One trip to Africa will change your life
How we started. Where we are going.
Dream it.
It began with an idea. In 2018 while on a work trip to West Africa, I was moved by the beauty of the African people. They were happy. They were kind. They were hard-working and deserving. Many, however, were struggling to survive. Need was evident. Need was everywhere. Most of the children I met did not know how to read.
Test it.
The idea became a reality. As luck would have it, right before the trip I had been introduced to Learning Dynamics Pre-schools, where 98% of students are reading at a 1st grade level by the time they start kindergarten. I took 5 Learning Dynamics programs with me and left them with families and an orphanage. It worked!
Start it.
The idea was fueled with hard work, good friends, and a little luck. This is where our charity began. Good friends donated $6,000, others gave plane tickets. Learning Dynamics gifted the first 75 programs (over 4,000 books) for orphans in Africa. Teachers were trained and young children began to read.
Build it.
Non-profit organizations in Africa can thrive when local people run the program. Ernest and Sarah Gyampoh (featured in the video on this page) have been involved from the beginning. Ernest and Sarah receive the shipments, deliver programs, work with orphanages, train teachers, assess reading progress, and dream up new ideas. They have begun to build our program.
Grow it.
Very few children in third-world countries are reading at their recommended grade level. Papua New Guinea alone has an estimated 550,000 five to seven year old children. Sierra Leone has about the same number. While we started in Ghana, we are moving to areas of the world where is greater need. Without outside help, many of these children will not learn to read.
Share it.
We have the program. We have the people. We have very little overhead. We need you. Over 90% of donated funds will go to purchasing and shipping programs, training teachers, assessing children’s reading, building schools and employing teachers. Learning to read can make the greatest difference in the life of a child. Please come join us!
