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Besease Community Meeting
October 2014 |
In mid-October, Maxwell (EMA director in Ghana) organized a meeting in Besease, the village where we are piloting Enliven Mama Africa. Those who joined included fourteen single mothers, the village chief and his elders, teachers from the Integrated Community Center for Employable Trade, and much of the Besease community at large. Eleven of those single mothers came to me every time I visited Besease in July 2014. These eleven will be studying on the Enliven Mama Africa budget raised in March of 2014. The three new women have been added to our program thanks to a generous donation from the Rotary Club in the UK. All fourteen women will begin learning in early November. The Besease community, including the chief, is excited about the opportunity Enliven Mama Africa presents to these mothers. Best of all, Enliven Mama Africa has made the decision to partner with the Integrated Community Center for Employable Trade, located in nearby Twedie. A certified seamstress teacher will travel to Besease and teach the fourteen women every weekday.
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Sarah, Elizabeth, Ruth, Perpetual, Martha, and Mary
July 2014 |
To make this possible, the community donated an unused building. Maxwell and the community are now working to renovate the building. All fourteen mothers have received their school uniforms. When the building is complete, Enliven Mama Africa will purchase sewing machines, and our first cycle of mothers will be in place!
This is a great achievement, but the renovation of the building and the teacher's daily transportation cost are unforeseen expenses. Enliven Mama Africa welcomes any continued donations.
Thank you for reading. Enliven Mama Africa is coming alive.
-Sarah Bibbey, EMA director, USA
