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Hello I'm Maa

Waiting for 9 months

I'm a 11 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Ghana.

My birthday is the 18th October.

I love group games and skipping.

I'm in year 4, and my favourite subjects are Art and Rhymes / Poetry.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR MAA

Sponsor Maa

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Mason / Bricklayer and Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

GH0447, Donkorkrom Ebenezer Presby Child Development Centre

Location:

Donkorkrom, Ghana

Closest Major City:

Nkawkaw

Community:

Plains/Flat Land, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Twi

No. of Residents:

7,500

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Cassava,
Fish,
Goat,
Maize,
Plantains,
Rice

My Country

Key facts

Country:

Ghana

Capital City:

Accra

Population:

28 million

Life expectancy:

male 64.9 years, female 70 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 92.6%, rural 84%

Population with improved sanitation:

14.9%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

11.2%

Literacy rate:

male 82%, female 71.4%

Child labour:

57%

Religion:

Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

24.2%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Mason / Bricklayer and Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:

GH0447, Donkorkrom Ebenezer Presby Child Development Centre

Location:

Donkorkrom, Ghana

Closest Major City:

Nkawkaw

Community:

Plains/Flat Land, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Twi

No. of Residents:

7,500

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Cassava,
Fish,
Goat,
Maize,
Plantains,
Rice

Key facts

Country:

Ghana

Capital City:

Accra

Population:

28 million

Life expectancy:

male 64.9 years, female 70 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 92.6%, rural 84%

Population with improved sanitation:

14.9%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

11.2%

Literacy rate:

male 82%, female 71.4%

Child labour:

57%

Religion:

Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

24.2%

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Hello I'm Maa

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Key facts

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy rate:

Child labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Key facts

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy rate:

Child labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

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