Can Any Body Help?

These children of Tindang have no appropriate school roof over their heads. As a result, there is no school whenever it rains or when the sun is too high. See full story on http://jcnbayor.blogspot.com/2008/05/many-children-falling-out-of-loop-of.html

Christain Children's Fund of Canada (www.ccfcanada.ca) has provided numerous deprived kids with an opportunity to be in school by constructing appropiate structures for them.

It will cost about 22000 US dollars to construct a 3 class room block to accommodate over 120 children

It will cost an additional 4,900 US dollars to put up a Rain Water Harvesting Tank for use by the school children.

It will also cost 2,800 Us dollars to put in play equipment for the kids.

We are appealing to generous donors to come to the aid of the kids in Tindang to help them realise their right of education for all.

You can contact Christian Children Fund Canada in Ghana via email at infoghana@ccfcanada.ca or by phone on 002337122004.

CCFC Donates Drugs to Nine Districts in the NR

The Christian Children Fund of Canada (CCFC), an international NGO, has presented drugs worth 47, 762.6 Ghana cedis to schools, clinics and health institution in nine districts of the Northern Region.  The drugs included Albendazole for deworming 900,000 children and vitamins for 71,000 children.

 The drugs also included Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Co-trimoxazole, Erythromycin, Chloramphenical, paracetamol among others; which went to Tolon/Kumbungu, Savelugu/Nanton, Gushiegu, Saboba, Yendi, East Gonja, Nanumba North and Nanumba South districts.

In an address the country Director of CCFC, Mrs Sanatu Nantogma, said CCFC is committed to assisting children, their families and communities. She added that they are committed to the fight against poverty by breaking the cycle and replacing it with the cycle of self-reliance. She said worms hinder the physical growth of children which inherently affects their ability to concentrate in school. Madam Sanatu said to improve school performances in the region there is the need to reduce worm infestation among children to enable them perform creditable in school.

The Northern Regional Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Akwasi Twumasi, said the donation will go a long way in improving the lives of the children. He expressed the hope that CCFC would get more support to the GHS to enable them de-worm children twice a year.  Dr. Twumasi urged the CCFC to consider extending their operations to the remaining 11 district in the region and called on the people of Tamale to maintain the culture of cleanliness whiles adding that adults should also de-worm more often in order to save the children from being re-infected after de-worming.

A Representative from the Ghana Education Service Hajia Zenabu Fuseini commended CCFC for the numerous interventions and support they have offered the GES. She said for the children to become responsible citizens in future they need sound education and can only achieve that if they are healthy. Hajia Zanabu thanked CCFC for the donation and called on beneficiary districts to quicken the process so that the children can be deworm in due course

CCFC builds Clinic for Kasuliyili Community

Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) in collaboration with its partner organization, Baptist Child Development Project (BCDP), has built a GH¢25,000 clinic for the people of Kasuliyili, a deprived farming community in the Tolon/Kumbungu district.

CCFC has also furnished the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound with beds, a fridge, cooking utensils, furniture and provided a Yamaha AG 200 motorbike at a total cost of about GH¢8,425 to help in its operation.

Six rain water harvesting tanks were also been built for the community amounting to about GH¢28,000 to serve more than 6,458 community members as a means of fighting guinea worm.

Mrs Sanatu Nantogmah, Country Director of CCFC speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the projects, pledged her outfit’s determination to work and reduce poverty and disease from deprived communities.

She said the CHPS compound and the six rain water harvesting tanks were sponsored single-handedly by one Francisca Young, a Canadian philanthropist and a board member of CCFC in Canada.

The Country director said CCFC in Northern Region was working with five local partners aimed at improving the living standards of the people and indicated that CCFC would create a future of hope for children.

Dr Akwasi Twumasi, Northern Regional Director of Health Services, who jointly cut the tape to commission the clinic, said the Ghana Health Services in the region was losing a lot of motorbikes through armed robberies and stressed the importance of community surveillance as effective ways of protecting property.

Madam Francesca Young, the philanthropist said more efforts were being put in place to source funding to help construct more of such compounds for other needy communities to solve their health and water needs.