EDUCATION IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE.

It is the key to unlock future opportunities, which is especially important for our beneficiaries. Giving our vulnerable children an education allows them to break out of their cycle of poverty, giving them the chance to build their own future and also to support their wider families.

Africa Reading House (ARH) sponsors beneficiaries in school by providing school fees, exam fees, text books and school furniture. We believe strongly in working with families, not replacing them, and we especially want to encourage parents/guardians to take responsibility for their child. Therefore we arrange for the families to pay the smaller fees where they are able; for instance, school uniform, PTA levies and food. Where families are unable to afford even these, we will support them with some or all.

Our Ayase library have computers and study rooms that are well used by our keen students. The centers offer an environment of encouragement and help, and the children develop good relationships with our field workers who regularly visit them and the schools to offer support and monitor progress.

After completing senior high school our children can either choose an apprenticeship or, if they have attained the grades, Africa Reading House will support them through College or University.

Some families’ situations are so desperate that by placing their child into education they will be losing a small but vital wage and won’t be able to survive. In these cases we also give a small monthly stipend so that they can afford to stay in school. We will also pay for medication not covered by their health insurance and give each child laundry soap to keep their clothes smart.

Christabel Hasford

CONGRATULATIONS…..

Christabel E. Hasford graduated in September 2020 from the University for Development Studies in Ghana. She is the first female Africa Reading House sponsor to have graduated from university. Christabel studied Veterinary Nursing under the faculty of Agriculture and is currently performing her national service as a Veterinary assistant at Kumasi Zoo. She hopes to enroll in the Population Medicine graduate program at Queen’s University in Canada.

All of us at ARH are very proud of what you’ve accomplished, and wish you the best for the future! We hope you will be an inspiration to the numerous girls out there who face difficulties and have given up or contemplate giving up in life.

You could help us make a difference for many more women like Christabel! It’s easy and safe to make us a donation online today. Remember your donation goes straight to where it’s needed, so you know you are making a huge difference. Thank you for your support!