Skip to main content
Photo of Sherifa Awinnongma Sadic

Sherifa

13 years old · Vea, Upper East Region, Ghana

Cancel anytime · Tax-deductible

Sponsor Sherifa

$40/month · Cancel anytime

Meet Sherifa

In Sherifa’s own words.

My name is Sherifa. My birthday is February 06, 2013. I live in the village of Vea, Ghana, where I attend school.

The Context

Sherifa’s world.

Sherifa lives in Vea, a farming village in Ghana’s Upper East Region — one of the poorest areas in West Africa. She attends school here, walking along unpaved roads through the savanna each morning.

In Vea, families depend on a single rainy season — just three months — to grow an entire year’s food. Only 9% of people in the district live within walking distance of clean water. The groundwater itself is contaminated with fluoride levels above WHO safety limits.

Learn more about Ghana

Sponsor Sherifa.

Your sponsorship of $40 per month helps provide Sherifa with access to education, nutritious food, clean water, and medical support — and invests in the entire Vea community that surrounds her.

501(c)(3) nonprofit · Cancel anytime · Tax-deductible