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The North Devon Respect Festival team, residents of Torrington, England, and the Grove School in Totnes, England have graciously donated funds, toys and books to Project OKURASE to go to the school being built in Ghana.
October 22, 2008 | Read More
Powerful to Take Part in Movie Premiere Event
President and co-director of Project OKURASE, Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as 'Powerful', has been asked to fly out to Los Angeles for the release of the major motion picture, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
October 5, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE Launches PoWEARful, African Inspired Clothing and Accessories
On September 6, 2008 a team from Project OKURASE launched PoWEARful, African Inspired Clothing and Accessories, at the Power to the Peaceful festival in San Francisco, California. The line featured yoga pants, skirts, recyclable grocery sacks, and natural shea butter. All items featured are fair trade AND all profits go back to Ghana to build the Nkabom Centre.
September 25, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE begins research study
On August 18, 2008 Project OKURASE began its first research study entitled, Community-Based Interventions in Developing Countries: A Pilot Project. This qualitative study involves formative research, a needs assessment of the village.
August 28, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE receives international support to aid children - ModernGhana.com
A collaborative scheme, 'Project Okurase', designed to offer job training, formal education for vulnerable children and a haven for foster families of orphaned children, has taken off at Okurase in the West Akyem District of the Eastern Region.
August 26, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE begins job training program
Project OKURASE has started its first job training program - environmentally friendly brick making. The Alero Olympio Trust has donated the use of her brick making machine to Project OKURASE.
August 26, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE announces partnership with Ghanaian recording artist
Project OKURASE and Ghanaian recording artist, Walterdee are happy to announce a collaboration on behalf of children in Ghana.
August 21, 2008 | Read More
Renowned architect partners with Project OKURASE to build center
Project OKURASE is delighted to introduce our architectural design team, Talmor and Talmor. We warmly welcome them to the Project OKURASE family. Mishael Talmor is a renowned architect in Israel and Venezuela.
July 22, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE announces date and location of music festival
Project OKURASE is pleased to announce our highly-anticipated music festival will be held on April 18, 2009 at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina.
July 22, 2008 | Read More
Project OKURASE co-founder receives Doctor of Humane Letters degree
On May 16, 2008, the Medical University of South Carolina awarded Samuel Nkrumah Yeboah, also known as Powerful, with a Doctor of Humane Letters degree. This honorary degree was bestowed upon Powerful, co-founder of Project OKURASE, for his commitment in the fight against AIDS.
June 18, 2008 | Read More
World AIDS Orphan Day - May 7
Please take a moment of silence on behalf of the 15 million children orphaned due to AIDS. Unless we reverse the pandemic, by 2010 20 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS.
May 6, 2008 | Read More
Groundbreaking for the Nkabom Centre
The groundbreaking for The Nkabom Centre for Skills Training and Formal Eduction and launching of Project OKURASE took place on March 26, 2008 on the land in Okurase, Ghana in the West Akyem Municipal of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
April 13, 2008 | Read More
Address on the Occasion of the Fundraising Gala
Address Delivered by the West Akim District Chief Executive, Hon. Kwabena Sintim-Aboagye on the Occasion of the Fundraising Gala for a Centre at Okurase, Ghana, Held at Charleston, South Carolina, USA on the 27th of October, 2007
February 26, 2008 | Read More
Group helps in Ghana's AIDS fight
October 21, 2007 feature article about Project OKURASE written by Tenisha Waldo of the Post & Courier.
October 20, 2007 | Read More
Organizations partner to build center for women and children
Gethsemani Circle of Friends, a North Charleston nonprofit organization and the Family Services Research Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are partnering with Nkabom Artist and Craftspeople Association of Accra, Ghana to build a center in Okurase, Ghana that will provide arts-based skills training and formal education for the community and improve the lives of women and children impacted by HIV/AIDS. The center is called the Nkabom Centre, from the Ashanti word ...
August 12, 2007 | Read More
