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"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'what are you doing for others?'" - Martin Luther King Jr.
Photos Throughout the Years: 2010 to 2018 With Redemption Children's Home
 Puzzles!- 2017Volunteer, Gabby helps some of the kids complete puzzles. |  Doing Homework- 2018Rahna sits and reads her textbook after school. |  Coloring Party- 2018The kids enjoy drawing pictures and coloring |
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 Interviewing Older Kids- 2018Kim & Hailey conducted interviews with all of the kids in high school. We are working on creating profiles for all the older kids as a means to get scholarships for each of them. |  Seeing Photos of Themselves- 2018Hailey shows some of the girls a picture she took of them. The twins in the photo are Amelia & Ophelia, who are pictured in the "breakfast" photo below. They are 10 years old now! |  Malaria No More- 2018Do Something! supporters helped to purchase anti-malarial medication, which were given to all of the children at RCH, thus preventing them from getting malaria during the rainy season. |
 Free Hearing Screenings- 2017Volunteer, Debbie Watson, organized for free hearing screenings in Damongo. It was discovered that 3 kids suffered from severe hearing loss and we have been able to get them free hearing aids. |  Kids at Mole- 2018In 2018 Hailey and Kim took the children from RCH to Mole National Park, where they learned about the wildlife and got to see elephants up-close. |  Kids at Mole- 2018The kids at RCH on the walking-safari in Mole National Park. You can see an elephant in the near distance. |
 Family Pic- 2018Abraham, his wife Benney, and their son Zynell. |  Playground- 2016Money contributed by Do Something! was used to refurbish and add on to the existing playground. This photo was taken in the summer of 2016. |  Maintaining Their Crops- 2010Redemption Children's Home works on being self-sufficient. The children help Abraham cut through the weeds of their fields, which has over an acre of maize. |
 Dinner Time-2010Over 50 bowls are set for dinner time. One U.S. dollar is enough to feed a child three meals per day. |  Preparing Dinner- 2012One of the dishes that the children eat is called Banku, which consists of fermented maize that is pounded until it gets to a dough-like consistency. Here, one of the girls is fetching the maize before it gets pounded. |  Making Stew- 2016Every evening the older girls help to prepare dinner for the entire home. Here, they are preparing a stew that will be paired with either banku or fufu. |
 Breakfast Time- 2010Amelia and Ophelia, twins at Redemption Children's Home, enjoy eating porridge for breakfast. |  Pencil Donations- 2016Pencils are always a big hit, not only at the schools but also in the surrounding communities. One summer we took over 1,000 pencils to be donated. |  Banana Tree and Drying Laundry- 2012With over 50 children to care for, laundry is done several times a day. Because it is so hot in Damongo, the clothes can dry within a few hours. This banana tree provides an extra source of nutrients to the kids' diets. |
 Class 5- 2012Redemption Children's Home has a school on its premises, which is open to any child throughout Damongo. In this photo, students in Class 5 are hard at work. |  KG Classroom- 2012The KG classroom is located outside, in this open structure. It is by far the largest classroom, with about 35 students, combining KG1 and KG2. All of the younger children at RCH attend KG alongside several students throughout the Damongo community. |  Class 3- 2012Two of the girls take turns reading from their workbooks. Students at Redemption Children's Home are encouraged to actively participate in the classroom. With an exception of KG, each classroom at Redemption Children's Home has less than ten students, making it an environment in which students receive a lot of individual attention and are able to thrive. |
 In-Class Assignments- 2012Amanda proudly finishes her in-class assignment. The students at Redemption Children's Home, like Amanda, are eager for class and enthusiastic to share what they've learned in school. |  Playing on the Slide- 2012Redemption Children's Home has a small playground with swings, a slide, and other equipment on which the children can play. The jungle gym is especially popular during breaks at school, and for the children on the weekends. |  Playing Soccer- 2012Soccer is the most beloved past time in Ghana, and the kids at Redemption Children's Home love to play whenever they get the opportunity to. |
 Dancing Azonto- 2012Some of the kids form a circle with Abraham, the man who founded Redemption Children's Home, to dance Azonto. Azonto was a huge dance craze in Ghana in 2012. |  Circus- 2010A few volunteers from Belgium teach the children tricks such as walking on tight ropes and spinning plates on sticks. After learning these tricks, the volunteers helped to prepare a show, which was put on for the people in the community. |  Playing the Drums- 2012Volunteer, Koffie, plays drums with the kids. Sometimes, the children take turns playing the drums while others participate in a dance battle competition against one another. |
 Playing Cards- 2012Volunteer, Anna, plays a memory card game with a few kids at Redemption Children's Home. |  Donations- 2010When volunteering in Africa it is not required to take donations, but it is highly recommended. Each time we've visited Redemption Children's Home, over $2,000 worth of donations were gifted to them. Here is our "donation suitcase" filled with school supplies, baby formula and vitamins. |
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