EVENT
Name of Project : Elimination of Violence
Theme : Peace Is the Key Ingredient to Happiness
Organisation : Trinity Care and Needy Foundation
Target Group : Leadership in the Community
Executive Summary
There are many ways to promote peace in this country and the world at large but perhaps the best way is to promote it within ourselves. Peace is a gradual and wonderful event that occurs because compassionate people are inspired to help others discover the joy of peace! Helping others also has the direct effect of increasing our personal peace and well-being, but this is merely one of the many bonuses that come from sharing our kindness with our fellow human beings. We all know that it is better to give than to receive base on that we are campaigning about Eliminating Violence with a Theme “Peace Is the Key Ingredient to Happiness”
There are the tools we going to use to combat its Elimination Float, Conferences, Talk Show and Fun Fair. These program will affect all leadership in the society and as well as the society. The project Cost is
INTRODUCTION
Violence is the Physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing: crimes of violence or the act or an instance of violent action or behaviour.
It is the Intensity or severity, as in natural phenomena; untamed force: the violence of a tornado or An Abusive or unjust exercise of power.
It is also an Abuse or injury to meaning, content, or intent: do violence to a text or Vehemence of feeling or expression; fervour.
Peace, like reading, writing, mathematics, drawing, emotional intelligence and enlightenment ("understanding/comprehension/compassion/meditation/intuition"), are learned skills that improve our knowledge, maturity, health, happiness and longevity. Peace is probably the most important lesson we should learn during our lives and the sooner the better. The advent of this project may just provide the boost in knowledge humankind has been waiting for. Through knowledge, Peace will evolve. Knowledge is power. Knowledge combined with enlightenment leads to wisdom. Wisdom is Peace!
Media Violence Research attempts to determine whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behaviour exists. Although a majority of social scientists support this link some critics point out those methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area.
Media violence researchers do not claim that media violence effects are the only or most important cause of aggressive behaviour (Huesmann & Taylor, 2002), although some have claimed that media violence research effect sizes are similar to those seen in smoking/lung cancer research . This claim was recently challenged when it was noted that the authors had miscalculated the effect size for smoking and lung cancer as much lower than it actually is. Some authors also conclude that the effect size for media violence research has been greatly exaggerated.
Media violence researcher Rowell Huesmann has said: "Serious aggressive behaviour only, occurs when there is a convergence of multiple predisposing and precipitating factors" (Huesmann, 1998; Huesmann & Taylor, 2002). Many other explanations of aggressive behaviour exist; for example some researchers have suggested that the pathway to aggression is largely biological/genetic (see the work of Hare, 1993, Larsson, Andershed, & Lichtenstein, In Press, among others), and others have suggested that aggression can be explained by principles of evolutionary psychology.
The advent of television prompted research into the effects of this new medium. Much of research has been guided by social learning theory developed by Albert Bandura. Social learning theory suggests that one way in which human beings learn is by the process of modeling. Social learning theory is compatible with a variety of other theories of aggression and a diversity of research methods, for instance, neurophysiologic theory and research.
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation is bringing this project to combat Violence and to campaign peace in This Country Ghana and the other part of the World. Ghana being a peaceful Nation want to remain peaceful. Based on that this year being the election year the management of Trinity care and needy Foundation see it very important to organise this important program to educate the community.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Talk Show
There will be a talk show to all leaders in the society to share their ideas how they understand peace, what they can do to maintained peace in their society and what to do to protect peace as this year is an election year.
Conference
There will be two days conference for leaders (Community leaders, Pastors, Leader in various churches and leaders in our various school both first and second cycle institution and other universities.) The conference will address peace and the Theme is “Elimination of Violence” The foundation believes that the peace process must start as a grassroots movement and create the "trickle-up" process Be the change we wish to see in our country, there will be a workshop under the conference and the following are the topics that we will be taking care of the following:
· Education & Lifelong Learning
· Protection & Justice
· Youth
This is our world,if not,where else? What can we do to better it? What can one contribute as an individual? what do we feel in our heart?what do we want to see?If you think there is nothing you can do because no one knows
WE NEED EVERYONE HELP FOR OUR PROJECT
AND ALSO WE NEED INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER WHO CAN TEACH THIS TOPIC'S
1,Community & Culture
2,Politics, Governance & International Relations
3,Protection & Justice
YOU CAN CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
Theme : Peace Is the Key Ingredient to Happiness
Organisation : Trinity Care and Needy Foundation
Target Group : Leadership in the Community
Executive Summary
There are many ways to promote peace in this country and the world at large but perhaps the best way is to promote it within ourselves. Peace is a gradual and wonderful event that occurs because compassionate people are inspired to help others discover the joy of peace! Helping others also has the direct effect of increasing our personal peace and well-being, but this is merely one of the many bonuses that come from sharing our kindness with our fellow human beings. We all know that it is better to give than to receive base on that we are campaigning about Eliminating Violence with a Theme “Peace Is the Key Ingredient to Happiness”
There are the tools we going to use to combat its Elimination Float, Conferences, Talk Show and Fun Fair. These program will affect all leadership in the society and as well as the society. The project Cost is
INTRODUCTION
Violence is the Physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing: crimes of violence or the act or an instance of violent action or behaviour.
