This past August 2008, the African Initiative Mission organization returned back to Ghana, West Africa for our Second Annual Wechiau Girls Conference. 

Approximately 312 girls from 19 different surrounding villages turned out for the 5 day event.  Wechiau is one of the most isolated village regions, where the nearest town is over one our away by car and the nearest major city is over eight hours away.  To make things worse, the roads are not in good condition.  In fact, this area is so isolated that electricity just arrived in early this year.

For five days, these girls, ages 11-18 were taught Literacy, Health and Hygiene, Arts and Crafts and Physical Education.  They were also fed breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday.  This is notable because in this area, most only eat once a day.

These girls have so many dreams.  They want to be nurses and doctors, lawyers and accountants, explorers and pilots, politicians, pastors, engineers and scientists.  However, they need help in so many areas of their lives…

Join with us as we seek to be the bridge between their reality and their dreams.  Together, we can make a difference.

You can help in these ways:

Contribute towards our 2009 Wechiau Girls Conference
Contribute towards building water wells in the area
Contribute towards school supplies, clothing and shoes

More ways for you to help make a difference in the lives of these youth will be made available as we continue to share growing aspects of our vision with you.

-African Initiative Mission Team -

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