Who will speak on behalf of this child?
Radach Memorial Center - the hotel we stayed at while in Tamale, Ghana. This hotel financially supports the many outreach programs we visited throughout the trip.
A rare sight in Northern Ghana - this is the stadium where the 2008 African Cup was held. They were finishing construction while we were in Tamale.
Common form of travel throughout Tamale.
Pa, one of our guides, give us a tour through one of the local villages. The children were always excited to see us!
A child drinks water from a rusty can. Water in Northern Ghana is known for being infected with parasites such as Guinea Worm.
We pray for the health and advancement of this village.
Church service in Tamale, Ghana.
We visited an ostrich farm, where offspring are bred and eggs are sold to help children go to school.
Over 7,000 children in Northern Ghana are provided with an education thanks to the Markaz al Bashara organization.
A typical desk and school supplies for a child in Ghana.
The children at this school sang songs for us upon arrival.
Children at this school do not have any books at all, their only teaching materials are this blackboard and chalk.
Many children have "bloated bellies" due to malnutrition and disease.
A meeting of women who have benefited from a micro credit lending program that allowed them to start their own business to support their family.
In fall of 2007, a major flood broke the dam of a river that served as a primary water source for thousands of families in Ghana - some walking up to 7 miles to access it.
Some children had never seen their own faces, so they enjoyed looking at their picture in my camera.
