a recreational program for children in an urban neighborhood in Accra, Ghana

1. Saturday Program
A Recreational Program for Children in an disadvantaged
urban area in Accra, Ghana

2. Madina, Nkwantanang

3. Shelter at Hopeland Pre-school

7. Play dough:
1 milo tin flour
250gr salt (1 small packet)
A bit of food color
1 spoon of alaun
(that for water purification)
dissolved in
1cup of hot water
Mix and make a dough.
Store in an airtight container
Play dough is enjoyed by all ages!

10. UNO!

13. Playground equipment: not highly sophisticated, but highly appreciated

14. Waiting for your turn on the swing.

15. Sandbox

16. Game Time for the younger Children

17. …and for the bigger ones!

19. After all the activities: REFRESHMENT for body

20. ….and soul

21. Discussions of LIFE issues

22. Time to go home

23. Saturday Program ..-
or could it work for Sundays too?
• Education for Transformation was offering this Saturday program
for the children of the community from 2006-2008.
• Realizing that the children lacked opportunities to play we decided
to avail the pre-school compound, some of the materials, and
some staff members on Saturday afternoons from 2.30 to 5pm.
• The program was free of charge, and 50-80 children attended
every Saturday.
• After 3 years, we had to stop the program for lack of committed
volunteers to take it on.
• We had intended to make the program as affordable as possible,
hoping others would copy the idea and offer similar programs.
Children’s programs in churches during Sunday morning services
for ex. was one of them.