INTRODUCTION/BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION
Development Educational Foundation-Ghana is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). It was founded in 2011 and has been registered with the Registrar General Department in 2013. Gyabaa Felix Kwame, a graduate student of the University for Development Studies with a Second Class Honour (Upper Division) in Bachelor of Arts Development Education
Studies who has taken upon himself to see to the improvement in the lives and all forms education among the needy/vulnerable in the region, district, community he lives and the entire Country. The interest he had, made him sold the idea to his friends and siblings who also embraced it. According to him, the level of human rights, education among vulnerable pupils, culture and tradition, among others such as empowerment of the women especially girls/teenagers with single child or children in his community, district, and the region was not the best. Hence, the need to form the NGO came at the right time. The Foundation is working with the poor, vulnerable/needy and the marginalized to enrich and empower them to better their lives so as to live meaningful lives. VISSION STATEMENT
To improve the lives of vulnerable people so as they can live a meaningful life and
MISSION STATEMENT
Promote development through education, support and empowerment
GOAL
To aid vulnerable escape from poverty, social exclusion, marginalization and oppression
VALUES
Respect
among all people
and hard work
for all
BELIEFS
transformation and/or change
empowerment and gender equality
organizations constitution
PRINCIPLES
step at a time
name better than riches
decision
don’t tolerate unplanned or non budgeted cost/expenses
consciousness; we don’t tolerate lateness and procrastination
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
support and promote all forms of education among the Needy/vulnerable people more especially children
empower women and safeguard women human rights
promote Ghanaian culture and strengthen our tradition
reduce poverty and vulnerability
promote human rights
mainstream and advocate for gender equality
initiate, execute and support development projects
PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
And Children In Development
/Rural Develioment
And Culture
Scale Enterprise Development
And Food Security
/Vocational Skills
Rights
Generatng/Financial Services
Achievements and Activities Carried Out
Organzation organized cost free extra and Vacation Classes for J.S.S students of NSoatre during 2011 and 2012 BECE and our research showed that, students who attended pass well.
organization has provided more than seven hundred Exercise Books, five hundred pens and pencils and 5 prescribed uniforms to vulnerable pupils in the various Government Schools in Nsoatre and neighbouring communities/villages.
Organzation has embarked on three advocacy programme on Women Empowerment, especially among teenagers/girls with single child or more in five (5) communities on the need to attain or further their education and/or learn vocation or trade rather than depending on their unemployed husbands in order to escape from poverty, vulnerability, social exclusion, marginalization and depression.
organization regularly organize and facilitate cost free vacation classes for vulnerable pupils ranging from Class One to JSS three as a way to bridge the inequalities in education
community forum to educate stakeholders o the need to show positive attitudes towards the education of their wards/children. FUTURE PLANS
1. To build multi-purpose Training center including school to train and educate school drop-outs, academically decline people, vulnerable and needy children among others.
2. To build social homes to accommodate neglected, vulnerable and needy people
3. Continue campaign for human rights, Gender equality and Women Empowerment.
4. Promote Cultural and Traditional values in Ghana and the selected region, district and the communities.
5. To provide scholarship for vulnerable students
6. To facilitate exchange programs abroad and develop global partnership
WHY THE NGO WAS FORMED/ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTIFICATION
Educational Foundation-Ghana is aim to support the fight against negative cultural practices against women and the deprivations of necessaries of life for the Marginalized, Vulnerable, and Excluded in the communities. The presence of the NGO in the Sunyani West District of the Brong Ahafo Region is seen as a hope for the people in the communities to have their voices heard. We can therefore justify that, the emergence of this NGO is a blessing and hope of the communities in the B/A region and Sunyani West District to escape from vulnerability and depression. Geographical Coverage
are currently working in Brong Ahafo Region
Catchment location
West District
