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EDUCATION

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Education

EDUCATION

A school session in rural Ghana is conducted under the shade of a large tree in place of a schoolhouse. A young student cannot attend school in rural Sierra Leone because she cannot afford the school uniforms. In Jamaica, a slum school struggles to fund another year of alternative education for street children in need.


“The human mind is our fundamental resource,” John F. Kennedy famously said. As rural and low-resource communities grow and expand their own development potential, SHGO actively supports education as a key tenant of community sustainability and local empowerment.

CURRENT EDUCATION INITIATIVES SUPPORTED BY SHGO

RUSTIC

Slum School and Vocational Center for 150 Girls in Khulna, Bangladesh

KENYA

SHGO supports education and orphanage services offered by Bethel School in Kiberia, Children's Garden Orphanage serving 350 children, and FOCUS Dream Center supporting education and related care to children in Nairobi, Kenya.

ZION MINISTRIES

Women’s Empowerment and Midwifery Training - Sierra Leone

ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT

Provides business training, community self-development, and literary skills to women in La Gonave, Haiti

ZION MINISTRIES

Primary School serving 200 children in Bandawa - Sierra Leone

OPERATION RESTORATION

Rehabilitation and Education for Street Children in Kingston, Jamaica

TRAINING

Birth Attendance and Community Midwifery Training - Liberia, Ghana, Haiti, Bangladesh, Guatemala

ACE PROGRAM/USA

Education and Support Programs for Refugee and Immigrant Families - Worcester

ZION MINISTRIES

First-Ever Secondary/Vocational School serving 450 children in Bo - Sierra Leone

ASODILL

Enrichment and Supplementary Education Program in Loma Linda, Guatemala

ASODILL

Women’s Empowerment through Hospitality, Cooking, and Tourism Continuing Education - Guatemala

INTERNATIONAL

Sponsor a college student, Educator, or Healthcare Provider - Contact SHGO for cost and more information.

Health

HEALTH

Sierra Leone has some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world, with 1 in 8 women perishing in childbirth. SHGO’s partner community in Guatemala does not even have one healthcare professional in its midst. In Haiti, there linger health issues from the 2010 earthquake with nowhere to turn for proper care.


Although health is a basic human right, many in low-resource settings suffer a burden of preventable ailments and lack adequate health services due to issues of affordability; access; medical facilities, materials and providers; and cultural barriers. Through international partnerships for health and healthcare, SHGO advocates for ‘healthcare for all’ through supporting clinics, healthcare providers, training and outreach, education and community promotion.

CURRENT HEALTH INITIATIVES SUPPORTED BY SHGO

ZION MINISTRIES

Rural Maternal and Child Health Clinic - Sierra Leone 

$50,000 supports 10,000 women and children.

ZION MINISTRIES

Sponsor a Shipment: Essential Medical and Health Supplies - Sierra Leone

$9,500 sends a shipping container and supplies

GLOBAL HEALTH CARE

Community Outreach and Mobile Clinic Healthcare - Ghana

FORWARD IN HEALTH

Permanent Health Clinic Construction - Haiti

$10,000 annually 

ZION MINISTRIES

Rural Health Promoter Training and Outreach - Sierra Leone

$2,500

ZION MINISTRIES

Malaria Treatment and Prevention - Sierra Leone

$4,800/year for mosquito nets

RUSTIC

School Clinic for Women and Girls - Bangladesh—$2,500/year USD

INTERNATIONAL

Sponsor a Medical Student, Doctor, Nurse, or Specialist (International) – Contact SHGO for cost and more information

ZION MINISTRIES

Rural Feeding and Nutrition Program - Sierra Leone

$5,000/year serves 200 children 1 meal/day

HOCAP

Rural Clinic Construction - Ghana

$15,000 USD

TRAINING

Birth Attendance and Community Midwifery Training - Liberia, Ghana, Haiti, Bangladesh, Guatemala

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