Classes once took place inside a crumbling hut that leaked during the rainy season. Now, a sturdy new school lets students focus on their lessons all year round.
Before
After
Economic Opportunity
Opportunities for women were once scarce. Now, a sewing room and Batik shed offer them a way to learn new crafts and earn income to support their families.
Before
After
Clean Water
Villagers once collected muddy water from the lake, exposing themselves to various diseases. Now, a borehole provides access to clean drinking water.
A Multi
This timeline shows the Social and Economic progress that has taken place in the village over six years.
2015
New York University students first visit Woadze Tsatoe to understand the community’s needs.
Volunteers host English lessons in the makeshift elementary school
The first public latrine is constructed
2016
A new school is constructed
A clean water borehole is installed
A Batik Center is set up with basic supplies. The village women take up the art of block printing
2017
A board of community members is established to oversee the projects that are underway.
The school recieves donated laptops, which students learn how to use for the first time
A small library is stocked with donated books
2018
The community learns how to plant mangoes and conducts research into other crops
A biofill latrine is built for use by the school children
The Scholarship Fund sends eight students to junior high school
2019
A sewing room is built so that the artisans can create higher value products from their fabrics
A pilot farm is set up to grow cucumbers
A new room is stocked with twenty computers, donated by the Five North Project
2020
A motor tricycle helps students get to school faster
Volta Pads forms as a new women's health initiative
A Virtual Reading Program is launched in the time of Covid-19 to encourage continued learning
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