It is the Intensity or severity, as in natural phenomena; untamed force: the violence of a tornado or An Abusive or unjust exercise of power.
It is also an Abuse or injury to meaning, content, or intent: do violence to a text or Vehemence of feeling or expression; fervour.
Peace, like reading, writing, mathematics, drawing, emotional intelligence and enlightenment ("understanding/comprehension/compassion/meditation/intuition"), are learned skills that improve our knowledge, maturity, health, happiness and longevity. Peace is probably the most important lesson we should learn during our lives and the sooner the better. The advent of this project may just provide the boost in knowledge humankind has been waiting for. Through knowledge, Peace will evolve. Knowledge is power. Knowledge combined with enlightenment leads to wisdom. Wisdom is Peace!
Media Violence Research attempts to determine whether a link between consuming media violence and subsequent aggressive and violent behaviour exists. Although a majority of social scientists support this link some critics point out those methodological and theoretical problems with the existing literature limit interpretation of findings in this area.
Media violence researchers do not claim that media violence effects are the only or most important cause of aggressive behaviour (Huesmann & Taylor, 2002), although some have claimed that media violence research effect sizes are similar to those seen in smoking/lung cancer research . This claim was recently challenged when it was noted that the authors had miscalculated the effect size for smoking and lung cancer as much lower than it actually is. Some authors also conclude that the effect size for media violence research has been greatly exaggerated.
Media violence researcher Rowell Huesmann has said: "Serious aggressive behaviour only, occurs when there is a convergence of multiple predisposing and precipitating factors" (Huesmann, 1998; Huesmann & Taylor, 2002). Many other explanations of aggressive behaviour exist; for example some researchers have suggested that the pathway to aggression is largely biological/genetic (see the work of Hare, 1993, Larsson, Andershed, & Lichtenstein, In Press, among others), and others have suggested that aggression can be explained by principles of evolutionary psychology.
The advent of television prompted research into the effects of this new medium. Much of research has been guided by social learning theory developed by Albert Bandura. Social learning theory suggests that one way in which human beings learn is by the process of modeling. Social learning theory is compatible with a variety of other theories of aggression and a diversity of research methods, for instance, neurophysiologic theory and research.
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation is bringing this project to combat Violence and to campaign peace in This Country Ghana and the other part of the World. Ghana being a peaceful Nation want to remain peaceful. Based on that this year being the election year the management of Trinity care and needy Foundation see it very important to organise this important program to educate the community.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Talk Show
There will be a talk show to all leaders in the society to share their ideas how they understand peace, what they can do to maintained peace in their society and what to do to protect peace as this year is an election year.
Conference
There will be two days conference for leaders (Community leaders, Pastors, Leader in various churches and leaders in our various school both first and second cycle institution and other universities.) The conference will address peace and the Theme is “Elimination of Violence” The foundation believes that the peace process must start as a grassroots movement and create the "trickle-up" process Be the change we wish to see in our country, there will be a workshop under the conference and the following are the topics that we will be taking care of the following:
· Education & Lifelong Learning
· Protection & Justice
· Youth
This is our world,if not,where else? What can we do to better it? What can one contribute as an individual? what do we feel in our heart?what do we want to see?If you think there is nothing you can do because no one knows
WE NEED EVERYONE HELP FOR OUR PROJECT
AND ALSO WE NEED INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER WHO CAN TEACH THIS TOPIC'S
1,Community & Culture
2,Politics, Governance & International Relations
3,Protection & Justice
YOU CAN CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
PAST REPORT
Head Office: Community One First Floor Evergreen Shop Building
P. O. Box Bt 216, Comm. 2 Tema
REPORT
DATE: 28TH JULY TO 6TH AUGUST 2007
VENUE: EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU IN CENTRAL REGION GHANA WEST AFRICA
FEASIBILITY STUDY AT EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU
BACKGROUND
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation (TRINCAF) is a charitable organisation which assists the needy and cares livelihood for the street children and the sick in the nation Ghana. It is an entity registered in Ghana in accordance with Act 179 of the Company code 1963. It was set-up in the year 2007 by a group of committed individual who saw the need of helping the needy for the betterment of the economy of this country.
VISION OF TRINCAF
A country where the family have the capacity and foresight helps to the development of that nation and our area is to bring that into reality.
MISSION OF TRINCAF
To empower the family, safeguard and improve their health, living right and the development of their communities.
AREAS OF OPERATION
1. Community Development
2. Environmental Counselling
3. Health Projects/Programmes
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS
1. To plan and implement programmes and projects involving the Communities, Districts, Regions and the entire Countries.
2. Organize seminars and workshop, Conferences on issues, which adversely affect the total development of the nations (Education, Environment Health and community in Development)
3. To increase programme impact towards organizational sustainability
4. Provide employable skills through Technical and Vocational Training.
5. To develop human resource towards increasing organisational performance, growth and development.
6. Encourage Schools, Markets and Hospitals in Rural Folks
7. To assist street children, poor and needy in the country.
INTRODUCTION
Ekwamkrom in Agona – Swedru in Central Region Ghana West Africa is a Village with a population of thousand Five hundred (1500) with 35% Male and 65% Female. In the Village the living standard is very poor because the labour force and measurable productivity i is very low. The population 20% are Employed 10% is into a Vocational and Technical training in the nearby Village and 15% percent are Student and the remaining 55% are unemployed.
