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Three beneficiaries took the WASSCE

We are so proud of our beneficiaries Sarah, Gifty, and Harriet. They joined our program in 2014 when they were selling on the streets of Ashaiman. In September, they finished writing their final exams in Senior High School (WASSCE). The results will be out later in the year, but we are sure they'll do great. These hard-working rays have been an example for us all.

Here are some photos of a small celebration in our First Contact Place in Ashaiman, and also a throwback to 2015, when Sarah, Gifty, and Harriet performed in the opening ceremony of our centre in Ayikuma.

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Welcome home, Justice!

Akwaaba to Justice Mensah Boto, our former beneficiary, currently living and studying in Germany.
Justice joined Rays of Hope Centre in 2003 after he had dropped out of school and was repairing footwear on the streets of Ashaiman. Now, 19 years later, he has a Bachelor in Biology from University for Development Studies in Ghana, has graduated MBBS bachelor of medicine and surgery from Qiqihar Medical University in China, and currently is doing a Biomedical Master's in Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University while working in Medicare Laboratory in Bonn, Germany. 

We are extremely happy to have him visiting Rays of Hope and used the opportunity to ask some questions:

- Justice, what brought you to Ghana?
Two reasons: I had to take an exam for a medical license to practice as a doctor in Ghana, and I wanted to visit my homeland. I miss my home, my family, and Rays of Hope.

- How does it feel to be back in Rays of Hope?
It feels really good! I'm really happy to meet the past and present beneficiaries and to be able to encourage them to fight hard and perhaps even some to study medicine.

- Name one important life lesson that Rays of Hope has taught you?
Perseverance. To never give up.
After Senior High I was supposed to go to university, but unfortunately, at the time my mom died and I also did not get accepted to study medicine in Ghana. At this point, I wanted to give up and went to Rays of Hope, thanked them for everything, and asked to resign from the program. I remember I was crying all the way going home from the centre. Educational Officer Bro Evans, after a discussion with Manager Bro Bonney, came on the same night to my place to convince me to continue. Rays of Hope saw potential in me and they wanted me to proceed to the university. They even reached out to my sister and together were able to convince me.

Justice - you as a true inspiration to our beneficiaries with your achievements - what is your advice for them?
My advice to all the boys and girls is that they should remember that once they set their minds on something -- they can do it. Even if the beginning is difficult, do not doubt yourself. If I was able to make it, you will do the same.

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Pre-schoolers went to school for the first time!

It has been an extremely exciting week at our First Contact Place in Ashaiman!
On Monday and Tuesday, we took our 9 pre-schoolers to St. Peter Methodist school, on Wednesday they were engaged in teaching and learning activities in Holy Gabriel Anglican school, and on Thursday in Blessed Clementina Roman Catholic school.

For some of our pre-schoolers, it was the first time ever attending a formal school! One of them is Roberta (11 y), who will be enrolled into class 2. She said: "It was not difficult and I liked how the teachers were nice and patient with us." Bless (13 y), dropped out from class 6 about 2 years ago. "I'm happy to be back. I learned so much and made so many friends!"

We are grateful to the personnel of the schools for the patience and care they are providing to our children in their journey of education.

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A truly wonderful ending to 2018

On Saturday, the 15th of December, the “Rays of Hope” – family celebrated our annual end of the year – 2018 program at the WEM Centre, Ayikuma. As a family beneficiaries and staffs from both Centres joined for the celebration.

Furthermore, we were accompanied by members of OLA, Gyassie Foundation and Accra Academy/St Mary’s Girls old students 2008 (Acasma 08).

Together as a big group, we enjoyed a colourful program including a lot of dancing, singing and games, as well as celebrating the upcoming Christmas time. The aspect of having a very good time was the initial reason for this program and because of that, we were able to feel the positive spirit all over the big compound.

Happenings like this are very important to the development of our beneficiaries because it offers them a fun – time they can spend together with all the other beneficiaries to build and strengthen friendships.

Moreover, programs like ours give the beneficiaries an experience where joy, fun and peaceful company is in their focus, instead of the daily challenges of the street life.

Days like this one are literally a ray of hope in their lives and create a lot of beautiful memories.

Especially for the new beneficiaries who just joined our ROHC in September, this day had a great influence on their view on our organisation. It showed them the variety of positive aspects our organisation offers them besides the academic aspect, so that they develop a strong and long-lasting relationship with us.

We had a great time at Ayikuma with a lot of great people and keep this wonderful memory within us for a long time.

We want to send special thanks to all the members of OLA, Gyassie Foundation and Acasma 08 for the wonderful love and support showed in their various donations.

Your generosity will be remembered, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Crop and Animal farming potential in ROHC

An important fact of the daily life in WEM Centre, is farming. Our aim is for beneficiaries to learn about farming as a skill and a trade in their development.

In the last few weeks, we finished harvesting our maize and putting them into bags, ready for consumption. We believe the children have learnt a lot in the processes involved in planting to harvesting. We also look forward to harvesting our mangoes in the coming months.

We are proud to announce the birth of 4 new grasscutters. Our farm worker, bro Tetteh is responsible for taking care of the grass cutters. Beneficiaries, on scheduled days are engaged in the grass cutter management as a way of igniting their interest and creating experiences in grass cutter rearing. The grass cutter project is a big chance for our beneficiaries to learn responsibility and care.

The grass cutters also support the personal development of the children, because a child learns to understand the behaviour of animals. In addition, this takes influence on the social behaviour of a child were s/he learns to respect the needs and rights of other people. All in all, the child learns to take care of something. This gets reinforced through the special value of grass cutters in Ghana. The child learns a part of our tradition, the typical Ghanaian food with grass cutters as a delicate.

Through the various crop and animal farming activities, our children learn more about the tasks of a farmer and get some practical experiences to supplement lessons in agriculture taught in school.  We are really proud that this part of our project grows every day.

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