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About Project OKURASE
Project OKURASE ... Through O pportunity, K nowledge, U nderstanding, R enewed Health, A rts, S kills training and E ducation we work with communities in rural Ghana, West Africa to sustain themselves.
Africa is a continent endowed with incredible potential. She has rich culture, music, skilled artisans, and warm, welcoming, industrious people. BUT, little educational opportunities, limited health care, low food security , poverty, and grave disparities in maternal/child health have left her people disempowered to carry out this potential. Children, in particular, are in a highly vulnerable situation with little hope for their future. The problem is so large that people often think what they can do is too small to bring solutions. BUT…. the people of Okurase, Ghana say that small actions combined can solve big problems.
The people of Okurase have a vision of African villages with safe water and proper sanitation, economic self-sufficiency, improved health and nutrition, support for women and vulnerable children, increased educational opportunities, access to the Internet and technology and the use of renewable energy sources. Project OKURASE was created to support this vision.
About Project OKURASE
“Project OKURASE” is a 501 c 3 nonprofit in the United States and an NGO based in the rural village of Okurase, in the Upper West Akyem District of the eastern region of Ghana West Africa. Okurase is about two hours from the capital of Accra. It is home to approximately 7,000 people, many of whom are children. Most of the adults are subsistence farmers or carvers. Though the people of the village are hard-working, they face many difficult challenges. The mission of Project OKURASE is:
While honoring Ghanaian arts and culture, collaborate with the village of Okurase, Ghana to develop sustainable, replicable solutions to life’s biggest challenges and share lessons learned with other disadvantaged villages.
Objectives
Project OKURASE has a particular focus on women and vulnerable children across 6 main objectives .