Visiting American students donate to schools, orphanages
A group of students from the Northeastern University in the United States of America (USA), who are on a visit to Ghana, has donated education materials to some schools and orphanages in the country.
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The items included braillers, reading books, American ball games, sports equipment, football boots and jerseys.
The beneficiary institutions included the Akropong School for the Blind, the Akropong School for the Deaf, both at Akropong in the Eastern Region; Cape Coast Special Needs School, Children of Hope Orphanage both in Cape Coast in the Central Region and the Accra High School in Accra.
The American students raised their own funds to buy three braillers for donation to the Akropong School for the Blind.
They were also scheduled to make a donation from their personal contributions to the Otumfuo Charity Fund at Manhyia Palace and visit the Kumasi Children’s Home both in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
During their visit, they interacted with teachers, pupils and students of the beneficiary institutions to learn more about their system of education, as well as share experiences with their hosts.
As part of the education and learning tour, the American students attended lectures at the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on various topics.
Mission in Ghana
The visiting students are made up of three graduates and 16 undergraduate students offering various programmes, including psychology, criminology and social work and human services.
Led by a professor at the Northeastern University, Dr Vanessa Johnson, the one-month mission of the students in Ghana is to experience the culture and education system in the country and also do a comparative analysis of education in Ghana and the USA.
Experiences
Hannah Kilfoye, a graduate student, said she had learnt a lot about the education system in Ghana, particularly the funding of education which she described as “a big issue”.