Self-sufficiency of an orphanage
Le projet visait à étendre la capacité d’accueil de l’orphelinat et d’assurer des conditions de vie décentes aux 80 enfants qui y vivaient.
Deux unités familiales ont été construites, en conformité à la législation locale, pour loger chacune 12 enfants et la personne qui s’en occupe. Des infrastructures sanitaires ont également été installées.
Save Our Lives – Ghana a été fondée par Paulina Opei en 2001 pour administrer l’orphelinat. L’organisation a pour vocation d’offrir aux enfants un environnement stable et une vie de famille leur permettant de grandir et de s’épanouir avec l’espoir d’un avenir meilleur.
Type
EducationDuration
Mars 2009 – août 2009Location
Anwiankwanta, région d’Ashanti / GhanaWith whom
Save Our Lives Ghana (SOL-GH)
Website
Ghana
Population
28.8 million (2017)
Per Capita Income
USD 1'880/year (2017)
Poverty rate *
23% (2017)
Literacy rate
71% (2016)
Human Development Index
140th out of 189 countries (2018)
Renowned for its stability and democratic governance Ghana has made great progress over the past 20 years in reducing poverty and hunger among its population. Its economy is growing ahead of the average for the Africa region. This is reflected in gradual improvements in the efficiency of public institutions. Although primary school enrolment has reached 100 %, secondary school enrolment lags at 60% for male students and 47% for female students. Health care varies widely across the country with huge inequalities between the north and south of the country and between urban centres, generally well served, and rural areas often with no health care at all. Similarly, water supply and sanitation still face a number of challenges, mainly due to neglect until the 1990s.
Sources: World Food Program, UNICEF, World Bank, 2016 Human Development Report, Human Development Indices and Indicators (2018 Statistical Update)
*The percentage of the population living below the national poverty line.