What does it take to give a scholarship to a needy child in Ghana?
Scholarships for needy children involve more than you might expect. Here are the key items/costs associated with giving a child a scholarship. Total cost for one child still amounts to less than a dollar a day.
- Healthcare – Children can have easily curable diseases that need to be addressed for the child to be able to focus on learning
- Clothing and shoes – In a cash society, one of the criteria of a “needy child†is one without shoes and tattered clothing.
- Books, notebooks, pencils, etc. – When parents can’t afford flip flops, books don’t make the priority list, so that needs to be provided.
- School fees