MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE THROUGH
Upgrading School Facilities
We understand, firsthand, the impact that classroom conditions have on the students and teachers in Ghana. As long as we have been working with our partner schools, we have watched class sizes rise to as many as 50 children. Students squeeze together, sometimes three to a desk or one computer, in equatorial heat. Teachers grow overburdened by extra grading and less individualized attention for their students.
We decided it was time to collaborate with these communities, and make a difference- giving them room to grow through the upgrading of computer labs and helping complete construction of classrooms. We successfully completed the school rooms in March of 2020.
COMPUTER LAB UPGRADES
In 2010 we collaborated with EVCOAfrica, Inc. and the EP Primary Ho-Bankoe community, to install a computer lab. We upgraded 15 computers, flat screens, and a projector and Rachel Plus Server in October 2017. RACHEL stands for Remote Area Hotspot for Education & Learning and provides access to teaching and learning materials for up to 40 devices at a time via wifi technology.
We are now working on plans for a Computer Lab at EP Primary Sokode-Bagble. Ourneeds for this upgrade are:
Computers
Computers have arrived in Ghana. EP Primary Sokode-Bagble is working to secure room.
Installation planned for early 2022.
$25
HEADSETS
25 headsets at $25 each
Rachel-Plus Server
PURCHASED $450 needed per server.
SCHOOL ROOMS
We completed the school rooms and celebrated the commissioning of them on March 13, 2020!! This project took two years from community meeting in October of 2017, and completion in 2020. CIH provided the materials, and the community provided the labor, until the final stages. Our team stepped up and completed the final windows, doors, and painting. We look forward to when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, and the P5 and P6 students can use this new classroom!
See gallery below for final stages of completion, and the celebration.
See Our Progress
