REACH OUT AFRICA is a non-profit organization made up of students, lawyers, pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other professionals who are like-minded in bringing relief to dispirited communities in Africa. This, we do through our outreach programs. Activities of our outreach programs include; health promotion through health education and free health screening, mentorship program to school children, donations, and general counseling.
Reach Out Africa started in 2018 as IMPACT FOUNDATION at Kwame Nkrumah University of science and Technology by a group of young students who wanted to impact and make a change in their society.
The foundation embarked on its first outreach which was dubbed the “hit the streets campaign”. Through this campaign the organization mobilized funds to feed about Thousand (1000) beggars and mentally deranged persons on the streets. Through this project, we also started a media campaign where we created more awareness on the increasing number of mentally deranged persons on the streets of Ghana and the threats they pose to the society.
Also, in 2018, we embarked on a Senior High School Tour where we visited Senior High Schools in Ghana including St Louis Senior High School and Asanteman Senior High school and educated the students on the various career options that they have.
In 2019, the organization again embarked on its annual outreach that is ‘The Hit the streets campaign where we distributed food to street children and mentally deranged persons on the streets. We also embarked on a SAY NO TO SUICIDE CAMPAIGN and educated young people on the need to avoid suicide and counseled most of them who had suicidal thoughts. We did this through several radio and social media campaigns.
In 2021, the membership of the organization increased to a considerable size and the organization had several members in various parts of Africa including DR Congo, Nigeria, Togo and Zimbabwe who wanted to start the organization in their respective countries. Due to this, the organisation’s name was changed from IMPACT ORGANISATION TO REACH OUT AFRICA.
As REACH OUT AFRICA, the organization has embarked on several projects which has impacted a lot of people in Ghana and Africa in general.
In 2021, we embarked on an outreach to JAGLUU in the upper west region of Ghana from 15th to 18th October, 2021.
Jagluu community is a remote community in the Upper West Region with over two thousand (2000) inhabitants who lack basic necessities including; healthcare facilities, access to education, electricity and portable water. This community is an epitome of dejection as it contributes to the high numbers of teenage pregnancies, school dropouts and mortality from communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Upper West Region.
As a foundation, we provided free health screening for the entire community and educated the people on diseases such COVID 19, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, malaria and many more.
We also donated items such as school uniforms, stationery, shoes and many others to the Junior High school students
We embarked on a senior High school tour where we visited Lassia Tuolu Senior High School and educated the students on how they can be successful people in the society and the various career options they have.
REACH OUT AFRICA also has several beneficiaries in various schools in Ghana including Tertiary institutions. Reach out Africa sponsors such people with all their educational needs and organize several mentorship programs for them.
In 2022, Reach Out Africa started its first international campaign dubbed the “RISE ABOVE “which sought to provide relief to the people of GOMA, in the Democratic republic of Congo affected by Mount nyiragongo volcanic eruption and War between the M23 group and the government military.
Through this campaign Reach Out Africa was able to raise funds to support the people of Goma.
In 2023, Reach out Africa organized its maiden fundraiser event at Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi where we raised funds to support our projects. The Organisation intends to organize this event every year.
In 2023, Reach Out Africa embarked on an outreach to Akosombo in the Eastern Region to provide relief for the people affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. In 2023, a heavy downpour in the volta Region of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the Regions history. The Flooding caused about 26,000 people to be displaced from their homes. Reach Out Africa donated relief items to the victims of the flood and organized a free health screening for the affected victims.
Also in December 2023, Reach out Africa embarked on an outreach to KANZENZE, Rwanda. Kanzenze is a rural community in Rwanda and lack the basic needs of life. Most of the inhabitant sleep on grass and do not have access to basic health care. The organization donated sanitary materials like soap, jelly and perfumes to the people of Kanzenze. We also enrolled ten teenage mothers into the Reach out Africa startup capital scheme where we provided these teenage mothers capital to start up their own businesses. We also provided them with mentors who will mentor them and ensure that the use the capital given to them to start up their business wisely. We also sponsored 100 people in KANZENZE with free medical insurance under the REACH OUT AFRICA health scheme. These 100 people now have access to medical facilities in Rwanda. We also provided mattresses to ten families to help them sleep comfortably.
CURRENT PROJECT
Currently the organization is working on embarking on an outreach program to DOMANGBURI in the Savannah Region of the Republic of Ghana. Domangburi is a small community in the savannah Region which lacks basic social amenities like electricity, food, water etc. Reach Out Africa seeks to renovate their school building made up of mud houses and educate these young people and their parents on the need to be educated. We will also organize a free health screening for the people and educate them on diseases such as COVID 19, HAPITITIS B etc.
Also, Reach Out Africa embarked on an outreach to HIAPAN, a remote community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana which lacked basic social amenities. Reach out Africa distributed free food to the people of Hiapan and organized a youth empowerment program for the youth of the community where we counseled them on how they can be successful in the society.
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