These Girls Have It

Hello everyone!

Some fellow volunteers and I will be hosting a Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Camp here in Ghana in late August. We are about 1/3 of the way to our fundraising goal to put on this awesome camp and we need your help!

Our GLOW camp will help young women from our communities by teaching them about leadership and opportunities available for women in Ghana, including having a panel of successful women speak to the girls about how they overcame adversity. It will be a full five-day schedule, including talks about health, creativity, decision-making, self confidence (and more!) that we hope will inspire and empower these young women to achieve their dreams.

Things are a bit different here in Ghana, where young girls wake up at 5 a.m. to sweep the compound, fetch heavy loads of water, and prepare food before going to school. Once home, they do laundry, dishes, fetch more water, help prepare the meals, then do their homework. The teachers in my community were able to choose three young women who manage to do all this AND do well in school based on academic performance and letters they wrote describing why they want to attend the camp. 

Here’s a brief introduction to the girls selected.

Sandra Nkuah is among the brightest students in her school and a favorite among teachers and students. She has managed to avert peer pressure to drink and have sex because she wants to avoid compromising her future. Her ultimate goal is to become a doctor so she can help others. She likes playing football (soccer) and reading.

 Sandra, displaying her individual twist on the school uniform, in line for the close of school

Paulina Mensah is a smart and vivacious young woman who lives with a family that is not related to her, thereby doing work in exchange for food and boarding. She does well in school, keeps a tidy home, and helps out with her new baby “brother” while her family goes to farm. She would like to be a police woman in the future. She likes dancing and always lights a room up with her smile.

Paulina, refusing to show her teeth while smiling 

Sarah Gyapong is another promising young woman who does well in school and dreams of becoming a nurse one day. She says that when she goes to the market town and sees the nurses in their uniform, she feels happy and knows that’s what she wants to do. She is a sweet and mild-mannered young woman who is well liked in the community. 

Picture coming soon!

Please help Sandra, Paulina and Sarah go to this camp and donate today by clicking on the link below and selecting the amount you would like to give. Every little bit helps! Thanks in advance.

https://donate.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=13-641-032

Much love,

Alisa