The main focus of our Education and Technology Objective is to establish a skills and vocational training program and nursery to senior high school integrated with technology to increase educational opportunities.
"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The Concern
The people of Okurase are aware of the importance of education to well-being and job attainment. However, historically, children and adults in Okurase have had little opportunity to receive an education. In part, educational opportunities are limited by not enough schools to serve the large number of children in the village and no senior high or vocational training. But there are other challenges such as affording school fees, not having proper shoes or uniforms, the need for some children to help the family work for survival. Families have often had to choose between school fees and food. Importantly, until recently children in the village had not been exposed to computers or internet technology. Their knowledge of electronics was restricted to mobile phones, which are common in Ghana. However, mobile phones are not generally used for apps to support education but strictly for communication when phone credits are affordable. With great frustration, in the realm of testing, the students in Okurase were expected to compete with students in Accra who have access to computers for testing. Our education and technology programs are designed to meet the basics such as the need for school fees to allow access to education to the more advanced needs of computer and internet technology to allow students to compute in a global society.
Current Education and Technology Programs
How Can You Help
You can help by:
- Donating to our school scholarship program. Either we can recommend a student who needs assistance and you may know of a student you would like to support. We will work to keep you posted on that student’s progress.
- Donate computers or funds to purchase computers to our electronic classroom.
- Donate funds towards Starlink internet. The setup fee for Starlink is US $5000 plus a monthly fee of US$50.
- We need your help with many things related to Nkabom Sundrops Montessori. Here’s our wish list:
- Help us buy a bus for children to be able to ride to school
- Donate funds for operations for Nkabom Sundrops Montessori and to sponsor specific children
- Donate funds to purchase school uniforms, shoes, and undergarments for children to wear to school (they will not have these items)
- Donate kitchen supplies such as plates, utensils, bowls, and cooking utensils
- Help us buy a stove and refrigerator
- Help us buy new playground equipment
