Horizon Orphanage
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[edit] STOUGHTON HORIZON CHILDREN’S HOME PROJECT
-contribution to the orphans and vulnerable children
[edit] Project Beneficiaries
Children of the children’s home
Orphans and vulnerable children in neighboring communities around Kakum National Park
[edit] Project Justification
As a result of many years of elephants destroying vast fields of crops and even cocoa pods in Kakum National Park surrounding villages, many children became homeless and abandoned. However, in order to help meet the needs of some of these children who are in desperate condition, the Stoughton Horizon Children’s Home was established by Madam Agnes Ampong on 1st February 2008 in Jukwa. Presently the home is housing 12 kids of whom 4 are girls and 8 are boys. The orphan's ages range from 2 years to 17 years. Moreover, the home is still in the urgent need of funding and items such as food, bed, bed sheets, etc., to fulfill the physical needs and improve the quality of these orphans and vulnerable children.
[edit] Project purpose
To appeal for contribution from individuals and organizations from Taiwan to help improve the quality of life of orphans and vulnerable kids in Stoughton Horizon’s Home and the neighboring communities.
[edit] Current Progress
Agnes has acquired a rented house in Jukwa, with a male assistant working together. 2009 is the second year of the orphanage, currently housing 12 kids, 8 boys and 4 girls. Among them are 2 boys over junior high, and others are younger. Those who are in elementary schools study in town, while the junior high and senior high students study near Cape Coast. The financial support of the orphanage is mainly from Agnes’ three jobs. She grows vegetables by retail, sells groceries, and works as a management of Kakum National Park, which is the most important income for the children’s home. However, the money she receives is still barely enough to cover the orphanage expenses which includes living expense, tuition fee, rent of the house, and the payment of the assistant.
[edit] 2009 NTHU volunteers’ efforts
[edit] Book collection and donation
500 books were donated by Taiwan CAVEBOOKS, of which 320 books were donated to the Stoughton Horizon Children’s Home. The others were donated to Village of Hope Children’s Home.
[edit] Reading corner set-up
In the orphanage there was a book shelf already. With the books we brought, there are now about 500 books in total, including storybooks, sketchbooks, and other books for instructional activities. By teaching senior students the instructions of listing and cataloging books, we expect that the library will be effectively managed and taken care of by the orphans. We also put all the donations in order and decorated the reading corner with the works during paper-cutting class.
[edit] Illumination improvement
Not enough lighting is a general problem in Jukwa. There was rarely lighting in the orphanage, even in the reading corner. Due to the lack of lighting, kids have to finish all the homework before sunset, because they are not able to read at night. During our time at the orphanage, we installed energy-conserving lamps in the living room, the bedrooms and the backyard. We also changed a new light bulb in the reading corner. Though the lighting in the orphanage was improved, whether the facilities will be used efficiently is still a considerable problem because of the concern about the power bill.
[edit] Future Prospect
[edit] Fund raising
Despite the income of Agnes’ jobs and random contributions from individuals, the children at the facility still barely have adequate clothing and food. The home is in need of urgent funds supporting, not only for the existing population of 12 children but to cope with the increasing amount of kids that need such care.
[edit] Manpower increasing
Beside physical needs, children in their childhood also need proper company and education. Yet for now, Agnes has only one assistant, who may not be able to do all the tasks. Therefore, we are looking forward to increase the manpower in the orphanage, not only to complete the maturity of the home, but also to provide a better educational environment for the children.
[edit] Information
Manageress：AGNES AMPONG
Mail Box：P.O. Box 1508, Cape Coast, Ghana
E-mail：stoughtonghana@yahoo.com
Tel：0246-896278
[edit] 2009 Donations
