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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In rural West Ghana it was believed by some that giving a virgin between the ages of 8-15 to a priest to serve as his slave would atone for the sins of the family. This practice, known as "trokosi" recently received national attention and was banned. Thousands of liberated slaves are now participating in vocational training programs. Most slaves are now grown women with children, and have few of the survival skills necessary for the outside world.

Activities

They are taught sustainable vocational skills like batik dyeing, sewing dresses, and processing palm oils. Currently, learning takes place outdoors and are suspended during inclement weather.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,224

Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,224as of Jun 09 2004.  The original project funding goal was $22,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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