HISTORY:

Djembe Direct has partnered with Africa Heartwood Project to provide a platform through which donations are being raised to expand the Koforidua Unit School for the Deaf (USD) in Ghana. Through our personal interaction with students, administrators, and faculty at this wonderful school, we have become aware of the need to strengthen and expand the art and vocational training programs at USD.

Images from the Koforidua (2005 and June 2009):

Brick and Mortar Plan:

A multi-phase plan is being initiated by Africa Heartwood Project and USD to help deaf students acquire the skills and capital necessary to eventually provide for their own needs and contribute to the local economy with their craft. The first phase is to erect a building that will give vocational programs at USD a home. This is where your donation becomes invaluable. Please consider supporting our efforts to give more deaf children in rural Ghana the opportunity to learn American Sign Language (ASL), acquire a trade whereby they may become self-sustaining, and receive an academic and vocational education that will give them an equal footing in society. Click here to see how Up With Kids is supporting this project!