Symbol of Cooperation and Interdependence
Welcome to Village Dreams
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What We Do
Village Dreams is an all volunteer organization committed to applying 100% of donations directly to education projects in Ampeha village. In partnership with the Chief, Elders, and Villagers of Ampeha, Village Dreams developed a mission to change the future of their children through education. Starting in preschool, we work together to support the children and families through Elementary, and Junior Secondary grades in the village school.
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The Latest News...Education Success
Elementary - Junior Secondary - High School and Beyond
With good facilities, trained teachers, and a highly competent school head, the regional ranking of Ampeha Village School has leapt from 78th to 30th out of 127 schools in five years.
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The next priorities are enabling all village students to go to and graduate from high school. According to the 2020 Ghana Education Fact Sheet published by USAID, World Bank, UNICEF et.al. - approximately 80% of rural students accepted to high school do not graduate.
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Village Dreams understands that to prepare students adequately for the rigorous National High School Entrance Exam the village school grade levels need new curriculum textbooks, quality resources and implementation of best practice teaching methods.
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Every graduating student for the last five consecutive years has passed the National High School Entrance Exam and qualified for the entrance to high school! Before that, very few students passed the exam.​
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The current graduates and Academic Award winners are pictured here with Village Dreams Ghana Manager Francis Frimpong and US Director Felicie Dillard. ​​
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New Village Dreams Scholars
Village Dreams high school freshmen full scholarships awarded to Kenneth Aidoo (top) and Desmond Mireku (bottom). Full funding includes fees, uniforms & shoes, bedding, materials and transportation. Families supply students with personal essentials and food supplements.
The Girls' Hub, sponsored by Village Dreams, to keep girls in school - nuture their academic potential - build confidence to embrace challenges - be resilient and self-affirming.
Girls Hub - Keeping Girls in School
The words the girls are singing in their self affirming chant!
Girls Hub finding their voices with the clubs self affirming chant
WHAT ABOUT US? The boys saw the comraderie that Girls Hub was fostering and want to form a group of their own. Village Dreams met with them and encouraged them to find two teachers to sponsor their group. Village Dreams will support the boys group and assist in any way we can!
Remember Where We Started...
From Dreadful to Hopeful: In 2013 education in Ampeha faced multiple crises: tumbledown classrooms unusable during periods of rain, lack of daily instruction and purposeful learning experiences, teacher absenteeism, and an appalling scarcity of books, materials or supplies.
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Village Dreams first order of business was to provide all weather school buildings. The last of six classroom blocks was completed in 2021.
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The second was to reduce teacher absenteeism, ensuring daily instruction. Six units of on-campus teacher housing were completed in 2019. The village then started a building fund, and recently completed 4 more more units. This foundation has enabled Village Dreams to focus on academics and scholarships.
Looking to the Future
In partnership with the village, our goals for 2026 include: ​
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Support all efforts by the faculty and School Management Committee to acquire School Feeding Program
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Replace used & outdated tablets provided by Carter Holbrook's Dawson grant 10 years ago
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Build a room to house 10 computer stations next to the Junior Secondary Building
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Provide loaner solar lamps to small groups of students who have no electricity at home so they can share study lights
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Attach a simple girls' changing room with benches and hooks to an existing teacher housing wall
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Support the formation of a Boys Club/Group similar to Girls Hub
Thank you!
None of this would be possible without our donors. Thank you to all friends of Village Dreams who have made these dreams possible in Ampeha.
Village Dreams is tax exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Code.
Thank you for making your donation by check to Village Dreams. Please mail checks to: Village Dreams, 2324 14th Street, Apt 1, Boulder, CO 80304 (Donating by check eliminates having an encrypted electronic system costing Village Dreams approximately $1000 annually).
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Our heartfelt thanks to each of you for your encouragement, advice, prayers and donations!