Sikena Awadu is an 8 year old girl living in Northern Ghana. Medical complications when she was a young child resulted in Sikena losing the lower parts of both of her legs, her left hand and 3 fingers on her left hand. Despite this Sikena has shown remarkable strength and courage and is attempting to live a normal life with her family.
Since this project was initiated in 2007, Create Change has witnessed change in the lives of over 300 girls who have a dream of getting an education so they can pull themselves and their families out of poverty. Help to show the world what a girl can do if she is given a chance.
Girls in Ghana do not often get the chance to finish secondary school, let alone the opportunity to attend a post-secondary institution. Meet some of Ghana's brightest young women, who dream of going to university and having a better life.
Residents from Taha community live without a basic need most of us take for granted: clean water. The dam water that Taha residents are drinking on a daily basis is riddled with diseases, causing extremely poor health in the community.
Emmanuel is in grade 8. Although he's getting straight A's, Emmanuel and his mother are homeless. Without support he'll have to drop out. Create Change hopes to pay Emmaneul's rent for 5 years, to support him with all the books he needs, and to help his mother Laadi find a new job.
