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COUNTRIES

Books for Ghana

Three schools in a poor area of the capital city of Ghana, with over 600 students, and only a handful of books for them to read. How can children discover their world, how they become inquisitive, learn language skills, be competent readers- with no books? When the children beg you, plead with you to give them books, any books, what are you to do? Well, RATA with the help of Mainfreight New Zealand, collected and gathered books from all around our country (13 pallets of them!) and we freighted them over to Ghana. It took over a year, but now those three schools all have libraries, all have access to books, and they are so excited. We call this a ‘Ripple of RATA”- just one of those things we have done, because we know it will change those children’s lives and make their schooling so much more meaningful.

Ghana

We began new work in Ghana, working alongside three schools filled with students eager to learn and with little or no resources and limited trained teachers. One school is constructed of wooden planks with gaping holes. Children sit five to a table sharing a book.

India

We took a team of four people from New Zealand and worked in the foothills of the Himalayas with teachers from six schools under the umbrella of one organization. These schools are in mountain villages where some children have to walk 3 hours a day to attend.