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Pathfinder International Academy students / Ghana 2013
DEAR GO FUND SUPPORTER of all that we have

Message its 10 -year anniversary in accomplished. Through these
The GO Fund celebrated
projects, women gain the

2017. I want to start by skills, resources and
opportunities to lift
thanking our individual themselves out of poverty,
from donors who are responsible and children gain access to
for the life-changing and
life-saving programs that I healthy food, medicines and
educational benefits that
will share with you in this allow them to enjoy
the report. productive lives.

Over the past 10 years we
At the same time, we are
have directed our energies, reviewing what our next
Executive financial support and steps should be in order to
human resources to projects
throughout Africa, serving make best use of our
resources and to maximize
different countries and our impact by enhancing
Director diverse cultures across the current partnerships by

continent and working with
local organizations who serving their evolving needs,
while creating or supporting
have demonstrated solid,
new initiatives. All this shows
positive outcomes. A
our commitment to
fundamental tenet of the
responsive programming:
GO Fund is to work under
because we are small, we
local mandate and
can pivot to new types of
management. This means
projects or adapt to local
the GO Fund operates
circumstances as needed.
where it is needed most,
with the local organization Ultimately, we seek
applying for support; once it projects that have deep
is approved, we provide roots in the community and
technical support and that will be run by and for
guidance while the local community members long
organization takes the lead after the GO Fund has
in running the project on finished its work.
the ground. Sarah Davie
A mother waiting to receive free health
As we look back over the Executive Director
insurance for her child / Ghana 2016
past decade, we are proud
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