Though many in Africa look to Ghana as a model for political and economic reform, difficulties such as poverty, disease, and lack of basic educational tools still plague people in rural parts of the country.
Thousands of those who are more educated leave Ghana for jobs elsewhere, draining the country of adequate health professionals and teachers. Others must face the scourge of AIDS without proper treatment, and countless young children are forced to abandon their education in order to care for younger siblings and sick parents. Crossroads shipped to an NGO working in the Volta Region of Ghana, one of the poorest areas of the country. The organisation focuses on ensuring that the children in this area can attend school and learn how to read and write through their Read-to-Succeed programme. They also run vocational centres that provide tools and training for youth so they can find employment once they finish school. We were able to ship a variety of items to resource the schools and training centres as well as support the building of a secondary school.
