Entry: Charlie Feezel, World Cocoa Foundation
Abigail Sarfowaa, 22, is the first member of her family to go to college. She is a second year student at Watico, the Sefwi-Wiawso Teacher Training College in Ghana's Western Region. Abigail, an Ashanti from the middle latitudes of Ghana, is focused on becoming a primary school teacher. When she graduates she will be assigned to a school where her students' learning environment will be improved because of the knowledge and skills she develops at Watico. The photo below shows Abigail making teaching and learning matierials to use as teaching aids. It's taken by Quinton Crawford, her teacher, who is a Teachers For Africa volunteer with the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH).
WCF and IFESH bring volunteers like Quinton to Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire through the WCF and USAID-supported ECHOES program to improve opportunities for youth and young adults in cocoa growing communities. Thanks to Abigail and Quinton for the fine work they are doing.