Project Africa 2009 – Real People, Real Possibilities Habitat For Humanity (HFH) is an organisation which aids developing and disaster-struck areas by helping build homes for those in need. Seeing the impact that HFH’s work is having in our world drove Renée to establish an international network of Nestlé employees who would be willing to donate their time to help. Working with HFH became the focus for Project Africa 2009. In March 2009, a team of 6 Nestlé Australia and 7 Nestlé USA team members embarked on their first project working with HFH in Ghana. The team travelled to Kumasi, Ghana, where they built three homes in the Kyekyewere community in the Ashanti region which is a 5 hour drive north from the capital Accra. The Project Africa team worked alongside a building crew of tradesmen from the local community who helped the Nestlé volunteers develop new skills in carpentry, rendering, cement mixing, brick laying and roofing - all done with hand tools! The team also spent time at the Kumasi Children’s Home and the Nestlé Australia team rallied the Kyekyewere community building crew and together they spent a full day cleaning the entire orphanage. The team also hand delivered stuffed toys to the infants, a bag of school supplies for each child and purchased sorely needed new mattresses for each bed. With this first-hand experience in seeing the plight of the orphans and their living conditions, the Project Leader Renée Enman vowed to return to Kumasi Children’s Home with a single-minded goal of raising funds to help refurbish and rebuild parts of the orphanage. This became the focus of Project Africa 2010. Click here for a video showing an example of the living conditions. Click here for a video showing another example the living conditions. THANK YOU We would like to thank all of the sponsors and supporters of Project Africa 2009 and 2010 for their involvement – your generosity and support has made a real difference! Special thanks must also go to: Ms Cecilia Dei-Anang – Public Affairs Manager, Nestlé Ghana
Mr Ernest Nartey - Regional Sales Manager - Ashanti Region, Nestlé Ghana
Ms Benedicta Dekyi-Arthur - Public Affairs Assistant, Nestlé Ghana
Mr Titi Ofei – SOS Herman International College, Accra, Ghana
Mr Eric Laate – SOS Herman International College, Kumasi, Ghana
Mr Ralph Hoey and the Board of Directors at World Youth International (Australia) Quick Facts on Ghana Population is approximately 23.9 million
32% live on less than US$1 a day
30% of children in the north are malnourished
13% of children living in the capital of Accra, are underfed
More than one-third of Ghana's economic output is agricultural with Cocoa its largest export 
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