Helena's Girls at Pagnaa
Helena Cynamon, a Create Change Board Member and Ambassador, has taken on the task of forming a group to support ten girls at Pagnaa Secondary High School. Help her to change their future!
Project Goal:
$2257
Currently Raised:
$2257
Progress:
100% raised
Location:
Northern Ghana
Will Benefit:
10 girls at high school
Proposed Implementation Date:
2010 - 2011 School Year
10 girls at Pagnaa: help them fulfill their potential.
The Story of this Project...
Ten girls at Pagnaa Secondary School will have their lives changed this year when Helena and her group raise enough to cover all their educational costs for the year. Pagnaa, (which means lady), is Tamale's only girls-only school, and one of the best secondary schools in the region.
All ten girls have worked extremely hard to get to where they are. Some have lost both parents, others come from rural areas where they struggle to grow enough food to survive. It is nothing short of a miracle that they were able to gain admission to a high-ranking secondary school.
The struggle for these girls does not stop there however. Although most girls engage in hard labour during their holidays, they are not able to save even close to enough to pay for their fees. Proper text books and boarding supplies are unthinkable purchases.
Join Helena and her group today to help assist these bright young ladies to climb out of poverty so they can realize their potential.
Pagnaa Secondary High School Girls
 Adiza has been struggling to stay in school since her father lost his job and her mother makes very little a petty trader. She aspires to become a journalist one day. |
 Abena is about to start her last year of secondary school. Her mother lives far away and her father doesn't work. She is a business student and dreams of attending university.
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 Ayisha lost her father some years ago and her mother is too old to work. Ayisha doesn't have enough to pay for this year's fees. She is studying business, and hopes to become an accountant. |
 Ayishetu is one of the few girls at in Ghana's North who is studying science, and is performing very well. With a father who must support 5 children with his meager salary, Ayishetu needs support to continue so she can move on to study medicine. |
 Delfawu has lost three siblings to sickness, and her mother was killed during a robbery. Her father also recently lost his job as a delivery man. While strong and determined, Delfawu cannot make it on her own. |
 Faiza is supported only by her mother, who trades in the market to feed her children. With little to spare, Faiza has no one to support her school fees. Faiza hopes to study international development at university. |
 Naima has faced hardship since her father had a stroke in 2004. She also lost her mother to a motorbike accident. With no working parent, Naima needs support to become an accountant. |
 Sikena has struggled through her education as her parents, a watchman and a petty trader, try to support their six children through school. Sikena studies business, and hopes to go to university to study Business Management. |
 Salma lost her mother and her father is elderly. Her older brother helps to feed her, but already has five children of his own. With no one else to turn to, Salma needs assistance to achieve her aim of becoming a journalist. |
 Halila comes from a family of 13, who all depend on a small plot of land for survival. She lost her mother, and with so many children to support, her father can't afford her fees. Wasila loves school and wants desperately to continue. |
