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Clothing Designer Launches Kids Line for Project OKURASE
Designer Jodi Lee Middleton of Los Angeles is set to launch her line of kids clothing that will benefit Project OKURASE.
November 2, 2009 | Read More
Charleston Chapter of The Links, Incorporated Supports Project OKURASE Sewing Centre
Charleston Chapter of The Links, Incorporated donates supplies to get Rhion's Sewing Centre off the ground in Okurase.
October 26, 2009 | Read More
Project OKURASE to be Featured at Whole Child/Whole Planet Expo
Project OKURASE to be featured at Whole Child/Whole Planet Expo in Los Angeles in spring of 2010.
October 21, 2009 | Read More
New Volunteer Program Access through Partnership with ISLA
International Service Learning Alliance has officially opened their Ghana Program with Project OKURASE.
October 21, 2009 | Read More
No Matter Your Age, YOU Can Make a Difference Too!
Waylon and Sandy Henggeler just celebrated their 13th birthday! These extraordinary twins decided that instead of accepting birthday gifts from their friends they would help children struggling with serious challenges in life. They decided to make the children in Okurase, Ghana the focus of their birthday.
October 1, 2009 | Read More
Progress in Okurase
An update on the latest progress being made with Project OKURASE.
September 2, 2009 | Read More
Updates from Ghana
Regular updates on the work in Ghana, as told by Project OKURASE co-founder Dr. Cynthia Swenson, are now being posted to the project's blog.
July 16, 2009 | Read More
Project OKURASE Starts Two New Job Training Programs
Pedals for Progress (P4P) has joined forces with Project OKURASE to bring two new job training programs to the village of Okurase: a Sewing Centre and a Bike Shop.
June 22, 2009 | Read More
Building a lot of Hope - Post and Courier
Charleston's daily newspaper, The Post and Courier, recently highlighted the partnership between it's own city and the village of Okurase in Ghana, along with the work that the Clemson Architecture students are doing to build the centre.
May 26, 2009 | Read More
Project OKURASE To Start a Sewing Program
Thanks to a partnership of Pedals for Progress, Joey Penman, Rhion Magee, and Project OKURASE, women in Okurase will be sewing and earning a living and Project OKURASE will start our second job training program.
May 18, 2009 | Read More
United Artists for Hope Music and Arts Festival set for May 2 at the Navy Yard at Noisette
On Saturday, May 2, Project Okurase will host one of the Lowcountry’s most unique music and arts festivals to raise money for a sustainable, clean water treatment system through a partnership with Water Missions International.
April 6, 2009 | Read More
Clemson University Architecture Students Begin Work in Ghana
Under the teaching and watchful eyes of Professors Robert Miller and Ray Huff, the students at Clemson Architectural Center are developing the design for the Nkabom Centre in Okurase. Two graduate architecture students, Kyle Keaffaber and Lindsey Waters traveled to Ghana and worked with Cindy Swenson and Powerful for a ten day period to attain an understanding of Ghanaian architecture, common materials and building practices.
February 23, 2009 | Read More
Powerful to Perform on British Radio Station January 26
Tune into Phonic.FM this Monday to hear Powerful perform with Griselda Sanderson & the Harpaphonics. A portion of the proceeds from their new album will go towards Project OKURASE.
January 22, 2009 | Read More
Second Job Training Project in the Works
Bamboo Bicycle Making and a Partnership with Craig Calfee
January 19, 2009 | Read More
What Can YOU be Doing?
Two specific new ways you can help further the project.
January 19, 2009 | Read More
Clemson University Students to Visit Ghana
On January 4, two graduate students from the Clemson University School of Architecture - Kyle and Lindsey - will arrive in Accra, Ghana to begin a tour dedicated to establishing the architectural model for Project OKURASE. They have many people to visit, lots of Ghanaian architecture to see, and many samples to collect. They will take back what they learn and the University will then work for a semester to build the model. The Project OKURASE team is thrilled to have established this ...
December 30, 2008 | Read More
Djole to Join MIZERO Children of Rwanda at the United Nations
Djole Dance and Drum Copmany of North Charleston, South Carolina, will join MIZERO Children of Rwanda at the United Nations in New York City on December 19, 2008.
