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Children Lead the Way
December 7, 2008
Part of the Project OKURASE team recently took a trip to Los Angeles, California, and came back with the following story to share:
"When we were in Los Angeles I had an experience that made me take great pause. We were at Kester Elementary doing drumming workshops and I had talked with a group of chlidren about building the school in Ghana. At the end of the workshop, a little boy around age eight named Francisco came up and put two dollars on the table. He looked down and humbly said, "I know it's not much but I want to help the children in Ghana." I was taken aback and gave this small boy a hug and talked to him about how much he had just helped. That's not all. I later found out that the two dollars was his lunch money. I wish I could meet Francisco's family to congratulate them on raising a very fine boy. It made me think... how many times have I given up my lunch money to help a child? I wish there were many more Francisco's in the world. Who says children can't be role models for adults?"
Special Thanks
Project OKURASE would also like to thank Charm and Hammer, a women's construction gear company. Charm and Hammer has donated ten pink hard hats, protective gear and work gloves for the women brickmakers of Okurase. We thank Terri Piasecki for her company's spirit of helping women around the world. The women brickmakers will be given the protective gear at their graduation on January 2 as they complete training and move into professional jobs.
Our faithful partners of Holy Cross Church on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, have made a donation to Project OKURASE to help with our Brickmaking. We are grateful to them for helping move forward the building of the Centre.
