"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth"
Akwaaba! Welcome to the program that is
changing the future of Africa one child at
a time!
What we do:
The Future Leaders of Ghana (FLO Ghana) has many components. The first is a Student Exchange Program which chooses underprivileged youth from Ghana, West Africa, to study in the United States for one year. In exchange we send qualified teachers and volunteers to help improve the rural schools of Ghana. Apart from experiencing a life-changing adventure, these students will learn English - a step of immeasurable importance to financial success in their country.
Another facet of our foundation is our Volunteer Program. We find students, teachers, and other ambitious adult willing to volunteer in Ghanaian schools. These volunteers not only teach the students, but provide support and professionaldevelopment opportunities for the teachers inGhana. They also bring with them much needed school supplies from the U.S. so the Ghanaian teachers can continue to provide high-quality education long after our volunteers leave. Our volunteers, while experiencing an adventure of their own, are helping us pave the way for positive change in Ghana’s education system.
Ghana desperately needs positive leaders to help solve the many problems its community faces such as HIV/AIDS, child labor, pollution, poverty, and the lack of quality education. The Future Leaders of Ghana is helping to educate these "future leaders"! We believe there is no one that can better solve the problems Ghana faces than members of its own community.
The newest facet of our foundation is the “School to School” Partnership Program. This program links schools in Massachusetts with our schools in Ghana. The students at both schools build friendships by exchanging stories and ideas through letters. The aim of this program is to help teach the joy of philanthropy to U.S. students. These students help gather donated items and brainstorm solutions to some of the problems their friends in Ghana face. As a thank-you to the participating US schools, we provide a riveting assembly given to teach the students about Ghanaian culture by way of traditional dance, drumming, and the telling of African folktales.
