In 2017, when GMAD was given a certificate to start our own school, we didn’t have a place to hold classes, so we quickly converted our chicken coop into a schoolhouse. The chicken-coop school has served us well, but it is loud, has become crowded, and lacks the tools for greater learning.
A distinguished architect in Washington, Troy McOmber, has agreed to design and help build a new school for GMAD. Troy has selected a small team of volunteers from his firm that have drawn up plans for the school. Earlier this year, Troy and his wife, Jema, traveled to Ghana where they met with our in-country directors, surveyed the land, held meetings with local contractors and tradesmen, and visited other schools around Ghana.
The new school will serve children during the day and provide vocational training for adults at night. The evening vocational training classes will include detergent manufacturing, cooking, barbering, and sewing instruction.
A distinguished architect in Washington, Troy McOmber, has agreed to design and help build a new school for GMAD. Troy has selected a small team of volunteers from his firm that have drawn up plans for the school. Earlier this year, Troy and his wife, Jema, traveled to Ghana where they met with our in-country directors, surveyed the land, held meetings with local contractors and tradesmen, and visited other schools around Ghana.
The new school will serve children during the day and provide vocational training for adults at night. The evening vocational training classes will include detergent manufacturing, cooking, barbering, and sewing instruction.
CHECK OUT THE PLANS
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The plans for the new school also incorporate design concepts provided to GMAD last semester by students in the Interior Design, Construction Management, and Pre-Architecture programs at Weber State University.
We plan to begin construction in the coming months and have the school near completion by the end of this year. |
Donate some bricks, cement, desks or an entire room!
BRICKS
$0.26 a brick |
BAG OF CEMENT
$6.55 per 55kg bag |
DESK & CHAIR
$115 per combo |
SPONSOR A ROOM
$42,000 |
The U.S. average home price is $320,000. For less than this, we can build and furnish a school that will put thousands of children on the path to self reliance. Help us build it!
We want your name on it!
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Donate... $200 - $999 ...and you will receive a GMAD Academy of Learning T-shirt. |
Donate... $1,000 - $5,000 ...and your name will be put on the Donor Wall at the school. |
Donate... $5,000 - $9,999 ...and you will receive artwork from a GMAD student. |
Donate... $10,000 - $25,000 ...and your name will be placed on a mural at the school. |
*Each donation level includes the commemoration before it.
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Help build the school by donating here:
Checks can be sent to Ghana Make a Difference, PO box 55 Star, ID 83669
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Add to your legacy.
Let's name a classroom after you.
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For questions or comments, please contact Austin Johnson at 385-439-8597, [email protected]