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We are asking for your generous support for the purchase and development of a building in Accra (Ghana) which will provide a shelter of health and well-being self management and educational strategies for marginalised and disadvantaged widows, widowers and their children in the community.

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Categories

  • Disaster Relief Disaster Relief
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    Situation

    The problems faced by Ghanaian widows, widowers and their families are lack of shelter, employment and micro-business opportunities. Our charity largely identified these mounting problems based on a body of work we undertook with these stakeholders during our exploratory visit to Ghana. We found that 80% of widows, widowers and their families experience stress, anxiety and depression and lack of support and business services as results of lack of the above opportunities in order to avert illness

    Solution

    Our project would place a new focus on prevention to avert mental illness by offering timely, stress, anxiety and depression management support services to these communities. The project would also offer short-term shelter and accomodation for some beneficiaries who are homeless and engage them through delivering open access to meals and the provision of clothing. The project would improve their employability, productivity and income-generating capacity and would be equipped and empowered.

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    Categories

  • Disaster Relief Disaster Relief
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries