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Volta Home is an orphanage for children in the Eastern Highlands of Ghana.
Meet the Children pictures of eveyday life at Volta Home
 Pastor and Mrs Annabi at Volta Home
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This Home is a farming orpahange in the beautiful hills above the huge Volta River in Eastern Ghana. It shelters 34 children and is run by Pastor Issa Dan Annabi and his wife. The Annabi family has been sharing their home and very limited resources with orphaned or homeless children for more than 20 years
Pastor Annabi makes herbal medicines which he sells throughout Ghana and Togo to help feed these children. He also manages the little farm which has corn and yam crops, animals and various vegetables
The orphanage is not formally registered. Like many African orphanages it exists because there are too many motherless children and no government funds to protect them
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Without the protection of Pastor Annabi and his wife, many of these children would die of disease and malnutrition, or simply live out their lives begging on the streets. Some would be forced into slavery. At Volta Home they are being given a basic education; three simple meals each day - and a family.
However, anyone who has visited Volta Home will agree that there is much to be done to raise the level of care and education to an acceptable standard.
For this reason the Volta Home volunteers play a vital role.
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Funding:
Since 2005 the Volta Home has been given some financial help from friends in Australia, Canada and America, but there is simply no government help for these children.
Recently, donations from Australia helped to develop a small farm which now provides corn, yams, chickens, pigs, goats and various new vegetables.
Lack of funding at Volta Home is impacting seriously on the health and welfare of these children.
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Education:
In 2001 a school house was built on the site and three young teachers are employed to help educate these children along with about thirty children from the local village. The school has few teaching aids and not enough chairs or desks, but there is great enthusiasm and dedication to the lessons.
Volunteers make an enormous contribution to this little school. Because of the lack of trained teachers it is possible for every visitor to find something of value to offer these children in the classroom.
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