Update on Primary 1’s “Adopt a Gutter” environmental project. It is week 2 and after inspection it appears the owners of the land have pitched in to help keep their […]
Week 2: Environmental Project “Adopt a Gutter” (May 21st, 2015)
Environmental Project- Primary 1- Adopt A Gutter in Ghana (May 15th, 2015)
Environmental Project – Primary 1 – “Adopt a Gutter” Our Primary 1 students adopted a small section of a long gutter to clean it of trash and waste, to sweep […]
Term 3: The Environment (May 14th, 2015)
Joy2theWorld International Christian Academy (NGO) (J2W) has chosen The Environment as our theme for Term 3 2015. Each class, Nursery through Primary 1 will study the environment and take on […]
Executive Team and Board of Directors (March 7th, 2015)
KATHLEEN GIBBS – PRESIDENT Kathleen Gibbs –Founder and President of Joy2theWorld since 2008. While working for Farmers Insurance Group (2005-2011), Kathleen traveled to Ghana, W.A. to volunteer and learn more […]
Joy2theWorld’s Historical Background and Accomplishments (Jan, 11th 2015)
Joy2theWorld has a 8-year long history in Ghana. Here a brief synopsis of our history, the variety of services we have provided, the impact we have had in Medie and […]
Dagara Music… Drums, Bells, and Rattles (Jan, 2nd 2015)
Previously posted April 21, 2014…Before the break I made a personal promise to my teachers that I would find a music teacher! I really stuck my neck out because I […]
Thanksgiving Day 2012 (Nov, 24th 2012)
Thanksgiving in Ghana is any day-as-usual except for us obruni’s! As you can imagine, I scrambled to find a turkey at our special markets in Accra. Yes, I have seen […]
The Wedding is On (October 23rd, 2011)
The “Knocking” – Samuel and Henrietta This is an interesting ceremony where the whole family of the potential groom visits the family of the potential bride to ask for her hand […]
Christmas 2010 (Jan, 29th 2011)
Christmas is pretty sparse in rural Ghana, it is truly the holiday that recognizes the birth of Christ, a holy day. In Ghana traditional Christmas observances revolve around large family […]
Interns from SRU Make a Difference with Students in Ghana (August 30, 2010)
Intern (Nita) from Slippery Rock University (SRU) read a story to the children at Rebecca’s school. School was out for the summer, but we asked Rebecca to contact 10 students […]