Afia & You
Stichting Afia & You
Simpelveld, Netherlands
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Founded in 2011, Afia & You is a non-governmental organisation based in Simpelveld, Netherlands working on education, water & sanitation, community development.
Afia & You is a Dutch foundation, established in 2011, that supports schools in Obuasi and Kwabenakwa in Ghana. It provides learning materials, school furniture and classroom facilities, and funds a self-sufficiency farm where junior high school students gain practical training in agriculture, fish farming and water management. The foundation also works on water and hygiene awareness in surrounding villages, aiming to reduce rural out-migration by creating local prospects for young people. Funding comes mainly from private donations and parish fundraising, and it purchases goods locally in Ghana.
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Zelfvoorzienend project (self-sufficiency farm)
Education · Ghana
Internship farm where students of partner schools in Obuasi and Kwabenakwa learn to cultivate land, grow fruit and vegetables, and farm fish, with work on water and hygiene for the surrounding community.
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