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We believe in the power of education and empowering children to transform their lives

The Story

We believe in the power of education
and empowering children to transform
their own lives.

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PAAJAF Foundation was established in 2007 by Juliet Adusei, a like-minded teacher, and Philip Appiah Kyei, who was once one of the underprivileged children of the Gbawe community in Greater Accra. Philip and Juliet conducted a comprehensive study about education conditions in their community. Here is some of their findings:

• Only one public school existed for a population of around 44,000.
• Children were unable to attend school due to lack of family funds.
• The quality and programs of education were not sufficient.
• The illiteracy rate in Ghana is over 45%.

The PAAJAF Foundation’s objective is to create solutions to these issues by offering free education for children. Educated children are better prepared to build a more prosperous future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Initially, PAAJAF stood for ’Providing Adolescents and Adults Jobs for Advancement in the Future’. Today, PAAJAF means much more than that. It means believing in the power of education and empowering children in to transform their own lives. It means advocating for and working toward a more just and equal society.

Philip is the inspiration of the foundation. His personal story led him to this cause. Since 2007, he has served as the CEO of PAAJAF Foundation.

In 2014, American Paul E. Graf got involved with PAAJAF through the Volunteermatch.com site. Paul initially began his journey with PAAJAF by volunteering as a website administrator. He soon became a U.S. liaison for fundraising and monetary and technology donations from the U.S. Thanks to his help, we now have PAAJAF registered in the United States as a non-profit organization called Friends of PAAJAF, where Mr. Graf serves as President. Through his efforts, American donors – the most charitable in the world – now have a tax-deductible donation option.

While our ultimate goal is to provide free education for every child in Gbawe, we must grow to make this possible. Our plan is to build our own school that will serve the entire community as an education and event center in Gbawe, allowing the entire community to thrive.

PAAJAF Foundation was established in 2007 by Juliet Adusel, a like-minded teacher, and Philip Appiah Kyei, who was once one of the underprivileged children of the Gbawe community in Greater Accra.

Philip conducted a comprehensive study about education conditions with Juliet in their community.

Some findings:

Only one public school existed for a population of around 44,0000
Children were unable to attend school due to lack of funds from their families

The quality and programs of education were not sufficient.
The illiteracy rate in Ghana is over 45%.

The PAAJAF Foundation’s objective is to create solutions to these issues by offering free education for children. Educated children are better prepared to build a more prosperous future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Initially, PAAJAF stood for ’Providing Adolescents and Adults Jobs for Advancement in the Future’. Today, PAAJAF means much more than that. It means believing in the power of education and empowering children in to transform their own lives. It means advocating for and working toward a more just and equal society.

Philip is the inspiration of the foundation. His personal story led him to this cause. Since 2007, he has served as the CEO of PAAJAF Foundation.

In 2014, American Paul E. Graf got involved with PAAJAF through the Volunteermatch.com site. Paul initially began his journey with PAAJAF by volunteering as a website administrator. He soon became a U.S. liaison for fundraising and monetary and technology donations from the U.S. Thanks to his help, we now have PAAJAF registered in the United States as a non-profit organization called Friends of PAAJAF, where Mr. Graf serves as President. Through his efforts, American donors – the most charitable in the world – now have a tax-deductible donation option.

While our ultimate goal is to provide free education for every child in Gbawe, we must grow to make this possible. Our plan is to build our own school that will serve the entire community as an education and event center in Gbawe, allowing the entire community to thrive.

Our Dream School

Paul E. Graf, President FOP

In 2014, through the Volunteermatch.com site, I discovered the PAAJAF foundation needed a website administrator. Since then I dedicated to help PAAJAF with its websites and in other ways, acting as PAAJAF’s US liaison, fundraising activities, monetary and computer equipment donations. Now we have got PAAJAF USA organization, we are working to build the dream school to move PEI from current hiring venue.

Our Current School

What We Envision

PAAJAF’s ultimate goal is to build its own school that will serve the entire community as an education and event center in Gbawe. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life of the children in the Gbawe region of Ghana through education.

We believe education is the key for the fundamental transformation of our community toward a prosperous future and more just society. PAAJAF – being the only NGO in the region – provides access to high-quality education for underprivileged children who, without us, would most likely be out of the educational system altogether.

While our school curriculum is fully-compliant with the Ghanaian standard set up by the local government, we extended it by including topics such as environmental protection, public health, diversity and inclusion, digital literacy, and physical education. Through this comprehensive approach, we believe our children will grow to be responsible global citizens.

Get To Know More About Us

Learn more about the PAAJAF Team and Our Values:

Board and Global Management

RESILIENCE

We believe any barrier can be overcome and should not prevent a person from reaching their full potential and realizing future aspirations.

Empowerment

We believe education is the tool to empower communities in need by helping them acquire the necessary skills to reduce poverty and achieve upward mobility.

Diversity

PAAJAF operates a strict equal opportunity and open access policy accepting individuals and groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability or social circumstance.

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