Monica's Story
By Francis Ansah
We would like to introduce you to Monica
Adjorator!
Monica is a 25 years old lady who hails from a village known as Asesewa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She is from a family of five, she being the eldest of the siblings. She never knew her father and is still in doubt whether he is alive or dead based on the stories the mother told her about him. Her mother was a peasant farmer and did not know the value of Education, therefore, all of the children automatically became farmers. They did not have any opportunity to go to school and have never even stepped in a class room. The worst part was that they were extremely poor because they lived on subsistent farming.
Monica is a 25 years old lady who hails from a village known as Asesewa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She is from a family of five, she being the eldest of the siblings. She never knew her father and is still in doubt whether he is alive or dead based on the stories the mother told her about him. Her mother was a peasant farmer and did not know the value of Education, therefore, all of the children automatically became farmers. They did not have any opportunity to go to school and have never even stepped in a class room. The worst part was that they were extremely poor because they lived on subsistent farming.
Monica,
whilst in the village realized that if she did not leave the village to go in
search of a job in the city in order to help support her siblings and mother,
they would die from hunger. She took the bold step of moving down to Accra in the hopes that she would find a job. Unfortunately, nobody would employ her
because she was just fourteen years as at time. She was also unable to find housing so she was forced to live on the streets, sleep in deserted places and beg for food. She managed to save some money she had begged from passers-by and
decided to become a street hawker by selling all kind of stuffs in other to
eat. She did this for about eight years before she got a job as a house help.
During this time she was sending money home to her mother and siblings for
their upkeep.
Monica
would not stop there, she realized that to make it in this world one must have
a skill, and not just be limited to being a house help. She became determined
to acquire a skill and found a school where should would be taught how
to design and make clothes (Seamstress). Her school matched
perfectly to her taste because of proximity to work and the times she could attend
lectures and training. She was enthusiastic to start, but her only challenge
was school fees. Monica began praying fervently to God to show her how to get support and soon after
was introduced to Engage
Now Africa through a friend. We were excited to be introduced to Monica because she was a perfect candidate for our
Technical and Vocational Education assistance program.
Today,
Monica is a happy lady and we are proud to be sponsoring her!
In her words she said “Engage Now Africa is the Answer
to My Prayer”.
To learn more about Engage Now Africa's Educational
Programs, please visit our website HERE!!!
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