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Health
Projects
Children gather to obtain health insurance / Ghana
the United States, funds a clinic
focused on the needs of young
people. The clinic addresses
issues like sexual education,
nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention and
PARTNER
treatment, and general good
health and hygene practices. ORGANIZATION
W hile the facility exists, and
AYD - GHANA
resides adjacent to the Home for
Hope, currently the clinic is not
functional due to lack of resources
Child receiving are during outreach program / Ghana
to staff and supply the facility.
CHILDREN"S HEALTH INSURANCE See photo on Home for Hope pg.
The GO Fund supported 2000 kids
Alliance for Youth Development
(AYD) in Ghana to register over obtain health
20 0 0 children aged 5 - 18 in 20
communities for a national insurance Musunkwa clinic dedicated to GO Fund / Ghana
health insurance program (age HIV/AIDS TREATMENT &
0 -5 receive medical care for NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
free). In Ghana a child over 5 MUSUNKWA HEALTH CLINIC
is covered if their mother is One very special community For over eight years GO Fund
covered however many women where we work is extremely has been supporting children
can not afford health insurance remote and has been slow to living with HIV who's parents
so their children are vulnerable. receive the benefits of were unable to afford medicines
development. However, when they
The impact of this program and treatment. AYD helped
are given the smallest amount of
was so great it was written up identify the families that needed
support they use their passion and support the most and GO Fund
by the Ghanaian News Agency
collective will to take a project to financed their medicines and
as a ma jor service to women,
the next level. The GO Fund was food supplies monthly to ensure
children and society as a
asked to provide funds to complete these children had the best
whole. Click Here for Art icle the building of a small clinic. chance possible to lead healthy
Knowing their nearest health and productive lives.
MONTCHEVRE HEALTH CLINIC facility was a seven mile walk away
One such boy who began
we were happy to help. Today
Recognizing that children and receiving support at age 11 is
that clinic sees X visitors per year
adolescents need a safe place to now at University pursuing a
and is fully funded by the
learn the skills to lead healthy technical degree. His sister who
governement of Ghana with a
lives, in 2014 Montchevre, the is also HIV positive is now
full-time nurse and medicines and
leading goat cheese company in finishing senior high school.
medical supplies on site.
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