Friends,
donors, partners and well-wishers, we sincerely apologize for our inability to
periodically update you on the goings-on in GLOVO. The past months have been
very eventful and the organization was confronted with a myriad of
administrative and logistical hitches. That notwithstanding, management left no
stone unturned to make sure the organization flourished from grace to grace.
Management believes that keeping you abreast of the happenings in GLOVO
periodically will help you know the current state of affairs in GLOVO.
In July this
year, the Executive Director of Morningstar Family Ministries in Canada paid a
working visit to GLOVO in Ghana. As part of her itinerary, she and her team
visited rural communities in GLOVO’s catchment area in the Agona West
Municipality to donate clothing, footwear and other personal effects to
children in these remote areas.
She also visited the GLOVO Academy and made
some donations of learning materials to the pupils. Dr. Ferber also had time
with the kids at the Maristan Home at GLOVO Village. Prior to her departure, a
dinner was held for GLOVO Directors and their wives at a restaurant where a
second Board meeting was also held to discuss ways of strengthening the ties
that exist between GLOVO and Morningstar. Earlier in her visit, the GLOVO
Executive had a Board meeting with the Morningstar boss on ways of reviewing
the partnership agreement between GLOVO and Morningstar.
As part of the
discussions, the partners considered the need to expand the clinic project and
also build a new foster home at the village. Indeed, GLOVO management is
grateful to Dr. Ferber and her organization for the continuous support to GLOVO
and Ghanaian rural communities.
On
volunteering, the Welwarts volunteers for the 2014/2015 ended the one-year
voluntary internship service in July. Prior to their home country, Germany,
GLOVO Management had a one day post- internship seminar for the volunteers.
Management evaluated their work and presented certificates to the volunteers
for their hard work. These volunteers did very well to support activities in
their respective project areas. Some of them roofed and painted classroom
blocks, some established libraries for their school and others raised funds to
support ongoing infrastructure development at their project sites.
The five
volunteers have since returned home safely. Since old seeds give birth to new
seeds, after the departure of the volunteers new volunteers arrived in Ghana
from Germany to begin a one-year voluntary internship programme with GLOVO. A one-week orientation seminar was held for
these fresh volunteers to empower them with the requisite knowledge and
attitude needed for the internship programme. After the seminar, they were
assigned to host families and mentors. Since then, they are already working
hard at their project areas.
We invite students and people who are interested to volunteer in Ghana to select GLOVO as a formidable receiving organization which provides avenues for young people to explore other
parts of the
world. We have what it takes to host you and to offer you the requisite
platform you need for effective volunteering. Both short and long term
volunteers are welcome to our fold. You can also explore Ghana through GLOVO
for our internship policies and charges are very flexible.
Our school,
GLOVO Academy, began the new academic year in the second week of September this
year to mark the beginning of the 2015/2016 academic year. The Academy is
currently at stage six. The stage six classroom was made habitable through the
assistance of Morningstar Family Ministries and Franzi, an immediate past
volunteer from Germany. The school can now boast of a total student population
of over 200 pupils yet the school bus can carry less than 20 pupils at a time. This
is a source of concern as the low carrying capacity of the bus hampers
punctuality to school and effective academic work. Besides, the congestion in
the bus is a recipe for disaster. The school has a employed a new effective
school Headmistress to steer the affairs of the school. The clinic is also
working hand-in-hand to support the health needs of pupils in the school.
We wish you to remind you that some of the GLOVO kids still need
sponsorship before they can go to school or make ends meet. Be a helper and a
cheerful donor.