With this research made we happen to meet the Chief of the Village and his Council of Elders and the Assembly man and the president of the Vocational Training Association in that District.
COMMENT FROM THE CHIEF NANA AYEIDAN THE EIGHT AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS
NANA AYEIDAN and his elders said the future
of the village is in trouble because if the
labour force of a village is above 50% then it
tells you the living condition of such Village.
Based on this teenage pregnancy rate are very
high and also single parenthood is also grate
because most men over there are not responsible so the are afraid of responsibilities. Nana Ayeidan said because of the living condition so most of the people think and end up taking alcohol and drugs and they end up in the grave so orphan rate is also high.
The community development and the health
and environment condition is also poor
because of the financial stand of the
Village the Education is also low
because even look at some of the
building that most of the people live in.
when there is a heavy rain storm
most of them will die because the
population was over Two Thousand Eight
(2800) in the year 2000 and 2001 we hard a
heavy rain storm and most of them lost their family
and now it has reduce to the above mentioned number.
I want you to have a look at some of the buildings.
Looking at the buildings above you will know the condition of the people is into. So the Chief took upon himself and said if We can assist the Village every thing that we need from the Council if it is in their standard of assist they will be willing to do for the betterment of the People living in the community.
COMMENT FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF TRINITY CARE AND NEEDY FOUNDATION TO THE CHIEF AND IT S COUNCILERS OF ELDERS
The management of Trinity Care and needy foundation because of they are aims and objectives and what they have in heart so they sow it appropriate to take it upon themselves to be of a help to such Village. What the management knows that, As a human your believes is a result of your thinking. If you think wrong, in your believe will be wrong. If our believing is wrong, our confession will be wrong. In other words, what we say will be wrong , and it will all hinge on our thinking.
The management told the chief and the elders that because of what they have thought about the people in the village we will also help for their thinking to be a reality.
We told them that we will assist the village in the following areas:
1. Organize Seminars to educate them on Environmental health, Clinical health and food and nutrition.
2. We will help in strengthening the Education aspect of the youth in that Village
3. We told them we will open clinic to take care of their minor health condition because even some one gave birth on that they I got there in the house I went and lodge.
4. We will Establish Vocational and Technical Training centre
5. We will come out with both crop and animal farming to help reduce the unemployment rate so we need Land for both Vocational/Technical and the farming and the chief gave out.
We hard discussion with the president of the Vocational and Technical Training Association in the District by name Mrs Doris Nyako. We told her to get us Teacher and instructors for the training. Mrs Nyako told us that the problems in the Vocational and the Technical training in the District. She said because of the financial difficulties so most of the people are willing to learn
but they don’t have the funds to do
that, others too will come and will not
be able to complete and some will
also complete but not have the capital
to establish so at the end of it all they will
end up loosing all that they have learnt.
We told her that we will put our ideas
together to see how it will work.
We also went to one of the Churches and meet the
head pastor and he gave out an office on the building pictured to you above.
The foundation management sure one of the building of a traditional midwife and the Environment and the Structure is such that we have to give out some money for the development of the building. We gave out Two Million Cedis (¢2,000,000) for the protect and this is the
place where someone gave birth you realize that the village is such
that we need to help. The Midwife is not having any equipment at the
place so the rate at which people loos there life is so alarming and we have come out with a clinic as soon as possible because life’s and perishing.
The above is the picture of the building of the Midwife traditional clinic.
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
We got there and encountered a lot of difficulties and these are the challenges we encountered.
We were stranded because of we not knowing any body over there so we hard it difficult to be accepted.
In the village there is know Hotel, Lodge so where to lay our heard became a problem to us.
There was a heavy rain fall and we have to stand at a place where we will be in good condition.
To See the Chief and the Council of Elders was also a problem to us.
Financial we were down because we did a lot of expenses looking at the living condition we have to give out some money to some of the people living in the locality for food.
FINDINGS
The foundation executives, Patrons and other individuals assisted for the finding of these feasibility studies in Ekwamkrom. We wish to have more than what we had in our nest feasibility studies.
THE WAY FORWARD
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation want to establish a Vocational and Technical Training institute at the Village and also we want to run an Agricultural Company. The chief and other families are will to give out lands for those projects.
Based on that we need some few things to help us run the projects
We need materials for the training eg. (Sawing Machines, equipment for salon, Computers, Tools for the Technical training etc.)
We need books for the training
We need farming equipment and seed for the farming projects.
Other supports are welcome.
LESSONS LEARNT
Funding and sponsorships from corporate partners and donors should be sought out long before the commencement of the planning
The Chief of every Village have to be informing before we move out from the head office for a feasibility study to ensure a better preparation.
We have to know some one living in that village we are visiting before we will do that visitation for the feasibility study.
Our hotel accommodation has to be in proper arrangement before time.
Confirmation of us seeing the chief have to come before we move from the head office.
RESEARCH CORDINATORS
REV DAVID DWOMOH
C.E.O
MISS SICY
RICHARD YEBOAH
Aaron Kwabena Sarpong
CONCLUSION
Trinity Care Needy Foundation is also happy to work with collaboratry parties, also can contribute to it’s projects in the form of logistics, expert personnel
and funding to ensure the implementation of it’s projects ,
Foundation salutes all those who contributed to the success of the feasibility study as we journey ahead with the Vocational and Technical Training Projects.
