The Tuskegee International School

Location: Ghana, West Africa

Number of students: 160*

Number of teachers:8*

"Tuskegee International School believes that an investment in a child's education pays the best dividends, therefore our doors are open to children from all walks of life. A child not be from a wealthy home to attend Tuskegee International School, a parent just needs to be deeply committed to the quality of the child's education and life."

-Charles Yarfoh, Headmaster

The Tuskegee Intentional School was established in 1998 by Charles Yarfoh and currently enrolls 160 students from Pre-School to JSS 2 (5th Grade). The school primarily services low-income and orphaned children who need assistance in paying for their school fees. The majority of school's students come from single parent families, families of poverty, illiterate parentage, and a number of students have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The Tuskegee International School lacks the facilities, materials, and financial backing to fully support the needs of all of its students. The Building Fund supported the Tuskegee International School from 2005 to 2009.

With support from The Building Fund, the Tuskegee International School:

• Received 9 laptop computers, solar power and Internet access.
  
• Completed and furnished classrooms for the Pre-School to JSS 2 students.
• Provided scholarships for at least 10 children per year.
• Provided students with over 200 lbs. of educational materials necessary for a quality education.
• Increased the enrolment of students.
  

Teachers teaching Teachers

Board of Advisers member and elementary school teacher at the Francis W. Parker School of Chicago, Beverly Greenberg, made her first visit to the Tuskegee International School in the summer of 2006. After her first visit to the school she returned to the school in the winter of 2006 to begin a bi-yearly in-service program.

*as of January 2009