|
|
Most of all I was proud of the organization and all the volunteers. Franziska from Germany, Amber from Canada, Fernando from Spain, Rohan from Australia, Margaret Mass from USA, Marni and Doctor Joe from USA all came to the village through Young Peace Brigades. Most people would be touched by what they saw, feel sorry that children work on their parents’ farms without opportunity or learning, despair that so many rural areas in the world suffer such a fate without teachers, healthcare or resources, then go back to the city. But not volunteers from Young Peace Brigades. They didn’t just feel sorry, they didn’t just despair they looked around. They said to themselves, “Let’s make things better, let’s stop what we are doing, let’s put all of our time all of our energy all of our thoughts into making a change.” Do you think it’s easy for two young people with nothing but their ideals to build a school? They started with nothing but a blackboard propped against a tree, a box of chalk and a couple of benches just teaching the children what they could because they believed in a better future.
Now, two years later, there are real classrooms with real teachers and over a hundred children come to school every day. Other people heard of struggle and came to volunteer, bringing materials and funds and labor. It was the volunteers who brought the very materials given out as prizes yesterday, the volunteers who raised funds from abroad to allow the prize-giving ceremony to take place.
The most special thing about prize giving yesterday was that it might never have happened.
I was proud of everybody and I believe there is hope yet for the children.
Go to www.youngpeacebrigade.org to find out more about dedicated Ghanaian and international volunteers who are sharing skills and changing lives across rural remote villages in Ghana. Your time with us is worth more than your donation you give us.
|
Tags
You must be logged in to add tags.
|
Writer Profile
Rashid
This user has not written anything in his panorama profile yet.
|
Comments
There is Hope In Rural Africa Eugenia Bivines | Jul 17th, 2007
I love your article and it is an informative way to let people of the world know how life is in Ghana.
You must be a TakingITGlobal member to post a comment. Sign up for free or login.
|
|