P. O. Box Bt 216, Comm. 2 Tema
REPORT
DATE: 28TH JULY TO 6TH AUGUST 2007
VENUE: EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU IN CENTRAL REGION GHANA WEST AFRICA
FEASIBILITY STUDY AT EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU
BACKGROUND
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation (TRINCAF) is a charitable organisation which assists the needy and cares livelihood for the street children and the sick in the nation Ghana. It is an entity registered in Ghana in accordance with Act 179 of the Company code 1963. It was set-up in the year 2007 by a group of committed individual who saw the need of helping the needy for the betterment of the economy of this country.
VISION OF TRINCAF
A country where the family have the capacity and foresight helps to the development of that nation and our area is to bring that into reality.
MISSION OF TRINCAF
To empower the family, safeguard and improve their health, living right and the development of their communities.
AREAS OF OPERATION
1. Community Development
2. Environmental Counselling
3. Health Projects/Programmes
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS
1. To plan and implement programmes and projects involving the Communities, Districts, Regions and the entire Countries.
2. Organize seminars and workshop, Conferences on issues, which adversely affect the total development of the nations (Education, Environment Health and community in Development)
3. To increase programme impact towards organizational sustainability
4. Provide employable skills through Technical and Vocational Training.
5. To develop human resource towards increasing organisational performance, growth and development.
6. Encourage Schools, Markets and Hospitals in Rural Folks
7. To assist street children, poor and needy in the country.
INTRODUCTION
Ekwamkrom in Agona – Swedru in Central Region Ghana West Africa is a Village with a population of thousand Five hundred (1500) with 35% Male and 65% Female. In the Village the living standard is very poor because the labour force and measurable productivity i is very low. The population 20% are Employed 10% is into a Vocational and Technical training in the nearby Village and 15% percent are Student and the remaining 55% are unemployed.
With this research made we happen to meet the Chief of the Village and his Council of Elders and the Assembly man and the president of the Vocational Training Association in that District.
COMMENT FROM THE CHIEF NANA AYEIDAN THE EIGHT AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS
NANA AYEIDAN and his elders said the future
of the village is in trouble because if the
labour force of a village is above 50% then it
tells you the living condition of such Village.
Based on this teenage pregnancy rate are very
high and also single parenthood is also grate
because most men over there are not responsible so the are afraid of responsibilities. Nana Ayeidan said because of the living condition so most of the people think and end up taking alcohol and drugs and they end up in the grave so orphan rate is also high.
The community development and the health
and environment condition is also poor
because of the financial stand of the
Village the Education is also low
because even look at some of the
building that most of the people live in.
when there is a heavy rain storm
most of them will die because the
population was over Two Thousand Eight
(2800) in the year 2000 and 2001 we hard a
heavy rain storm and most of them lost their family
and now it has reduce to the above mentioned number.
I want you to have a look at some of the buildings.
Looking at the buildings above you will know the condition of the people is into. So the Chief took upon himself and said if We can assist the Village every thing that we need from the Council if it is in their standard of assist they will be willing to do for the betterment of the People living in the community.
COMMENT FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF TRINITY CARE AND NEEDY FOUNDATION TO THE CHIEF AND IT S COUNCILERS OF ELDERS
The management of Trinity Care and needy foundation because of they are aims and objectives and what they have in heart so they sow it appropriate to take it upon themselves to be of a help to such Village. What the management knows that, As a human your believes is a result of your thinking. If you think wrong, in your believe will be wrong. If our believing is wrong, our confession will be wrong. In other words, what we say will be wrong , and it will all hinge on our thinking.
The management told the chief and the elders that because of what they have thought about the people in the village we will also help for their thinking to be a reality.
We told them that we will assist the village in the following areas:
1. Organize Seminars to educate them on Environmental health, Clinical health and food and nutrition.
2. We will help in strengthening the Education aspect of the youth in that Village
3. We told them we will open clinic to take care of their minor health condition because even some one gave birth on that they I got there in the house I went and lodge.
4. We will Establish Vocational and Technical Training centre
5. We will come out with both crop and animal farming to help reduce the unemployment rate so we need Land for both Vocational/Technical and the farming and the chief gave out.
We hard discussion with the president of the Vocational and Technical Training Association in the District by name Mrs Doris Nyako. We told her to get us Teacher and instructors for the training. Mrs Nyako told us that the problems in the Vocational and the Technical training in the District. She said because of the financial difficulties so most of the people are willing to learn
but they don’t have the funds to do
that, others too will come and will not
be able to complete and some will
also complete but not have the capital
to establish so at the end of it all they will
end up loosing all that they have learnt.
We told her that we will put our ideas
together to see how it will work.
We also went to one of the Churches and meet the
head pastor and he gave out an office on the building pictured to you above.
The foundation management sure one of the building of a traditional midwife and the Environment and the Structure is such that we have to give out some money for the development of the building. We gave out Two Million Cedis (¢2,000,000) for the protect and this is the
place where someone gave birth you realize that the village is such
that we need to help. The Midwife is not having any equipment at the
place so the rate at which people loos there life is so alarming and we have come out with a clinic as soon as possible because life’s and perishing.
