LIBRARY & ICT CENTRE
An existing shed has been renovated and furnished to serve as a library and ICT Centre, to help instil the culture of reading in the youth and to also enhance their knowledge in ICT. The library has been also stocked with assorted French and English reading materials.
Equipment and gadgets procured and used to furnish the library and ICT Centre include a brand-new 40” TV set, laptop, camera, and projector. These items have been coded and handed over to the leadership of the Teenagers Friends Association. In addition, UNHCR also donated 10 slightly used desktop computers to the association to enhance their ICT skills. Out of these, five are working efficiently.
MULTI-PURPOSE GAME CENTRE
A multi-purpose sports complex has been also constructed in Egyeikrom Refugee Camp to aid sporting activities among the youth. In consultation with the camp manager, a piece of land was allocated adjacent to the camp school. This was cleared and used for the construction of the game court. Some beneficiaries and artisans were engaged and paid, for their labour contributions to the court construction. ADRA has assisted the beneficiaries to procure four sets of jerseys, trophies and balls.
Beneficiaries within the period organized one week-long games and entertainment and the court served as the platform for all their evening programmes such as beauty contests, Talk shows and dances. Funds were released from the project to support these activities.
YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE.
Two acres of farmland acquired for a 10-year lease period were used for the cultivation of potatoes and okra within the first cropping season. Currently, beneficiaries have cultivated groundnuts as their minor season crop on part of the field.
They made a total sale of GHC 140.00 from their 0.5-acre okra field. Potatoes after the first harvest also yielded GHC 800.00. PoC still has a few potatoes to harvest since planting was staggered. About GHC 400 of the amount realized has been invested in the cultivation of groundnuts.
ADRA is the humanitarian wing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which has since 1983, partnered with governments, local communities, and organizations to offer relief in times of crises and sustainable development interventions to improve lives.
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