‘Ahaban Green Christmas’
starts on December 1st
‘AHABAN GREEN CHRISTMAS’, a charity proj-
ect organised by the Ahaban Green Leaf Foun-
dation (GLF), is set to commence from Decem-
ber 1- 26, 2018.
According to Ms Seli Tukpeyi, a volunteer of
the foundation, the ‘Ahaban Green Christmas’
will work on five remarkable projects for young
people in Ghana in the field of education, voca-
tional training and healthcare.
In an interview with the DAILY HERITAGE, she
explained that “On December 1, 2018, under
the ‘Ahaban Green Christmas’ project, there will
be the ‘Green Camp’, an initiative to help chil-
dren between the aged 5- 15 learn vocational
skills as well as reading skills to improve their
reading to be moderated by Gifty Anti in Awo
Dansoa’s library at Adumasa Akwaman in the
Eastern Region.
“The ‘Street feeding project’will be on Decem-
ber 8, 2018, where volunteers of the foundation
will partner with Gold Coast Network on their
project to feed children in some parts of Accra.
“On December 14, there will be the ‘Christmas
on wheels’ [in which] we will also give gifts and
food to and also interact with children found
on the street, just to celebrate Christmas with
them and enlighten their day.
“There is the ‘Christmas Cup’, a football tour-
nament organised by Soccer for Change foun-
dation in Gomoa Fetteh, Central Region, to
encourage young people to value football and
education. One qualifies to play the tournament
only if he/she goes to school. Ahaban is in part-
nership with this initiative and it will be held in
Gomoa Fetteh on December 15.
“The fifth project, slated for the 26th December
is dubbed the ‘C.A.R.E ShoeBox Project 2018’
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where in partnership with the Gold Coast Vol-
unteers. We would visit the town of Ankomah in
the Eastern Region and present gifts for every-
one in the community. There would also be a
short visit to a tourist site nearby which also
serves to promote tourism in Ghana.
Credits : ERICA ARTHUR