Ghana Student Scholarship Fund

Children in Global Volunteer's host communities in Ghana have very little chance at an education beyond grade school, and therefore are guaranteed a life of poverty. Through the student scholarship project, volunteers and donors worldwide are helping to support a village of promising young leaders through a high school education. Recognized by the Ghanaian Ministry of Education and South Africa's Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Ghana student scholarship project is a model of grassroots compassion and local "can do" that transforms your funds into a life-altering road to success.

The Ghana Scholarship Fund is driven for us by Kathleen Hubbard-Ismail, a former member of the Board of Directors of Global Volunteers and an on-going volunteer with over 20 years of service. To quote Kathleen, “This past January 2009, I traveled with Global Volunteers to Senchi Ferry, Ghana and it changed my life.

The children of this rural village touched me like no other place I have ever been. I learned first-hand how bright, thirsty and eager these children are to learn, to absorb and to know. Their only barrier to a brighter future is education and because they deserve a life of fulfillment, I am called to help.

Together, we can offer hope to these children and make it our legacy to them. I am privileged and grateful to have been invited into this community, whose primary goal is to educate their children. I now share their dream. My heart chose these children. The rest of me followed. I hope you will follow too."