Saturday program
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The document describes a Saturday recreational program for children in a disadvantaged urban area in Accra, Ghana. The program was run from 2006-2008 at a pre-school shelter and provided activities like play dough making, games with equipment like swings and a sandbox, as well as refreshments and discussions. It was free of charge and attracted 50-80 children each Saturday but had to end due to a lack of committed volunteers to continue running it.
Saturday program
- 1. Saturday Program A Recreational Program for Children in an disadvantaged urban area in Accra, Ghana
- 3. Shelter at Hopeland Pre-school
- 7. Play dough: 1 milo tin flour 250gr salt (1 small packet) A bit of food color 1 spoon of alaun (that for water purification) dissolved in 1cup of hot water Mix and make a dough. Store in an airtight container Play dough is enjoyed by all ages!
- 10. UNO!
- 13. Playground equipment: not highly sophisticated, but highly appreciated
- 14. Waiting for your turn on the swing.
- 15. Sandbox
- 16. Game Time for the younger Children
- 17. ¡and for the bigger ones!
- 19. After all the activities: REFRESHMENT for body
- 20. ¡.and soul
- 21. Discussions of LIFE issues
- 22. Time to go home
- 23. Saturday Program ..- or could it work for Sundays too? ? Education for Transformation was offering this Saturday program for the children of the community from 2006-2008. ? Realizing that the children lacked opportunities to play we decided to avail the pre-school compound, some of the materials, and some staff members on Saturday afternoons from 2.30 to 5pm. ? The program was free of charge, and 50-80 children attended every Saturday. ? After 3 years, we had to stop the program for lack of committed volunteers to take it on. ? We had intended to make the program as affordable as possible, hoping others would copy the idea and offer similar programs. Children¡¯s programs in churches during Sunday morning services for ex. was one of them.