Currently we have one orphange. It is known as both "My Mother's House" and "My Mother's Home". It is home to 11 orphaned Ghanaian children. There is room for 1 more children. We intend to keep the homes small with a family setting. We believe this will be the best environment for raising the children. There are 3 adult caregivers. Grandma Emelia who heads the family and two elder sisters. The sisters are young women who have graduated from Senior Secondary School (SSS), the Ghanaian equivalent of high school. These sisters help with the household work as well as with the children's schooling. The family is a family in every sense of the word. The grandmother and sisters live with and care for the children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The family is headed by the Executive Director of Nyame Adom Foundation Ghana. He is a college educated social worker who is able to provide counseling to the children.
In My Mother's Home the children are given food, clothing, medical treatment, school supplies and fees etc. – everything required to meet their physical needs. The children are being raised together as a family in a family setting with their grandma and elder sisters. In the Ghanaian culure, the extended family is very important. We at NAFofA honor and respect the extended families by ensuring the children go to their hometowns at least once a year. In their hometowns they will be able to to visit their extended families (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents etc.) and maintain their familial ties. The director, grandma and sisters do everything they can to attend to the emotional needs of the children. Grandma is a Sunday school teacher at the local church. She ensures the children attend the church so their spiritual and religious needs are met. NAFofA will do everything we can to ensure the children are raised in a loving, supportive environment.
NAFofA completed the building of My Mother's Home. In the following pictures you can see the house at the beginning of the project to where it is today. You can also see the bath house.
