Dr Kwabena Adjei launches Toku foundation

Dr Kwabena Adjei on Friday, 4th January 2019 launched the TOKU Foundation at the Trasacco phase one garden.

The Toku Foundation is a Non-Governmental Agency based in Ghana and registered in September 2018.

The foundation is passionate about the education and wellbeing of the African Child at large with its immediate focus on the Ghanaian Girl Child.

The vision of the foundation is to provide quality education and empower underprivileged but brilliant girl child in the society to realize their dream of attaining the highest possible form of education through scholarship schemes.

Over the past 15 years, the foundation has provided educational support for many young people across the Country and is poised to do more for girls.

Addressing the guests at the ceremony, Dr Adjei urged both Individuals organizations and likeminded citizens to support the Foundation’s dream by donating towards educational scholarships, construction of toilet facilities, provision of the writing desk, roofing sheets amongst others.

He further reiterated that assistance could also take the form of mentorship from women in leadership roles and well-established businesses who can hold open discussions with these girls, develop and empower them on how they can become successful in life and be role models to others in the near future.

The founder stated that Lack of education is one of the reasons why 1.4 billion people around the world are in extreme poverty.

“Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy and no enemy can conquer.

Education is something that can never be stolen from you.” Dr Adjei added.

Dr Adjei went on to express his worry about the number of young girls, especially those are the rural communities who have the desire to complete school but sadly drop out due to several factors, supreme among them being poverty.

He went on to point out certain attitudes, social, cultural beliefs and practices which do not favour girls in their pursuit of education as compared to boys.

He said, ‘’Some deep-rooted gender norms prevent some households from sending their girl child to school believing that the only place for the girl in the kitchen.’’

Aside contributing to the education of deprived children, the Foundation has undertaken some projects ranging from enrolling 300 orphans from 5 orphanages unto the NHIS Scheme, Erection of stop signages and championing Road safety courses in partnership with Ghana Road Safety Commission, sponsorship of girl child week celebration for over 500 students, throwing of our day party for over 1000 pupils, construction of school buildings amongst others.