STORIES FROM OUR COMMUNITY
The people, projects and moments behind Leah’s Dream. Explore our blog archive and news, with their original publication dates.
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Hi, This is the last you will hear from me in 2015. Leah’s Dream Inc. has had a great year. We opened an office, sponsored 10 girls in high school and trained 4 more of our graduates to go out into the world as…
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Hello, It is fast approaching Christmas and the holiday gift giving season is almost over. Have you thought about using Amazon Smile to purchase your gifts? If you already shop on Amazon or if you’re looking for the…
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The beginning of the school year is coming around for many students and coincides with the opening of our new office in Tamale. It brings forth new opportunities and experiences for the girls and (teachers). In a few…
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The journey to Ghana was a tremendous experience. Sandee, president and founding mother of Leah’s Dream, and I, Lynne, secretary of the Executive Board, found the experience so varied and intense that one blog can’t…
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Hi folks, This is an excerpt from my journal during our February trip to Ghana. In the coming weeks, Lynne McMahon, newly appointed secretary of the Leah’s Dream Inc. Board who accompanied me there and myself will be…
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Soon we will meet our newest Afafanto Scholars and catch up with our friends in the villages! We have a full itinerary from meetings in Accra to opening our new office in Tamale, not to mention a side trip to Mole…
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Hi and hope you are having a grand 2015 so far. If you missed out on your year end giving why not give a birthday present to Leah? She would be 35 this year. Our donor page has a new look as we are now with Network for…
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So much has happened since my last post it is hard to know where to begin. Emelia Guo, our new Executive Director of the Leah’s Dream Ghana NGO was here for a visit in August. Together we made some daring plans to…
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Our Leah’s Dream Inc. Afafanto Scholarship Fundraiser was a big success. We can now fund scholarships for 3 more girls for next year. The Dreaming Tree Trio along with Rachel Bronstein entertained a crowd of about 60 at…
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Hello, Spring is upon us. Transformation from a cold, snowy winter to a warm and wonderful Spring. If you have received an invite to our Fundraiser, you may have noticed the Adinkra Symbol at the right. This is an…
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Happy 2014 to all! This post is waaaay overdue. So much has happened since my last post in September. Most importantly, we now have 3 new Afafanto Scholarship recipients. Issahaku Adzifa is from Larabanga and attended…
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Ah well, summer is over. Our girls are on break until Oct. 1, then their new school term begins. The new Afafanto Scholarship applicants have finally received their test scores so we are now in the process of choosing…
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