of contributors.

Thevision/thevisiononline.net, Buduburam, Ghana, West Africa

The Vision is a Community-based ‘Voluntary Refugee Journalists’ Media Group’. It is a bi-monthly, eight-page newspaper, and its corresponding online version,TheVisionOnline.net committed to reporting on human rights and socio-economic issues.

The Paper is published by Communication for Awareness and Development (CAD), a Buduburam community-based organization (CBO) in collaboration with the Liberian Journalists Union, Ghana (LIJU).

The Vision is currently being published for the past years without a sponsorship, and its staff are looking forward to International or local sponsorship to enhance its production aimed at achieving its objectives toward meeting the critical needs of its readership.

The Vision exists to bridge the information and communication gap between the refugees, the host communities and the government of Ghana; providing the refugee community and the Ghanaian public with diverse news coverage on environmental, educational and public health issues.

The newspaper sensitizes on affirmative action and social developmental concerns. The paper additionally creates awareness in the areas of advocacy, and the promotion of human rights issues, which are intrinsically very important for refugees and many Ghanaians.

The Vision is a specialized paper dedicated to reporting exclusive issues on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Health and sanitation, and the Environment.

African Women, Nkrofro, Ghana, West Africa

African Women International has a vision to become a global player to assist African women to alleviate and eradicate poverty that affects them.AWI wishes to connect with Women all over Africa especially in the needy communities.

We intern achieving this by strategically planning, working, and opening African Women International branches on these communities.

Project and programs are been achieved through the placement of local and international volunteers, Donations and loans that AWI get from it Donors and well wishers.

African Women International is a non- governmental, non-partisan and not for profit organization working to promote the economic empowerment of women in the development process. Our registered number is 222222222.

It was started with a membership comprising of women professionals with academic and working experience in economics, agriculture, banking, gender, statistics, business management and other disciplines related economic development whose vision is to become a global player to assist African women to alleviate and eradicate poverty that affects them.

Svg. Salormey Volunteers Group, Kwahu, Ghana, West Africa

Salormey Volunteers Group (SVG) is a registered not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) providing community development information and services in the following areas: Health, Education, Environment and Information and Communication Technologies. We are part of a common effort with other Ghanaians -individuals and groups- to build a strong civil society, which will allow our voices to be heard by those that can be of assistance to our common efforts.

Our focus is on the Kwahu South District Communities, in the Eastern Region of Ghana; we are currently building partnerships with institutions in other parts of the country (Kumasi, Accra and other communities and Districts in the Eastern Region).

Our mission is to provide individuals and communities with the necessary tools to achieve self-empowerment and self-development, challenging dependency chains that constrain people’s initiatives and potential.

SVG consists of volunteers and staff. Volunteers are members who volunteer time, money and their expertise for the promotion and achievement of the organisation’s objectives. The staff takes care of administrational duties, the development and implementation/ evaluation of our projects, and the placement and supervision of volunteers.