Ghana

A new school block in Ghana!

Yapala Primary, Northern Ghana

Yapala is a go!

We are elated to announce that fundraising on our largest project to date is complete! In June 2011 we set out to help a community in Ghana build a 3-classroom school block. While we did experience some changes along the way, we are happy to report that a community in need will be getting a […]

Adubiliyili – Video Update

Please watch and share our most recent video update about our current project in Adubiliyili. It is with your help that we can hope to get a new school block constructed as soon as possible! To learn more about this project, please click here. To contribute, please click here.

Tua build complete! – Video Update

Tua Primary now has two new classrooms thanks to Building Walls of Wisdom contributors! Please enjoy a video update that was filmed when our Executive Director, Russ, visited the Tua Primary this past November. The finishing touches of the school were put on just after the video below was filmed – enjoy! Thanks again to […]

Dungu – Video Update

We are pleased to announce that the classroom we have constructed in almost complete! Please enjoy a video update that was filmed when our Executive Director, Russ, visited the Dungu this past November. Thank you to all who helped make this project a reality.

Visiting Ghana

The Building Walls of Wisdom Executive Director, Russ Morgan, recently took a trip to Africa to visit all of our active projects there. Below is his reflection on his trip to Ghana and the communities that we are involved with. This past November, I had the opportunity to visit Building Walls of Wisdom projects in […]

Adubiliyili video update!

The story behind the small community of Adubiliyili is truly compelling. As you may know this hardworking community built their initial school block only to see it one building crumble and another severely compromised in a storm this past May. This is a big reason why BuildWoW has taken on this project; our largest project […]

Hard work turns one classroom into two! (Tua update)

In amazing turn of events, BuildWoW is proud to announce that thanks to the members of the Tua community we are now building two classrooms! During the initial stages of construction volunteers from the community dug the foundation, mixed cement and provided general labour saving us enough money in labour costs to fund a second […]

Construction begins in Tua!

The construction at Tua Primary in Northern Ghana has started! Teams are have started molding the blocks that will be used as the walls for this new building that will be enjoyed by students and faculty alike. Since this is the most time consuming part of the construction phase, we predict the new school will […]

Another step in the right direction.

We are excited to announce that we have secured the funding necessary to build the 357 students and teachers at Dungu primary a new school building! The completion of this project marks the halfway point for our goal of building 10 schools by 2019. Years ago the residents of this small community in northern Ghana […]