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my visit to Africa [Ghana] [cont]
GREETINGS TO ALL,MY NAME IS PAULINE,ONE READER WROTE ME AND TOLD ME TO GIVE MORE DETAILS, I WILL GIVE DETAILS AND I WILL SEND PICTURES ALSO.I AM LIVING IN PHILADELPHIA,BUT I WAS BORN IN TRINIDAD,MY PURPOSE OF VISITING AFRICA[GHANA] WAS TO ASSOCIATE MY SELF WITH AN EXSISTING N.G.O AS A VOLUNTEER TO OBSERVE AND ANALYSE THE COMPLEX SITUATION OF THE POOREST OF THE POOR AND THE MARGINALIZE WHO ARE NEGLECTED AND DEPRIVED. DURING MY VOLUNTEERING I VISITED 15 COMMUNITIES IN[3] DISTRICT WHERE I DONATED FOOD ITEMS, BUILDING MATERIALS[CEMENT] FOR SCHOOLS TEACHING MATERIALS LIKE BOOKS, PENS,PENCILS,CHAIRS,TOYS AND OTHER SCHOOL MATERIALS.HERE ARE JUST A FEW NAMES OF THE SCHOOLS AND VILLAGE THAT I VISITED.[KPETOE-AMEDIKPUI][NUKWASI][GOVIEFE-KOWU][AIR-FIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL][LEPERS VILLAGE]AMWAY ORPHANAGE HOME] THESE ARE JUST A FEW AND MANY MORE, IT WILL BE A LITTLE HARD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SAT THE NAMES, IT WAS HARD FOR ME AT FIRST. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED.....WEAK INFRUSTRACTURE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, NO RUNNING WATER,NO SANITATION,CHILD GO PEE PEE AND POP IN THE OPEN OR THE BUSHES,NO CLINIC NEITHER MEDICAL FACILITIES,POOR ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS,DISABILITY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED, DEPRIVE AND ARE BEING TREATED AS TABOO, CHILDREN HAVE TO WALK LONG LONG DISTANCE TO SCHOOL AND THE ROADS ARE NOT SAFE[NO PAVEMENT]THEY ARE AT RIST BEING KILLED.I SAW SO MUCH IN AFRICA I WEPT SILENTLY EVERY DAY.ONE DAY I WAS IN CAPE COAST[ACCRA] I SAW A DISABLE MAN WALKING ON HIS FOURS[THAT IS HIS HAND AND KNEES LIKE AN ANIMAL, REASON WHY BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE A WHEEL CHAIR, HIS UPPER BODY WAS NORMAL AND HIS LOWER BODY WAS SMALL,SO HE WALK AROUND LIKE A DOG LOOKING FOR FOOD, EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT HIM MY EYES RUN WATER, MY HEART BEAT FAST.THE WRITER ASK IF THEY COULD DONATE FUNDS. I REGISTER MY ORGANAZATION IN AFRICA, AND WITH GODS BLESSING I AM DOING THE SAME IN THE USA, SO VERY SOON YOU ALL WILL SEE MY WEB SITE.I ALWAYS HAD A VISION AND MISSION TO HELP THE POOR ALL OVER THE WORLD AND I THAT GOD THAT HE USING ME AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. I WANT TO BUILD SCHOOLS,HEALTH CENTERS,ORPHANAGE HOMES, REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR DISABILITY PEOPLE,EMPOWERING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN TO BE SUSTAINABLE, AND OF CAUSE MANY MANY MORE THINGS, I WILL PEOPLE IN AMERICA HELP ME TO FULLFIL THAT VISION, THAT MISSION, THAT DREAM. I QUOTE WHEN WE AS HUMANS BEINGS COULD LOOK THROUGH ALL SOCIAL ROLES,CONCEPTUAL IDENTITIES AND SEE THE SAMENESS IN EVERY HUMAN, NOW NOW NOT THEN WE WILL KNOW TRUE LOVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP.PAULINE
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Wish you good luck in your endeavors. Do keep us updated on your experiences with registering organization in USA. As far as I know, this is not actually easy! It will be good if you can share your experiences regarding the registration process here.
p.s. it is really hard to read your post where all letters are in capital. I would suggest you to use small-case letters in the future.
Pauline, I would like to point you to another great effort in Africa, called Face Africa, run by Saran Kaba and team. Encourage you to get in touch with them:
http://ngopost.org/story.php?title=FACE_Africa_connects_communities_to_L...
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