EGYAM ORPHANAGE FOUNDATION GHANA
n this website we would like to inform you about our foundation, which built an orphanage in Egyam, Ghana. The orphanage was registered on 18th of October 2005 with the registration number NO. G. 16, 529 with the Registrar General's Department but was officially opened on the 27th of December 2007.
The Department of Social Welfare in Ghana has registered the Egyam Orphanage with the registration Number: DSW/4953 and license Number: ARH/WR/001/11.
It was officially openend by the Deputy Dutch Ambassador of The Netherlands in Ghana. It was founded by a Dutch foundation, founder was Mrs. Thea van den Bosch together with Father Blay.
We want to inform our donors how their money has been spent.
The orphanage which started with 32 chidren is now made up of 53 children with 33 boys and 20 girls. We are also supporting 25 children in the communities which we call half- orphans. They are supported in education and where possible food. You can read more on our family continuity project. The ages of the children ranges between 6 - 17 years.
The activities of the orphanage are supervised by two committees in Ghana and Holland. Our future goals are: fruit and vegatable garden and further projects we've already started:
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• Thea finds a child in paperbox in the streets.
The difference after two years living in the orphanage
On the pictures below you can see the difference between how the children arrived in the orphanage 2 years ago (December 2007) and now (December 2009)
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APPEAL
The Egyam Orphanage is urgently in need of a pick-up due to the poor
nature of our road and for the monitoring of the children being supported
by the Egyam Orphanage in the surrounding communities.
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Visits Dutch foundation members to Ghana
The Dutch foundation members frequently visit Ghana to check what has been done and also investigate what needs to be done and communicate directly to the director and staff. They also visit the poor communities around the orphanage to see how they can help especially the community children.
Sponsored walk Ghana, on October 2nd 2009
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On October 2nd there was a sponsored walk on behalf of the orphanage. Friends of Egyam they call themselves and with many family members, friends and English students, they walked 20-30 km from Takoradi to Egyam (endpoint orphanage) to collect money to support the education of the children which is a major challenge.
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| • Children of the orphanage were happy to have a bus, a donation from a Dutch family. |
The orphanage in Apowa was closed down by the Department of Social Welfare, because of abuses.The Department of Social Welfare asked the Egyam Orphanage Foundation Board if these children could be taken into the orphanage. A difficult question, because there were 22 children on top of 43! We decided to take them in. 11 of the children stayed and are doing well now, allthough the start was difficult because of the abuse background.
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The Staff:
Daniel Payne: Director
Leepodde Kudus: Social Worker
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House mothers: Juliana, Betty and Augustina
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Cooks: Margareth and Cynthia
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Security: Salifu Ousman
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Volunteer Programme
The Egyam Orphanage Foundation has started a volunteer programme, please contact the Director on + 233 (024) 3931052 or e-mail: danpaynek@yahoo.com for information and application forms.
VOLUNTEERS
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Nicki Marshall (England) and Herman van den Bosch (Netherlands)
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Tiny Berndsen (Netherlands) and Gotthard Dorn (Germany)
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Erik van den Bosch (Netherlands) Richard (Germany)
PICTURES OF THE BUILDING FROM THE BEGINING TO THE END.
(more pictures and information can be found under the button: "Progress")
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• Pictures end of November 2007:
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• The Construction of the building October 2007. According to plan.
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• September 2007: Walls have been plastered and the window-frames have been placed.
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• September 2005.
Ernst Daniël Smid (Ambassador of the Foundation)
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For more information and pictures Dutch website go to: www.weeshuisghana.nl
Bank account (Cedis Account)
A/C NO: 0170084403049901
NAME OF BANK: ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED(TAKORADI)
ACCOUNT NAME: EGYAM ORPHANAGE FOUNDATION
Bank account (Euro Account)
NAME OF BANK: ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED(TAKORADI)
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0171134415370501
ACCOUNT NAME: DANIEL PAYNE
SWIFT CODE: ECOCGHAC
Address:
Children's House of Hope
P.O. BOX TD 1099
TAKORADI
GHANA-WEST AFRICA
• Daniël Payne, Director
• Thea, founder
• Henriette, Secretary/PR/Communication
