Tag: Reading Camp
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Guess who’s going to Ghana?
For the last 5 summers the core team of Becki Neumann+, Bruce Neumann and Zach Neumann have been traveling to Ghana with adult and teen volunteers to run a Reading Camp. The camp targets children who are struggling to learn to read in English–not their native language. Not only is learning English a struggle but…
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If I had grown up in Akramaman Village – by Rev. Rebekah Neumann
If I had grown up in Akramaman Village where we run reading camp, at my preschool graduation I would have stood on the open air stage and in my biggest big girl voice and announced to the world, “MY NAME IS REBEKAH AND I AM 5 YEARS OLD!” My family would be in the audience…
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Reading and love – by Zach Neumann
Today is the final day of reading camp. This was my fifth reading camp in Ghana and each year, the final day brings a swath of thoughts and emotions as we say goodbye to our children in our village. I am sometimes asked why I come to Ghana to do a reading camp in a…
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Created to Read
Preparations – by Debra Gustin We all had breakfast out on the patio and watched while Accra bustled around us. The bus came to pick us up and we finally headed to the school. The bus was packed to the roof with suitcases and supplies for camp. It took us just over 1 ½ hours to…
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HEALTH CARE, A MAJOR ISSUE-READING CAMP DAY 2
As ususal, our day begins very early. We leave the hotel by 6:30 and arrive at the Preschool by 8:30. Yes, it really does take that long to get from Accra to our destination. Morning traffic is always hectic and the roads are very bad. Here is Haley Wilson’s view of Day 1: “How to…
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MALARIA KILLS A CHILD EVERY 30 SECONDS-READING CAMP DAY 1
Today has been a marvelous day and later tonight Haley will be sharing her account. I know the title seems shocking when our reading camp is going so well but the truth is that most of these children suffer from Malaria. Some are suffering right now. Her name is Victoria. She is 6 years old.…
Ghanaian Mothers' Hope 