James Town School
The school is in James Town, one of the poorest districts of Accra.- Location: Foresters Lodgde, Brazil Lane, Otublohum, James Town.
- 90 children from the streets of Accra from 4 to 16 years old.
- Non-formal basic education, with the purpose of preparing them to integrate the formal school.
- Basic medical assistance.
- A daily nutritious meal.
- 6 employees: 4 professors, one for each level of studies, one assistant professor and one cook. They also have partial employees for some extracurricular activities.
- One of the basic characteristics of this school is to keep the help of international volunteers, usually young people from Europe.
- Non-formal education at school:
- Basic level – These are boys and girls who have never been to school, they learn English and numbers for the first time.
- Intermediate level – These children learn two levels of the compulsory basic subjects
- Advanced level – These children are prepared to integrate them into the formal public school.
- Extracurricular activities – Music, soccer, handicrafts and holiday activities to get them away from the streets
- Formal education – Universal Wonderful Street Academy is supporting 45 children in formal public school.
- Support and jobs for the community-
- Regular distribution of free water for the inhabitants of the area of influence.
- Cleaning campaigns of the beaches and streets of the neighborhood where the school is
- Culture and leisure activities for other street children
- Income from Universal Wonderful Street Academy
- 40% monthly from sponsorships
- 25% Individual donations
- 20% Volunteer donations, in Accra
- 15% Concerts and fundraising activities in Ghana, Spain and other countries in Europe (percussion workshops, participation in festivals, sales of African handicrafts, charity concerts … etc.).
