Ghana
GHANA: New Agriculture Program Is Part of Stop Trafficking Campaign Working to Keep Youth in Ghanaghana
By MissionNewswire at June 17, 2017 | 10:58 am
(MissionNewswire) Youth in Ghana have been positively affected by the Salesian-led Stop Human Trafficking campaign that was launched in October 2015 by Salesian missionaries in Italy. The campaign raises awareness of the dangers of youth migration. With a focus on youth leaving countries in Africa in search of a better life in Europe, the campaign aims to prevent young more...
GHANA: Salesian Missionaries Complete Project to Repair Truck for Transportation for Salesian Programs
By MissionNewswire at May 29, 2017 | 8:47 am
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries at the St. Francis de Sales Community in Ashaiman, Ghana recently completed a project to restore a Toyota Hilux truck in order to provide greater logistic capabilities at the Salesian center. Funding they received provided the ability to purchase a functioning second-hand engine and other parts to put the truck back on the road. more...
GHANA: Salesian Missionaries Develop Child Protection Center to Aid Victims of Child Trafficking
By MissionNewswire at October 28, 2015 | 1:47 pm
(MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Blessed Artemide Zatti province in Ashaiman, a large town in the Greater Accra region of south Ghana, have developed the Don Bosco Child Protection Center to provide services to victims of child trafficking. The center is part of a collaboration between missionaries, the local police department and Ghana’s Ministry for Social more...
Africa , Ghana , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , West Africa
GHANA: Tractor Donation Increases Capacity for Students at Salesian Center
By MissionNewswire at October 5, 2013 | 2:17 pm
(MissionNewswire) While Ghana’s economy continues to improve, nearly 45 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day, according to UNICEF. Ghana ranks 135 out of 187 countries on the United Nations Development Program's 2011 Human Development Index, and rural poverty remains widespread in the dry savannah region that covers roughly two thirds of Ghana's more...
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