Our mission is to reduce poverty by improving education in the forgotten and under-resourced villages of West Africa. By supporting elementary schools with books, technology, and educational resources, we can help disadvantaged students reach their full potential.
We believe that a child’s future is not written on his or her birth certificate. Education has the power to transform lives, families and communities for the better. Step by step, we will make a difference.
Our programs give the gift of education.
Computer literacy is a critical. By providing educational software & devices to augment the learning experience, we ensure that the children are prepared to participate in a digital world.… Read the rest
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We collect new and used textbooks for transport to remote villages in Ghana. To date, we have transported over 10,000 children’s books, textbooks, and novels.… Read the rest
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We’ve built an elementary school from the ground up in an African village. The school is still in need of a library, teachers quarters, and many other facilities that will directly impact education.
Today, the six classrooms harbor 500 children … Read the rest
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Our mission at the Akumaning-Brewu Foundation is to transform lives with the gift of education. This year’s focus: improving access to technology & literacy.
I wanted to take the time to give everyone an update on the progress with our … Read the rest
With the help of gracious donors, our dream is to introduce computers to all of the children at the school in Ghana. One day, we hope to give every student in the school access to a tablet loaded with educational … Read the rest
Computer literacy is critical to success in today’s society. In the US and much of the developed world, children often grow up surrounded by technology. In that environment, computer literacy can become second nature.
In Ghana, that is not always … Read the rest
On a sweltering June day, Dr. Martha Sedegah traveled to Ghana’s Assin-Nsuta village to visit the newly constructed primary school building. She wanted to meet with the teachers to discuss academic progress and decided to drop into a few classes.… Read the rest
Dr. Martha Sedegah is a Senior Scientist and Director of the Clinical Immunology Research Lab at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center with over 26 years of research experience. Dr. Sedegah has made a steady stream of scientific discoveries that is moving the world closer to having a malaria vaccine. In 2000, she founded the Akumaning-Brewu Foundation to improve education in the rural villages of Ghana.
Elliot is an experienced technologist with over a decade of experience with technology & management. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a MS in Engineering Management from The George Washington University, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland.