Returning to Bawjiase Countryside Orphanage
Today, I was able to return to Bawjiase with more energy equipment for the children and staff at the Countryside Orphanage.
Although Bawjiase is only one and a half hours drive outside of downtown Accra, the small town, which is located in the Central Region of Accra, is dramatically quieter and less busy than the capital city. In fact, it is so small that some might consider it just a village. In addition, there are very few, if any, tourists that make their way to this town, as most keep driving straight along the highway toward the well known tourist attractions of Elmina and Cape Coast castles, rather than turn north at the Kasoa junction.
Back in February of this year, energy4everyone provided the orphanage with four commercial-large sized efficient charcoal cook stoves and two solar lanterns, along with 20 hand powered flashlights. This time around, following feedback from the orphanage staff and a prior visit and assessment by an energy4everyone representative, energy4everyone provided a further two commercial-large sized energy efficient charcoal cook stoves and 4 solar lanterns.
Just as before, the staff and children at the orphanage were very grateful and thanked us for the energy equipment, and asked that energy4everyone continue to support the orphanage and “spread word” of the orphanage.
You can view photographs of the orphanage and the energy equipment provided by going to our website at http://www.energy4everyone.com/projects/donations/countryside-orphanage-bawjiase-ghana, or by visiting our Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/energy4everyone.
You can also learn more about the Countryside Orphanage by visiting its website at http://www.countrysideorphanage.org.
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