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Ghana Family Sponsorship consists of four Area Development Projects (ADP's) in the communities of Atebubu, Mfantsiman, Sekyere East, and most recently, Asante Akim North.

Atebubu is a large district with many separate communities. It is the first area in which World Vision introduced Family Sponsorship. Back in 1999, the people of Atebubu suffered from a lack of clean water and sanitation, adequate health care, food and agricultural resources, educational opportunities, small business development, and an awareness of Christian truth.






Mfantsiman is located in the southern part of the Central Region, an underdeveloped district ranked as the worst region in Ghana in terms of poverty. The climate is tropical, with higher temperatures common in March and cooler weather in August. The dry season lasts from November until March, and the rainy season typically extends from May through October.

Many people in the community are employed in the fishing and farming industries. Fishermen struggle to afford the motorboats they need to catch more fish. Farmers must save for many years in order to buy farming equipment that will help to improve their production.

The Sekyere East district is positioned within the Greater Afram Plains (GAP) region of Ghana. The rural communities are home to an estimated 116,000 people. Many grow crops such as yams, maize, cassava root, groundnuts, beans, and millet. The area has a very poor infrastructure, and families suffer as a result. The rainy season makes travel and commerce very difficult — over 2,000 local children are currently unable to attend school. Health facilities are scarce, therefore this is another area in which Family Sponsorship staff concentrate their efforts. Other project goals include: improving family incomes through microenterprise development, ensuring the children’s access to quality education, and working with the local government to promote social and economic growth.

Asante Akim North is located within the Ashanti region of Ghana. The program area falls within the Savanna grassland and forest zones. The people come from eighteen different ethnic groups and live peaceably in rural farming communities. Because many families grow the same crops and trading routes are often inaccessible, produce sales tend to generate very meager incomes. Community members are looking to World Vision with hope for practical solutions to the adverse challenges confronting them.
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