savannah lodge presentation
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WELCOME TO
SAVANNAH LODGE VOLUNTEER FRIENDS SUPPORT
INTRODUCTION
INFORMATION OF GHANA
PURPOSE OF MY VISIT
BAMBENNINYE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE - NGO
SCHOOL PROJECT
CURRENT PROJECT – Orphanage
OVERVIEW
Hussein Salia is one of the Salia brotherslives in the Northern Region of Ghanagrew up in a small farming village named LARABANGA
INTRODUCTION
twinbrothers
GHANA
west coast of Africaindependent since 1957„Goldcoast“ Population: about 22 Million peopleSouth/North difference
Political and economical situation
PURPOSE OF MY VISIT
to thank all the people who already supported usto mobilize human and material resourcesto create awarenesscultural exchange
Background of Bambenninye Development Services (NGO)
AIMS of the NGO:to educate and organise our communities in order to raise awareness of basic health, education and sustainable development issuesto build people`s capacity to help themselves out of povertyto create health and child care, educational and income opportunities to create adequate guest facilities for volunteer workers and tourists
community run vegetable gardensto create facilities for drumming and dancing and craft making for the benefit of the community of Larabanga and the communities surrounding Mole Nationalpark
to protect and revive local cultureempowerment of the local people
water and sanitation facilitiesto create internet facilitieseducation – schoolorphanagetourism promotion to maximize the economic benefit of the peopleconservation of wildlifetransportation
Savannah Lodge is the center of all of these projects
SAVANNAH LODGE GUESTHOUSE
guesthouse
toilet
bathroombed with moskitonet
my wife Bailahu
SAVANNAH LODGE SCHOOL
Bambenninye Community Basic School
about 400 children from kindergarten to primary 5 - ages 2 to 15 yearsfour permanent teachersvolunteers from the west to support the teachersfive classroomsno kindergarten facilitiesschool office and library
BAILAHU in class
morning assembly
school building
the teachers
…reading, writing, drawing in the library…
Current projects
orphanagekindergartenconstruction of a playground and footballfieldsavannah water and garden project for the school and orphanage
Thank you for your attention