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• Rural Girls’ Empowerment at Ashesi! (Aug 2010)

• Faculty and Staff Tour New Ashesi Home (Aug 2010)

Rural girls’ empowerment at Ashesi! 
Aug, 2010

College for Ama (CofA) is a non-profit fostering the higher educational achievement of economically deprived rural girls.  Its multi-dimensional programme teaches academic, behavior, health, and creative arts skills. Empowerment through vision building is a key component. The programme stresses the importance of education, one CofA girl stated “before CofA I planned to quit school, but now I know education is key to life.”

July 29^th through August 9th, 2010, CofA held its fourth training camp at the Ashesi University College. This year twenty six returning CofA girls from the Central and Western Regions prepared for their BECE (Basic Education Certificate) examination. For nine days the programme focused heavily on Junior High School level Mathematics and English. Community and student volunteers taught additional classes on nutrition, sexual education, computer science, creative arts and self-esteem.  Public speaking, peer mentorship, and group work incorporated leadership development into the classes. At the end of the programme CofA held a ceremony to thank all its major funders, volunteers, and to showcase the girls.

CofA is extremely grateful to the Ashesi and the Ashesi student volunteers. The University donated the use of its hostel, classrooms and bus, supporting 70% of CofA’s costs.  Nine Ashesi University students volunteered their time to chaperone, mentor, assist teachers, and help with homework. Additionally, CofA is grateful to Marquis Tanta Marie Restaurant for providing delicious free lunches. Without both these forms of support CoFA’s programme would not be possible. To find out more about CofA, look at our website: http://www.CofA-foundation.org/

Faculty and staff tour new Ashesi home
Aug, 2010

On August 10th, faculty and staff members boarded the Ashesi bus, slipped on their hard hats, and took a tour of their new academic home.  Perched on a majestic hillside overlooking Berekuso, the future campus commands a sweeping view of the verdant valley below.  The new buildings are rising from their foundations at a brisk pace.  The "academic tourists" were impressed with the spacious student housing, the tiered lecture halls, the open-air forum, and the towering library.  Pictured below is the Founders Court with classroom building on the right, the library centre, and the administration building centre left.  Click here for a slide show of the visit.

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