The above is the picture of the building of the Midwife traditional clinic.
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
We got there and encountered a lot of difficulties and these are the challenges we encountered.
We were stranded because of we not knowing any body over there so we hard it difficult to be accepted.
In the village there is know Hotel, Lodge so where to lay our heard became a problem to us.
There was a heavy rain fall and we have to stand at a place where we will be in good condition.
To See the Chief and the Council of Elders was also a problem to us.
Financial we were down because we did a lot of expenses looking at the living condition we have to give out some money to some of the people living in the locality for food.
FINDINGS
The foundation executives, Patrons and other individuals assisted for the finding of these feasibility studies in Ekwamkrom. We wish to have more than what we had in our nest feasibility studies.
THE WAY FORWARD
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation want to establish a Vocational and Technical Training institute at the Village and also we want to run an Agricultural Company. The chief and other families are will to give out lands for those projects.
Based on that we need some few things to help us run the projects
We need materials for the training eg. (Sawing Machines, equipment for salon, Computers, Tools for the Technical training etc.)
We need books for the training
We need farming equipment and seed for the farming projects.
Other supports are welcome.
LESSONS LEARNT
Funding and sponsorships from corporate partners and donors should be sought out long before the commencement of the planning
The Chief of every Village have to be informing before we move out from the head office for a feasibility study to ensure a better preparation.
We have to know some one living in that village we are visiting before we will do that visitation for the feasibility study.
Our hotel accommodation has to be in proper arrangement before time.
Confirmation of us seeing the chief have to come before we move from the head office.
RESEARCH CORDINATORS
REV DAVID DWOMOH
C.E.O
MISS SICY
RICHARD YEBOAH
Aaron Kwabena Sarpong
CONCLUSION
Trinity Care Needy Foundation is also happy to work with collaboratry parties, also can contribute to it’s projects in the form of logistics, expert personnel
and funding to ensure the implementation of it’s projects ,
Foundation salutes all those who contributed to the success of the feasibility study as we journey ahead with the Vocational and Technical Training Projects.
Seven Great Ideas for Movement Builders
Seven Great Ideas for Movement Builders
1.Suffering and oppression are not enough to create a movement. A movement begins when the oppressed begin seeing themselves not just as victims, but as new men and women, pioneers in creating new, more human relations, thus advancing the evolution of the human race.
2.Movement builders are able to recognize the humanity in others, including their opponents, and therefore the potential within them for redemption and the possibility of work-through-change.
3.Movement builders are conscious of the need to go beyond slogans and to create programs of struggle that transform and empower participants.
4. At the heart of movement building is the concept of two-sided transformation, both of ourselves and of our institutions.
5. Thinking dialectically is pivotal to movement building because it prepares us for the contradictions that inevitably develop in the course of the struggle. A struggle that starts with the need of a particular racial, ethnic, or social group only becomes a movement if it creates hope and the vision of a new society for everyone. But because great hopes can also lead to great disappointments, movement participants must be in touch with elements that sustain them through dark times as well as bright.
6. Movement building is intergenerational and involves children and youth, as well as adults, in community building and productive activities.
7. Movement building is essentially counter-cultural. It is a struggle to transform both ourselves (the way we think and act in relationship to one another and the Earth) and institutions. Radical organizing, by contrast, is mostly about distributive justice, making demands on the system in order to redistribute the products of the society (wages, healthcare, education, etc.) more equitably. Genuine movement building is about restorative justice, new ways of thinking and being that restore community and advance us another step in our evolution as human beings.
HOW YOU CAN KNOW BETTER
Personal
Day 1, Courage
The word "courage" comes from the French word for heart. Courage is the ability to do what is in your heart. Do you have the courage to be nonviolent?
Day 2, Smiling
Smiling is the most basic kind of peace work. Your smile helps the world be peaceful. Today, smile to at least three people.
Day 3, Appreciation
Peace in the world begins inside each person. Appreciating who you are inside helps heal our planet. Write down ten things that you appreciate about yourself. Read aloud what you have written.Day 4, Caring
Nonviolence toward the self is caring for oneself. Real caring is not just what we say, but what we do. Make a list of at least five ways that you can take better care of yourself. Practice at least one today.
Day 5, Believing
Our beliefs shape our lives. Today, believe you can be peaceful ALL DAY. Say to yourself, "I can be peaceful today." Write what you believe about peace.
Day 6, Simplicity
When we have a lot of stuff in our lives, a lot of video games, a lot of T.V., a lot of toys all over the house, it’s hard to be peaceful. Close your eyes, and ask yourself, "How can I make my life simpler so I can be more peaceful and nonviolent?" Now write down two ways you are going to make your life simpler.
Day 7, Education
Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." The complete education teaches how to live by the principles which benefit us and the people around us. Today, find a book or go to a website and read what Gandhi or Martin Luther King, Jr. said about living a peaceful life.
Day 8, Healing
Maya Angelou is an African-American woman who turned a traumatic, violent childhood experience into a reason to be creative and bring peace to the world. Now she is a writer, poet, activist, and professor. Today, write down something painful and violent that happened to you or someone you know. Now write down 2 ways you can use this painful memory to become a more creative and peaceful person.
