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THE EGYAM ORPHANAGE IS NOW KNOWN AS EGYAM CHILDREN'S HOME

n this website we would like to inform you about our foundation, which built a Children's Home 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 29th 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 the late Father Blay.

We want to inform our donors how their monies has been spent.
The home which started with 32 chidren is supporting 80 children. 47 Children in residence made up of 33 boys and 14 girls. The rest of the children (33) are community children. 17 of them are resettled children and We are also supporting 16 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 5 - 17 years.
The activities of the home are supervised by two committees in Ghana and Holland. Our future goals are: vegetables garden,expand our library, look for support for our children education and build a dormitory or youth centre for resettled children who do not have family care.

• Thea finds a child in paperbox in the streets.

The difference after two years of living in the home

On the pictures below you can see the difference between how the children arrived in the home on December 2007 and pictures from July 2015. You will notice the vast difference and the impart the home has made in the lives of these children.

APPEAL: we need support to

1. Educate the children

3. expand our Library or Study Room also for the Community

4. Build a Dormitory for resettled children who do not have family care.

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 home to see how they can help especially the community children.

Daniel Payne: Director Victoria Sagoe: Administrator

Care givers: Augustina McLare Celestina Boham

Cooks: Margareth Acquah and Cynthia Kulu

Security: Salifu Ousman

Volunteer Programme

The Egyam Children's Home has started a volunteer programme, please contact the Director on + 233 (024) 3931052 or 028 955 2668 or e-mail: danielpayne467@gmail.com / egyamkids@yahoo.com for information and application forms.

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