Members of Ghanaian Diaspora ask other Ghanaians Abroad to Support Education in Ghana

NDC USA has commended the work of a non-governmental organization in Ghana with its office in the United States, Titagya School. This was during its launch that took place in New York. Titagya Schools is a social enterprise that builds and operates pre-schools and kindergartens and promotes high-quality early education in Ghana. It is a partner with the Government of Ghana (although Titagya is not associated with any political party), the Bryn Mawr / Haverford College Education Program, and other stakeholders in this mission. It was founded in 2008 by Abukari Abdul-Fatawu, Manzah Iddi Habib, and Andrew Garza. Most of the support for the project comes from Ghana, the US, and Denmark.

The event which brought together many attendees from all walks of life was also used to raise funds to support Titagya's pre-school and to expand the organization's support for 60 more students. It also helped to raise awareness in New York for how people residing there, including many people of Ghanaian descent, could get involved in supporting education in Ghana. The event took place at White Rabbit, on New York's Lower East Side.

At the Launch, Charlie Hammond, the US Youth Organizer for the NDC and Andrew Garza, the Co-Founder of Titagya Schools made presentations on the importance of strong early education in Ghana. Mr. Hammond used his platform to also call on Ghanaians abroad to visit home to show their love to their community through contributing to diverse projects that have been started by other individuals, community groups or to initiate projects that will provide better signals of hope for our Ghanaians children. He said the Mills Administration is committed to providing the best environment for academic achievement for all Ghanaians, most importantly children.

Andrew Garza disclosed that his organization's focus is on increasing access to early education in the three northernmost regions of Ghana and will work towards achieving this goal and at large contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goal number (2) - providing education for all. He commended the people of Ghana particular the three northern regions for the enormous support given to Titagya and appealed to the attendees to continue supporting worthy courses. Mr. Andrew Garza was optimistic Titagya Schools' continuous support will bring a change to the lives of many children in Ghana. He cited indications that Titagya students were performing at a level three years more advanced than other children in the region, with regard to their language and mathematics skills.

Other dignitaries at the event included, Mr. Moses Kanduri, General Secretary of NDC New York Chapter, Ms. Mary Anne Dehler, Head of Political and Economic Relations for the Canadian Consulate in New York, Ms. Rita Kusi, Director of Kusi's Environmental Initiative, Mr. John Mundy, Member of Titagya Schools' New York Leadership Committee, Mr. Isaac Boateng, Director of Face2Face Africa, Ms. Jojo Abot, Mr. Robert Aryeh, Mr. Abdullai Madaha, Ms. Jie Jin, Ms. Emma Yun, Mr. Jun Yung, Mrs. Joan Thomas, and Mr. John Garza.

As a contribution to the good works started by Titagya, DJ Eddie Marsh provided the evening's soundtrack and food was donated by Eye Adom, Accra Restaurant, and Uptown African Restaurant. Other sponsors of the event included Project Redwood, the Segal Family Foundation, Friends of Ghana, the Kiwanis Club of Sparta, NJ, Afric Xpress, Verbier Chalets Limited, and White Rabbit.

For more information on the work of the organization, please visit www.titagyaschools.org