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| Brothers And Sisters
In Christ Serving (BASICS) is a faith based charity organization
located in Ghana, West Africa, with its headquarters in New
York, USA. BASICS International is a registered 501(C)(3) in
the USA and recognized as a NGO in Ghana. BASICS International
is committed to implementing programs in Africa to empower individuals
permanently not temporary. Read More |
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| THE 2010 B.A.S.I.C.S
INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR |
Please place
your order now, before they sell out. Limited copies available.
The calendars are great stocking stuffers and/or grab
bag gift for the holidays. Purchase a calendar or become
a salesman/woman to support this special cause.
This years calendar features 12 pictures selected from
over 300 photographs taken by the children of BASICS as
part of a digital photography appreciation project during
the vacation program this year.
About 100 children embarked on a journey; to document
their community through photography the result of this
exercise are the fantastic photographs used in the 2010
calendar All proceeds from this fundraiser will used to
provide meals, school fees, supplies and pay teachers
salaries to many former child laborers and victims of
child trafficking.
*It costs $10.00 plus
$2.00 for postage to Europe and $1.00 for postage to USA
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| BASICS launches
an "ANGEL ENVELOPE FUNDRAISER" Hundreds of envelopes along
with requests to friends and family were sent out seeking
support to keep the doors of our current site open to
the children we support in Ghana. Read
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| //June_09 |
| Two students of BASICS; Rebecca Lartey and Gifty Kotey; won bronze medals with the Golden Pearls
the Ghana National Female Rugby beating Tunisia in the just ended North West Africa Women's Rugby Sevens held at El-Wak Stadium, Accra Ghana. Read More |
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New York University (NYU) in Ghana and BASICS International enter a collaboration and partnership;
to enable students on the study abroad program in Ghana to undertake volunteering and/or internship during their tenure in Ghana.
The first student are expected to arrive in September 2009. Read More |
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| //May_09 |
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BASICS Clears the land for our new site. The existing 60 years old buiding,
has been demolished to make way for a new 3 storey state of the art facility which will be constructed within the next year. |
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BASICS International is welcomed to Drexel's Co-op Program, an integral part of the
student's education at Drexel University. Thank you for contributing to the success of the student's education.
` Chris Bridges, arrived in Ghana on May 25th, to begin a 6 month Co-op; working with children at B.A.S.I.C.S International's
Nana's House in Chorkor a local fishing
community in the City of Accra Read More |
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01_ As part of our holiday program, the children were challenged to select and befriend a needy person in the community completeley unknown to them.
The children were divided into 10 groups; each choosing a person
whom they wanted to help during the holiday season. The criteria was to choose anyone, who they thought could use assistance.
Read more in our January newsletter. Read More |
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| //July_08 |
01_Standard Chartered Staff Clean Up Chorkor
Over 50 staff from the Customer
Support Department of the Shared Service Centre, Standard
Chartered Bank have engaged in a clean up exercise at
Chorkor, a suburb of Accra as part of their employee volunteering
efforts. The volunteers led the youth in the community
to desilt gutters and pick up plastic waste for recycling
as part of the Bank’s Sustainability Agenda which includes
fighting malaria and protecting the environment.
The exercise was part of a follow up visit to Brothers
And Sisters In Christ Serving (B.A.S.I.C.S.), an NGO which
serves as a safe haven for about 240 under-privileged
school children, and which is committed to child education,
health screening exercise and adult literacy classes for
parents of the children. Read
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'Right to See' kicks off at B.A.S.I.C.S Read More
02_The BASICS RECYCLE CHALLENGE (Environmental Awareness Program) Read More |
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Starbury sneakers debut at B.A.S.I.C.S Read More |
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01_Piano recital fundraising
function at the United Methodist Church in Fleischmann, Catskills,
New-York Read More
02_ 'Gospel Brunch' Basics Fundraiser
at Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church, Queens N.Y.
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