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Senchi Ferry is a small rural community in West Africa whose people have been subjected to events beyond their control. 

The building of the Akosombo Dam, constructed to provide electricity to Ghana, displaced this entire agricultural community.  They were forced to relocate and lost their ancestral homeland, sustainable farms and family income.

Today, the population is approximately 2,000 people with an average monthly family income of $50.00.

95% of the children attend school thru 8th grade as there are no tuition costs.

However, less than 10% of the children attend high school, due to an annual tuition fee of $500, a sum far beyond their means. 
 
The reason that tuition to high school is so expensive compared to the village's monthly income is because it covers: uniforms, books (which are very expensive in Ghana), room and board (all meals), and all education supplies.  For a family living in a city such as Accra or for parents with paying jobs, this fee is not as overwhelming.  But, for a rural village family with limited opportunity to make money this fee is unattainable.  However, once educated, these children will bring new income and opportunity to the Senchi village increasing prosperity for all.  This becomes the lifting of a community out of poverty and into possibility.....this is a good thing.


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