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BASICS International
began with the establishment of the Back2School Program- a school
sponsorship program in 2000.
The core efforts of BASICS is to PLACE EVERY SCHOOL AGE CHILD
BACK IN SCHOOL. This was inspired after our founder; Pat Wilkins
met a young child during her daily walk through Chorkor a fishing
community in Greater Accra.
Through her enquiries, Ms. Wilkins learnt that this little girl,
named Akoushe, had to work in order to help support her aunt/guardian.
It was later revealed Akoushe was a house help for this woman,
(of no relation to her) who had forbidden her from attending
schools.
Moved by the plight of Akoushe, Ms. Wilkins single-handedly
went from junction to junction/compound to compound throughout
this fishing community pleading with parents to send their children
to school.
Using her own personal savings to get children into school,
the Back to School program began to take shape and hence B.A.S.I.C.S.
International Inc. was formed. |
Repeating the Cycle
of Illiteracy Fuels the Cycle of Poverty.
The failure to educate a child today, is the failure to secure
the future |
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