Day 9, Dreaming
Martin Luther King, Jr. had a great dream. What is your own dream for peace? Write it down.
Day 10, Faith
When Caesar Chavez was organizing farm workers, he taught them to say, "Si, se puede," "Yes, it is possible," when they didn’t know how they would overcome an obstacle. Today let’s say, "Yes, it is possible," to every obstacle we meet. Now, write down three things that are hard for you. After each one, write "It is possible for me to overcome this obstacle and be successful."
SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the purpose of what you are doing?
To Educate the public in the philosophy and practice of NONVIOLENCE.
To Give people practical and effective tools to apply NONVIOLENCE daily.
To Identify communities, organizations and individuals who are making NONVIOLENT choices to alter and impact personal, public and social challenges.
To Empower and support communities, cities and the nation in seeing NONVIOLENCE as a powerful alternative for creating respect, justice, equity and understanding among all people.
Head Office: Community One First Floor Evergreen Shop Building
P. O. Box Bt 365, Comm. 2 Tema
REPORT
DATE: 28TH JULY TO 6TH AUGUST 2007
VENUE: EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU IN CENTRAL REGION GHANA WEST AFRICA
FEASIBILITY STUDY AT EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU
BACKGROUND
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation (TRINCAF) is a charitable organisation which assists the needy and cares livelihood for the street children and the sick in the nation Ghana. It is an entity registered in Ghana in accordance with Act 179 of the Company code 1963. It was set-up in the year 2007 by a group of committed individual who saw the need of helping the needy for the betterment of the economy of this country.
VISION OF TRINCAF
A country where the family have the capacity and foresight helps to the development of that nation and our area is to bring that into reality.
MISSION OF TRINCAF
To empower the family, safeguard and improve their health, living right and the development of their communities.
AREAS OF OPERATION
Community Development
Environmental Counselling
Health Projects/Programmes
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS
To plan and implement programmes and projects involving the Communities, Districts, Regions and the entire Countries.
Organize seminars and workshop, Conferences on issues, which adversely affect the total development of the nations (Education, Environment Health and community in Development)
To increase programme impact towards organizational sustainability
Provide employable skills through Technical and Vocational Training.
To develop human resource towards increasing organisational performance, growth and development.
Encourage Schools, Markets and Hospitals in Rural Folks
To assist street children, poor and needy in the country.
INTRODUCTION
Ekwamkrom in Agona – Swedru in Central Region Ghana West Africa is a Village with a population of thousand Five hundred (1500) with 35% Male and 65% Female. In the Village the living standard is very poor because the labour force and measurable productivity i is very low. The population 20% are Employed 10% is into a Vocational and Technical training in the nearby Village and 15% percent are Student and the remaining 55% are unemployed.
With this research made we happen to meet the Chief of the Village and his Council of Elders and the Assembly man and the president of the Vocational Training Association in thjnmhbe District.
COMMENT FROM THE CHIEF NANA AYEIDAN THE EIGHT AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS
NANA AYEIDAN and his elders said the future
of the village is in trouble because if the
labour force of a village is above 50% then it
tells you the living condition of such Village.
Based on this teenage pregnancy rate are very
high and also single parenthood is also grate
because most men over there are not responsible so the are afraid of responsibilities. Nana Ayeidan said because of the living condition so most of the people think and end up taking alcohol and drugs and they end up in the grave so orphan rate is also high.
The community development and the health
and environment condition is also poor
because of the financial stand of the
Village the Education is also low
because even look at some of the
building that most of the people live in.
when there is a heavy rain storm
most of them will die because the
population was over Two Thousand Eight
(2800) in the year 2000 and 2001 we hard a
heavy rain storm and most of them lost their family
and now it has reduce to the above mentioned number.
I want you to have a look at some of the buildings.
Looking at the buildings above you will know the condition of the people is into. So the Chief took upon himself and said if We can assist the Village every thing that we need from the Council if it is in their standard of assist they will be willing to do for the betterment of the People living in the community.
COMMENT FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF TRINITY CARE AND NEEDY FOUNDATION TO THE CHIEF AND IT S COUNCILERS OF ELDERS
The management of Trinity Care and needy foundation because of they are aims and objectives and what they have in heart so they sow it appropriate to take it upon themselves to be of a help to such Village. What the management knows that, As a human your believes is a result of your thinking. If you think wrong, in your believe will be wrong. If our believing is wrong, our confession will be wrong. In other words, what we say will be wrong , and it will all hinge on our thinking.
The management told the chief and the elders that because of what they have thought about the people in the village we will also help for their thinking to be a reality.
We told them that we will assist the village in the following areas:
Organize Seminars to educate them on Environmental health, Clinical health and food and nutrition.
We will help in strengthening the Education aspect of the youth in that Village
We told them we will open clinic to take care of their minor health condition because even some one gave birth on that they I got there in the house I went and lodge.
We will Establish Vocational and Technical Training centre
We will come out with both crop and animal farming to help reduce the unemployment rate so we need Land for both Vocational/Technical and the farming and the chief gave out.
