Rising Village has two groups of people we serve in the communities where we work in Ghana: orphaned children and single mothers. These are the most vulnerable of the village population. The students we work with do not live in orphanages, but with relatives who have taken them in after the death of or abandondment by a parent. Child trafficking is a serious problem in Ghana, and many of these children are at risk of ending up in the hands of these traffickers. We provide sch

Caleb now has a sponsor, which means all twelve of the students in our Education program have been matched with people who are giving generously to ensure these kids can attend school and receive good nutrition. Sponsorship does make a difference. The students know that there is someone who wants them to stay in school, and has commited to help make that happen. It's important for a child to know that there are those beyond his or her village who are cheering them on, believi

Dorcas Philomena We first met Philomena fifteen months ago. She and her brother Maxwell live with their elderly grandmother who barely is able to support herself, and is unable to pay school fees for both children. So Maxwell was in and out of school, depending on when funds were available, and Philomena was at home doing chores all day. We could tell she was bright, and she shared with us her dream for the future - to go back to school and someday become a nurse. Dorcas also

My name is Victor Owusu-Ansah, the program coordinator for Mpobi and Ejuratia. I coordinate the Income Generation, Education, and Family Health programs in these two villages. Mpobi and Ejuratia are small communities with a population of about 400-500 people in each village. They are deprived areas and therefore most of the people are very poor, with their main occupation susbsistence farming. Since Rising Village began working in these villages, there has been a very positiv