Location: Ashanti Region (Southern Ghana)
Partner: Dawn of a New Age (DONA)
Project Fund Code: GHDONA2025
How Many People Will the Project Help? 6,500+; 16 schools
DONATION GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT: $152,000 CAD.
Project activities
- Construction of 16 deep wells, one for each school.
- Construction of 16 overhead tanks (Water Reservoirs).
- Installation of hand washing and water collection stations.
- Water & Sanitation Hygiene (WASH).
- Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation of projects.
Why WASH Projects in Ashanti Region Schools (Ghana)
Most primary schools in rural communities of Ashanti region have unqualified teachers, as trained teachers are reluctant to work in these remote areas due to inadequate amenities such as water. Student enrollment is very low in such schools and academic performance among the children is poor. Children walk about 1 hour every day to fetch water every day and, in some instances, they never return to class for afternoon lessons once they are sent to the far water sources.
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How Can Our School Help?
There are a couple of ways that you can help with this project through the School Challenge. Of course, you can fundraise to help contribute (if you need some ideas to get you jump-started, click here), but you can also help to raise awareness of the issue!
Here are some tips to help share why you’re passionate about clean water with everyone, such as:
- Create an Event on Facebook, or post about what you’ve learned in your status.
- Make a video and share with friends and family, or online.
- Take photos of the work you’re doing and why you’re doing it.
- Make poster to put up around your school.
- Start a Ryan’s Well Club at your school or on Facebook.
- Reach out to your local newspaper, radio station, etc., to share why you’re passionate about access to clean water.
If you want to read about some students just like you who made an incredible difference, check out our Get Motivated page!
What Resources Are There to Help Me on My Fundraising Journey?
If you visit our School Challenge Resources page, you’ll find plenty of resources to help you along. You will find:
- School Challenge Kit
- Mazes and Word Finds
- A “Ryan and Jimmy” crossword puzzle to accompany the book
- A Target Water Drop, so you can track your fundraising progress
- Lots of videos to teach you about our work, and to see its impact
- And more!
You can also find fundraising resources (such as posters, brochures, and donation jar wrappers) by visiting our Fundraising Resources page.
As always, thank you so much, students and teachers, for all your hard work. You’ve made such an incredible difference in the lives of so many people since the School Challenge project began, and we can’t thank you enough. If you have any questions, or there is anything we can help you with, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at info@ryanswell.ca.
