Dream Big Ghana NGO’s Learning Centre hosts numerous educational events, from adult literacy classes to renewable energy. The centre is open on weekdays for pupils to seek assistance with their homework or learn a new skill. In 2019, the Learning Centre had nearly 8000 visits from school pupils and delivered 100 adult literacy classes to local adults. The Learning Centre also hosts a range of cultural activities including music and craft workshops.
The sports development programme provides children and teenagers with educational opportunities that cannot be taught within the classroom. Dream Big Ghana NGO delivers structured weekly training sessions and fixtures for both girls and boys in football, netball, and volleyball.
Dream Big Ghana NGO Annual Reports
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Denyigba Lorlor NGO
Denyigba Lorlor NGO sits on 3.5 acres of lush forest and farmland near Wli falls, in the central mountainous area of the Volta Region. The land is farmed organically using traditional, sustainable methods.
The NGO engages the local community in planting trees to preserve and repopulate the forest. At the local scale trees provide food, medicinal products, shade from the sun, improved soil quality and hydrological functions. At the national scale, trees and forests promote climate change adaption. In 2019, Denyigba Lorlor NGO donated 1500 saplings to local people and their growth is being monitored closely. With the help of local government agencies and volunteers, the tree planting programme is being expanded significantly in 2020.
Denyigba Lorlor NGO promotes traditional African approaches to well-being and lifestyle, celebrating local traditions and delivering sought-after music and painting workshops. The workshops help young people to understand their heritage and express their creativity, thus improving their educational prospects and developing local leaders.
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Dzita Turtle Protection
Dzita Turtle Protection is an initiative set up in 2013 to protect the sea turtles who come ashore to lay their eggs on a 20 km stretch of the Atlantic coast near the village of Dzita. Turtle hunting is illegal in Ghana, but local people struggle to make ends meet and turtles can provide a lot of food for a family.
The turtle laying season in Dzita runs from October to March. Dzita Turtle Protection employs a team of six local fisherman who patrol the beach for 3 hours either side of the high tide. This provides employment for local people.
Often the team is called out by someone in the community who has seen a turtle laying her eggs or has seen one being captured. The patrol team aims to protect and sometimes rescue the mother turtle, helping her to return to the sea. Dzita Turtle Protection also relocates the eggs to a place that is safe from scavenging dogs and protects the young hatchlings, helping them to find their way to the sea.
www.ghanaturtles.com
Dream Renewables
Dream Renewables is a not -for-profit organisation that tackles issues surrounding energy access in rural Ghanaian communities through delivering education and training programmes. Graduates who complete the programmes are then able to access a range of support from renewable energy professionals around the world who volunteer their time as mentors.
In 2019 and 2020 Dream Renewables ran two pilot projects training 25 students across several renewable energy technologies. The follow-up support helped three graduates to secure employment or internships in the sector, while four students attended further education programmes. Dream Renewables are currently supporting three graduate-led projects including a solar-powered IT lab for a school and internet café.
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