When EAM USA was established in 2020, our main goal was to form an organization that would support EAM Global, headquartered in Bolgatanga Ghana. Over the years, they had already been engaged in a number of life changing social transformation projects in the Upper East/Northern region of Ghana. As the entire world began to feel the effects of COVID-19, we researched ways that we could help extend resources and aid to those underserved populations. We worked together with EAM Global on our first project and within a few months, with the help of our partners around the USA, we were able to provide 5 communities with boreholes, that are a lifesaving source of clean water.
Below, the Vice-President of EAM Global, Mrs. Rosemond Anaba, provides insight on their mission to bring change to the region with the help of partners like you:
“Social Transformation is a social intervention division of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries (EAM) a non-denominational not-for profit Christian organization. The unit was established in 2010 to provide assistance to the needy, particularly orphans and destitute in rural and deprived communities who otherwise would not have any means of equipping themselves with any productive skills.
The ministry has so far transformed hundreds of lives especially in Northern Ghana through its educational and health programs focusing mainly on children, support for widows and supporting others in business. Our interventions are targeted primarily at empowering our beneficiaries to become self-sustaining with the ultimate aim of transforming lives of individuals, families, communities and nations.
Social Transformation sees this as an opportunity to assist in the drive to alleviate poverty in Ghana targeting deprived communities and has sought to do this through various interventions in areas especially education, health and any need that may arise especially for children. We believe that when people are educated they are better able to respond to their health needs and that of their families and contribute to the well- being of their communities. But the foundations of such life skills are largely set at school.”
– Rosemond Anaba, EAM
EAM Global, which EAM USA has partnered with, has a worldwide reach. It’s founder, Reverend Eastwood Anaba has made a significant impact throughout Africa, Europe and North America. EAM USA will focus it’s social transformation efforts in the nation of Ghana.
The republic of Ghana is a coastal country located along the gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its land mass is 92,099 square miles, making it slightly smaller than the State of Oregon. It’s population is just over 31 million. Historically, Ghana was a British Colony and was referred to as the Gold Coast due to its abundance of gold as a natural resource. The share of the agricultural sector in Ghana’s GDP has slowly declined over the last few decades, making up roughly 17% of GDP in 2019. Concurrently, the shares of industry and services sectors have increased in correlation with increased international trade and globalization.
Ghana is comprised of 75 ethnic groups which makes it very diverse. Although English is the official language, it has listed over 70 languages. Based on DHS surveys, Christianity is the largest religion in Ghana with over 76% of the population identifying as Christian. According to the World Bank, the literacy rate in Ghana is approximately 80% as of 2019, which is an increase of about 22% in just two decades.
We believe that we can be an important part of the growth and development of the underserved communities in Ghana, specifically in the Northern region of Ghana. Here, they mainly relies on agriculture, forestry and fishing. According to the 2010 Ghana Population and Housing Census, over 94% of the population in the Northern region of Ghana worked in the private, informal sector. According to this census, 62% of the population in this region was not literate in any language, while only about 19% were literate in English. As the rest of Ghana has experience some economic growth over the last few decades, the Northern region continues to lag behind due to lack of resources. Our hope is that you will partner with us, to change the narrative and reach these communities through our social transformation efforts.
