CHRILI CAR VISITS GUABULIGA

Landscape Architect and BA’s external expert; Chrili Car paid a two-day visit to Guabuliga to support on projects and activities in the community. Due to his expertise and focal role on BA’s Greenbelt and Organic Garden projects, Chrili spent a chunk of his stay working in these areas. He provided technical direction to trainees of the organic garden project and lauded them for the wealth of knowledge already gathered in the field. He was particularly exultant that just a few months into training, a good number of them have started applying the acquired skills on their farms. In a small meeting with the Chief and some elders of the community to discuss the progress of the Greenbelt project and reflect forward, Chrili seized the moment to present his doctoral thesis- “Guabuliga: Open Spaces of Everyday Life” to the community. Receiving the book on behalf of the community, Chief Salifu M. Tampuri expressed profound gratitude to Chrili for his continuous support to the natural resource development of Guabuliga. He also promised renewed commitment to the success of natural resource projects in the community. Pictures of Chrili’s visit are shared below:

OVC EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE PRESENTATION

In conformity with BRAVEAURORA’s commitment to improving quality education among Orphans and vulnerable children and the community as a whole, the organization procured school materials for the OVC in primary and Junior High schools. Uniforms, pens, pencils, sandals, mathematical sets and exercise books each were procured and distributed among the OVC amid joy and smiles on the faces of children and some SMC executives present at the presentation in Guabuliga. 

These materials will facilitate effective learning in class, motivate the students to stay committed to their studies, enable them take active part in carrying out their exercises and also lessen the burden on the parents thereby reducing poverty levels among the community members. Below are some picture taken during the presentation on site in Guabuliga;     

    

PRESENTATION OF TEXT BOOKS TO OVC

As part of BA’s vision to improve educational performance in Guabuliga, the organization procured and distributed elective subject books to its sponsored students in second cycle institutions. These materials will improve the students' performance, enable them to study effectively, motivate them to give out their best and reduce the financial burden on their parents and guardians. The donated elective books include; Mathematics, General Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Financial Accounting among others.     

The distribution took place at the project site in Guabuliga with parents and guardians of the OVC available to witness the presentation.

The event was filled with excitement and appreciation to BA for the numerous programs being implemented to uplift the standards of education in the community and the district at large. Pictures of the presentation are shown below;        

        

BA SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS WITH STARTUP CAPITAL

As part of our commitment to push entrepreneurial activities in the community of Guabuliga, BRAVEAURORA has supported over 50 skills-training beneficiaries with startup loans to jumpstart their businesses. This much needed support will give the budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to establish their own businesses and reinvest the benefits thereof into the community. The step will further help the entrepreneurs secure their livelihoods and that of their dependents. It is also envisaged to sustainably boost economic activity in Guabuliga and in the long run, put a dent on poverty in the area.

Recipients of the support are so elated that their entrepreneurial dreams are finally coming true and have pledged to use the funds judiciously. Pictures of the beneficiaries receiving the support from our onsite staff are showed below; 

GUABULIGA CLINIC COMMISSIONED

The Walewale District Health Directorate, the Catholic Diocese and BRAVEAURORA jointly commissioned the Guabuliga S^t Joseph the Worker Clinic to offer 24 hour health service to the people of Guabuliga and surrounding communities. This dream came to its fullest culmination after four years of hard work, determination, perseverance and focus on the goal. It has taken substantial time investment from the Chief of Guabuliga and BRAVEAURORA whose collective objective has been to offer the best healthcare for the community. This venture was initiated based on the necessity to avoid travelling to Walewale for medical care and its resultant adverse implications.

The largely attended sod-cutting ceremony is a stepping stone to greater health and medical services in Guabuliga, which will also PROVIDE for neighboring communities.

BRAVEAURORA is really proud to demonstrate that once determination and the will to achieve is embedded in the development drive, everything is possible. With this success behind us, the team is poised to do more for the benefit of all communities in the West Mamprusi District.

 

cross section of chief and his elders

these are the two nurses stationed at the Guabuliga Clinic 

District Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Abdulai Salifu addressing the durbar

Guabuliga chief screened during the commissioning ceremony

chief and Dr. Salifu jointly commissioning the clinic

Accomodation for Health Workers

BRAVEAURORA adopts a catalogue of tried and tested projects in our drive towards poverty alleviation and community development. One of these interventions include the Social Infrastructure programme which is a core pillar of our development model. A central project under this programme is the Guabuliga Clinic Project which seeks to support the full functioning of a clinic in Guabuliga in order to bring health to the doorsteps of the locals. To achieve this, BA has over the years worked with several stakeholders including the Walewale District Health Directorate and Catholic Health Unit towards the realization of the goal. Fortunately, the years of work have finally paid off and the clinic which hitherto ran monthly is set to operate daily. Standing firm to our commitment, BA has refurbished a two-bedroom apartment for the two nurses stationed at the clinic. Meant for teachers, the apartment was uninhabited for years and left to the vagaries of the weather. Now fully renovated, the nurses go about their work with glee knowing they have a decent place to lay their heads after a long day’s work. Below are some shots of the facility.

A picture of the apartment before the renovation

The apartment after renovation

The back entrance of the apartment before refurbishment

The back entrance of the apartment after refurbishment

The two nurses at work

Front elevation of the clinic

BRAVEAURORA ORGANIZES ICT TRAINING FOR TEACHERS

 As part of BRAVEAURORA’S Comprehensive Teacher Incentives Program (TIP), BRAVEAURORA offered a 2-day intensive ICT training to the teachers of St. Michael’s Primary School and Junior High School. The ICT training was provided by the Walewale Computer Lab.

The number of ICT trainings each term depends on how well the teachers perform within the term. The better their evaluations at the end of the term, the more training days they earn. Each term, the Educational Coordinator calculates how many days of ICT training have been earned. To do so, the coordinator uses the following key as a guide:

                                        FINAL GROUP TERM RATING

1.       NO TRAINING – Termly average performance of teachers below 69%  
2.       SMALL TRAINING (one day) Termly average performances between 70%-79%
3.       MEDIUM TRAINING (two days) Termly average performances between 80%-89%
4.       LARGE TRAINING (three days) Termly average performances between 90%-100%
                   The trainings took place on Saturday and Sunday, 18^th and 19^th June, 2016.

CROSS SECTION OF TEACHERS AT ICT TRAINING

ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERS AT ICT TRAINING