December 9, 2008 | Read More
Children Lead the Way
Finding inspiration in Los Angeles
December 7, 2008 | Read More
Training Success
An update on Project Okurase's first job-training program.
November 26, 2008 | Read More
News From the UK
The North Devon Respect Festival team, residents of Torrington, England, and the Grove School in Totnes, England have graciously donated funds, toys and books to Project OKURASE to go to the school being built in Ghana.
October 22, 2008 | Read More
Powerful to Take Part in Movie Premiere Event
President and co-director of Project OKURASE, Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as 'Powerful', has been asked to fly out to Los Angeles for the release of the major motion picture, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
October 5, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE Launches PoWEARful, African Inspired Clothing and Accessories
On September 6, 2008 a team from Project OKURASE launched PoWEARful, African Inspired Clothing and Accessories, at the Power to the Peaceful festival in San Francisco, California. The line featured yoga pants, skirts, recyclable grocery sacks, and natural shea butter. All items featured are fair trade AND all profits go back to Ghana to build the Nkabom Centre.
September 25, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE begins research study
On August 18, 2008 Project OKURASE began its first research study entitled, Community-Based Interventions in Developing Countries: A Pilot Project. This qualitative study involves formative research, a needs assessment of the village.
August 28, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE receives international support to aid children - ModernGhana.com
A collaborative scheme, 'Project Okurase', designed to offer job training, formal education for vulnerable children and a haven for foster families of orphaned children, has taken off at Okurase in the West Akyem District of the Eastern Region.
August 26, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE begins job training program
Project OKURASE has started its first job training program - environmentally friendly brick making. The Alero Olympio Trust has donated the use of her brick making machine to Project OKURASE.
August 26, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE announces partnership with Ghanaian recording artist
Project OKURASE and Ghanaian recording artist, Walterdee are happy to announce a collaboration on behalf of children in Ghana.
August 21, 2008 | Read More
Renowned architect partners with Project OKURASE to build center
Project OKURASE is delighted to introduce our architectural design team, Talmor and Talmor. We warmly welcome them to the Project OKURASE family. Mishael Talmor is a renowned architect in Israel and Venezuela.
July 22, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE announces date and location of music festival
Project OKURASE is pleased to announce our highly-anticipated music festival will be held on May 2, 2009 at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina.
July 22, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE co-founder receives Doctor of Humane Letters degree
On May 16, 2008, the Medical University of South Carolina awarded Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as Powerful, with a Doctor of Humane Letters degree. This honorary degree was bestowed upon Powerful, co-founder of Project OKURASE, for his commitment in the fight against AIDS.
June 18, 2008 | Read More
World AIDS Orphan Day - May 7
Please take a moment of silence on behalf of the 15 million children orphaned due to AIDS. Unless we reverse the pandemic, by 2010 20 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS.
May 6, 2008 | Read More
Groundbreaking for the Nkabom Centre
The groundbreaking for The Nkabom Centre for Skills Training and Formal Eduction and launching of Project OKURASE took place on March 26, 2008 on the land in Okurase, Ghana in the West Akyem Municipal of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
April 13, 2008 | Read More
Address on the Occasion of the Fundraising Gala
Address Delivered by the West Akim District Chief Executive, Hon. Kwabena Sintim-Aboagye on the Occasion of the Fundraising Gala for a Centre at Okurase, Ghana, Held at Charleston, South Carolina, USA on the 27th of October, 2007
February 26, 2008 | Read More
Group helps in Ghana's AIDS fight
October 21, 2007 feature article about Project OKURASE written by Tenisha Waldo of the Post & Courier.
October 20, 2007 | Read More
Organizations partner to build center for women and children
Gethsemani Circle of Friends, a North Charleston nonprofit organization and the Family Services Research Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are partnering with Nkabom Artist and Craftspeople Association of Accra, Ghana to build a center in Okurase, Ghana that will provide arts-based skills training and formal education for the community and improve the lives of women and children impacted by HIV/AIDS. The center is called the Nkabom Centre, from the Ashanti word ...
August 12, 2007 | Read More