We hard discussion with the president of the Vocational and Technical Training Association in the District by name Mrs Doris Nyako. We told her to get us Teacher and instructors for the training. Mrs Nyako told us that the problems in the Vocational and the Technical training in the District. She said because of the financial difficulties so most of the people are willing to learn
but they don’t have the funds to do
that, others too will come and will not
be able to complete and some will
also complete but not have the capital
to establish so at the end of it all they will
end up loosing all that they have learnt.
We told her that we will put our ideas
together to see how it will work.
We also went to one of the Churches and meet the
head pastor and he gave out an office on the building pictured to you above.
The foundation management sure one of the building of a traditional midwife and the Environment and the Structure is such that we have to give out some money for the development of the building. We gave out Two Million Cedis (¢2,000,000) for the protect and this is the
place where someone gave birth you realize that the village is such
that we need to help. The Midwife is not having any equipment at the
place so the rate at which people loos there life is so alarming and we have come out with a clinic as soon as possible because life’s and perishing.
The above is the picture of the building of the Midwife traditional clinic.
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
We got there and encountered a lot of difficulties and these are the challenges we encountered.
We were stranded because of we not knowing any body over there so we hard it difficult to be accepted.
In the village there is know Hotel, Lodge so where to lay our heard became a problem to us.
There was a heavy rain fall and we have to stand at a place where we will be in good condition.
To See the Chief and the Council of Elders was also a problem to us.
Financial we were down because we did a lot of expenses looking at the living condition we have to give out some money to some of the people living in the locality for food.
FINDINGS
The foundation executives, Patrons and other individuals assisted for the finding of these feasibility studies in Ekwamkrom. We wish to have more than what we had in our nest feasibility studies.
THE WAY FORWARD
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation want to establish a Vocational and Technical Training institute at the Village and also we want to run an Agricultural Company. The chief and other families are will to give out lands for those projects.
Based on that we need some few things to help us run the projects
We need materials for the training eg. (Sawing Machines, equipment for salon, Computers, Tools for the Technical training etc.)
We need books for the training
We need farming equipment and seed for the farming projects.
Other supports are welcome.
LESSONS LEARNT
Funding and sponsorships from corporate partners and donors should be sought out long before the commencement of the planning
The Chief of every Village have to be informing before we move out from the head office for a feasibility study to ensure a better preparation.
We have to know some one living in that village we are visiting before we will do that visitation for the feasibility study.
Our hotel accommodation has to be in proper arrangement before time.
Confirmation of us seeing the chief have to come before we move from the head office.
RESEARCH CORDINATORS
REV DAVID DWOMOH
C.E.O
AND
RICHARD YEBOAH
Aaron Kwabena Sarpong
CONCLUSION
Trinity Care Needy Foundation is also happy to work with collaboratry parties, also can contribute to it’s projects in the form of logistics, expert personeland funding to ensure the implementation of it’s projects ,
Foundation salutes all those who contributed to the success of the feasibility study as we journey ahead with the Vocational and Technical Training Projects.
P. O. Box Bt 365, Comm. 2 Tema
REPORT
DATE: 28TH JULY TO 6TH AUGUST 2007
VENUE: EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU IN CENTRAL REGION GHANA WEST AFRICA
FEASIBILITY STUDY AT EKWAMKROM – AGONA SWEDRU
BACKGROUND
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation (TRINCAF) is a charitable organisation which assists the needy and cares livelihood for the street children and the sick in the nation Ghana. It is an entity registered in Ghana in accordance with Act 179 of the Company code 1963. It was set-up in the year 2007 by a group of committed individual who saw the need of helping the needy for the betterment of the economy of this country.
VISION OF TRINCAF
A country where the family have the capacity and foresight helps to the development of that nation and our area is to bring that into reality.
MISSION OF TRINCAF
To empower the family, safeguard and improve their health, living right and the development of their communities.
AREAS OF OPERATION
Community Development
Environmental Counselling
Health Projects/Programmes
ORGANISATIONAL GOALS
To plan and implement programmes and projects involving the Communities, Districts, Regions and the entire Countries.
Organize seminars and workshop, Conferences on issues, which adversely affect the total development of the nations (Education, Environment Health and community in Development)
To increase programme impact towards organizational sustainability
Provide employable skills through Technical and Vocational Training.
To develop human resource towards increasing organisational performance, growth and development.
Encourage Schools, Markets and Hospitals in Rural Folks
To assist street children, poor and needy in the country.
INTRODUCTION
Ekwamkrom in Agona – Swedru in Central Region Ghana West Africa is a Village with a population of thousand Five hundred (1500) with 35% Male and 65% Female. In the Village the living standard is very poor because the labour force and measurable productivity i is very low. The population 20% are Employed 10% is into a Vocational and Technical training in the nearby Village and 15% percent are Student and the remaining 55% are unemployed.
With this research made we happen to meet the Chief of the Village and his Council of Elders and the Assembly man and the president of the Vocational Training Association in thjnmhbe District.
COMMENT FROM THE CHIEF NANA AYEIDAN THE EIGHT AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS
NANA AYEIDAN and his elders said the future
of the village is in trouble because if the
labour force of a village is above 50% then it
tells you the living condition of such Village.
Based on this teenage pregnancy rate are very
high and also single parenthood is also grate
because most men over there are not responsible so the are afraid of responsibilities. Nana Ayeidan said because of the living condition so most of the people think and end up taking alcohol and drugs and they end up in the grave so orphan rate is also high.
