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Page A—22 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 Clark helped build community hygiene solutions fromwA—19 scholarship, “I would have ended up being a shepherd, that was the only future for me and everyone else around me.” In Ghana, students attend primary school for six years before moving on to three years of junior high school and three years of senior high school. High school was not government-funded un- til September 2017, when President Nana Akuffo-Addo introduced the. Free Senior High School poliéy, which is supported by World Bank loans. Salifa’s scholarship covered the cost of attendance to Akwamuman Senior High School and the University of Ed- ucation—Winneba, where he earned a degree in physics education. Now, Salifa leads the Ghana chap- ter of the organization World Possible, which uses an offline educational server —— Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education & Learning (RACHEL) —— to bring education to ev- ery memberof the Senchi—Ferry com- munity. “It’s that saying—~if you give a kid a fish you don’t help him for more than a meal, (but if you take him out to fish, he can feed his family his entire life.” Both GSF and World Possible helped to create educational program- ming spanning from day care to adult learning for those unable to afford senior high school. The scholarships covered the education of hundreds in the Senchi-Ferry community, but the giving does not end there, Salifa said. “We not only receive a scholarship, but we receive mentorship, parenting, and counseling —— we are much more of a family than just an institution,” he added. Company Top Quality ‘Weslern Red Cedar Lumber of All Types . A » high school students in Senchi-Ferry, Ghana. Courtesy photo Clark said Ismail is the “feet on the ground” in Senchi-Ferry, but she helps Ismail with planning and proj- ect design. Over the last year, Clark helped design community hygiene solutions ranging from handwashing stations to soap distribution projects. Clark also regularly purchases books at the North Mason Timberland Li- brary, Friends of the Library. book sales to help fill the shelves of the Senchi-Ferry Community Library. Wonderful things happen “We get wonderful handwritten thank you notes, but they just really have a strong sense of pay-it—forward,” Clark said. “When they (GSF scholars) are on winter or spring break, they come back to the village and work with the kids or come to the Schools and give motivational talks.” . GSF scholars have returned to their community to build hygiene sta- tions, give pep-talks to classrooms and Ghana Scholarship Fund scholar Francisca Debrah leads a recent “Our Planning Your Future” workshop with volunteer in the library. Other GSF scholars who earned degrees in medi- cine have taken the initiative to bring vital'vaccines to protect those in rural communities across Africa from polio, meningitis and other diseases. “Instead of giving out gifts to us we’d rather be taught how to read and how to learn,” Salifa said. “Education is the most power- ful tool we can use to transform the world.” " FREE LUNCH“ ATTENTION HETIIIEES AND MEDICARE RECIPIENTS, , when you READ with your kids! Discover the MASA MTS Peace of Mind (A Division of MASA GLOBAL) Since 1.974 with millions of members MASA provides service for: . - Ground Ambulance Tor&_Between Hospitals Helicopter Ambulance To & Between Hospitals Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Between Hospitals Vehicle Returned to Your Home . I Mortal Remains Transport . Minor Children/ Grandchildren Return Return Transport Home Spouse/ Companion Transport Transport to Specialized Care In Case Of Emergency We deliver 1-800-572-3327 Mini/immmnw pm}, haunzlusidilrms, deanA’fiOOll 960—997—9994 Any Ground. Any‘Air. Anywhere; Join us for Ihis informative evenl regarding poienlial gaps in. your Medicare or Insurance coverage. For retirees or lhose age 60 and up attending, RESERVE EARLY! (Space Limited) ' 355-340-5070 or visilwww.masaseminars.aomlo regisler JESFIELD Construction, Inc. Serving the North Mason area since BY MASA MTS AT THE FOLLOWING lOCATION: - Los Agaves Mexican Restaurant WA-3, Belfair, WA 98528 Wednesday, January 29th Thorsday, January 30th Begins at‘12:0,0p.m. both days Specializing in seawall Reconstruction and home repairs 27 5-6684 Frank Merrill Bellair’ WA Lic #JESFN'2ZBDO Reserve Early , ' (SpaeeLImItew' a (855) 340-6070 Mark your calendar and join us for this brief, imponant discussion followed by the lunch. MASA Membersslso welcome to attend. ' AT HOME OII AWAY FIIOM HOMEI WORLD WIDE COVERAGE I NC DEDUCTIBLES OII CLAIM FOIIMS NO HEALTH OUESTIOIISTO JOIN MASAMlSismantmmhpmdmmhnufiLmM-panywmflmm-pwhenhrdmmummmh’s See our "20 20” Subscription Special on page A-13 Thi pleJ can -‘ with ‘ of U.l gTaP in th aside Only the e1 four 1 first I years half-l lectio In we