The community development and the health
and environment condition is also poor
because of the financial stand of the
Village the Education is also low
because even look at some of the
building that most of the people live in.
when there is a heavy rain storm
most of them will die because the
population was over Two Thousand Eight
(2800) in the year 2000 and 2001 we hard a
heavy rain storm and most of them lost their family
and now it has reduce to the above mentioned number.
I want you to have a look at some of the buildings.
Looking at the buildings above you will know the condition of the people is into. So the Chief took upon himself and said if We can assist the Village every thing that we need from the Council if it is in their standard of assist they will be willing to do for the betterment of the People living in the community.
COMMENT FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF TRINITY CARE AND NEEDY FOUNDATION TO THE CHIEF AND IT S COUNCILERS OF ELDERS
The management of Trinity Care and needy foundation because of they are aims and objectives and what they have in heart so they sow it appropriate to take it upon themselves to be of a help to such Village. What the management knows that, As a human your believes is a result of your thinking. If you think wrong, in your believe will be wrong. If our believing is wrong, our confession will be wrong. In other words, what we say will be wrong , and it will all hinge on our thinking.
The management told the chief and the elders that because of what they have thought about the people in the village we will also help for their thinking to be a reality.
We told them that we will assist the village in the following areas:
Organize Seminars to educate them on Environmental health, Clinical health and food and nutrition.
We will help in strengthening the Education aspect of the youth in that Village
We told them we will open clinic to take care of their minor health condition because even some one gave birth on that they I got there in the house I went and lodge.
We will Establish Vocational and Technical Training centre
We will come out with both crop and animal farming to help reduce the unemployment rate so we need Land for both Vocational/Technical and the farming and the chief gave out.
We hard discussion with the president of the Vocational and Technical Training Association in the District by name Mrs Doris Nyako. We told her to get us Teacher and instructors for the training. Mrs Nyako told us that the problems in the Vocational and the Technical training in the District. She said because of the financial difficulties so most of the people are willing to learn
but they don’t have the funds to do
that, others too will come and will not
be able to complete and some will
also complete but not have the capital
to establish so at the end of it all they will
end up loosing all that they have learnt.
We told her that we will put our ideas
together to see how it will work.
We also went to one of the Churches and meet the
head pastor and he gave out an office on the building pictured to you above.
The foundation management sure one of the building of a traditional midwife and the Environment and the Structure is such that we have to give out some money for the development of the building. We gave out Two Million Cedis (¢2,000,000) for the protect and this is the
place where someone gave birth you realize that the village is such
that we need to help. The Midwife is not having any equipment at the
place so the rate at which people loos there life is so alarming and we have come out with a clinic as soon as possible because life’s and perishing.
The above is the picture of the building of the Midwife traditional clinic.
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
We got there and encountered a lot of difficulties and these are the challenges we encountered.
We were stranded because of we not knowing any body over there so we hard it difficult to be accepted.
In the village there is know Hotel, Lodge so where to lay our heard became a problem to us.
There was a heavy rain fall and we have to stand at a place where we will be in good condition.
To See the Chief and the Council of Elders was also a problem to us.
Financial we were down because we did a lot of expenses looking at the living condition we have to give out some money to some of the people living in the locality for food.
FINDINGS
The foundation executives, Patrons and other individuals assisted for the finding of these feasibility studies in Ekwamkrom. We wish to have more than what we had in our nest feasibility studies.
THE WAY FORWARD
Trinity Care and Needy Foundation want to establish a Vocational and Technical Training institute at the Village and also we want to run an Agricultural Company. The chief and other families are will to give out lands for those projects.
Based on that we need some few things to help us run the projects
We need materials for the training eg. (Sawing Machines, equipment for salon, Computers, Tools for the Technical training etc.)
We need books for the training
We need farming equipment and seed for the farming projects.
Other supports are welcome.
LESSONS LEARNT
Funding and sponsorships from corporate partners and donors should be sought out long before the commencement of the planning
The Chief of every Village have to be informing before we move out from the head office for a feasibility study to ensure a better preparation.
We have to know some one living in that village we are visiting before we will do that visitation for the feasibility study.
Our hotel accommodation has to be in proper arrangement before time.
Confirmation of us seeing the chief have to come before we move from the head office.
RESEARCH CORDINATORS
REV DAVID DWOMOH
C.E.O
AND
RICHARD YEBOAH
Aaron Kwabena Sarpong
CONCLUSION
Trinity Care Needy Foundation is also happy to work with collaboratry parties, also can contribute to it’s projects in the form of logistics, expert personeland funding to ensure the implementation of it’s projects ,
Foundation salutes all those who contributed to the success of the feasibility study as we journey ahead with the Vocational and Technical Training Projects.
SOME OF THE PROGRAM THAT I DO TO HELP VILLAGE PICS
I AM EDUCATE THEM
DRAMA GROUP
KIDS THAT WE GIVE THEM FOOD
ONE OF EXUCUTIVE
EXUCUTIVE
DRAMA
DRAMA
DRAMA
THOSE NEED HELP
MEMBER
THOSE NEED HELP
HEAR TOO
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
BANERSOME OF THE PROGRAM THAT I DID TO HELP VILLAGES
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