The Founder and Director of the Denmark-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), KAERBO for Africa, Anne Grethe Scharbach, together with the Nananom of Gomoa Nyanyano, has commended the management, teachers and students of Gomoa Nyanyano Secondary Technical School for their hard work and dedication, which contributed to the school’s impressive performance in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

According to Anne Grethe Scharbach, the school was constructed by KAERBO for Africa and handed over to the Nananom in 2020. She said the school has since been absorbed into the government system.

KAERBO for Africa is a Denmark-based non-governmental organisation that works in Ghana to support vulnerable and deprived communities, with a particular focus on education, healthcare and the welfare of children.

The organisation is registered in Ghana as the Kaerbo Village Island Foundation, with its work focused on identifying community needs and developing practical interventions to improve the lives and opportunities of children and families.

KAERBO for Africa was established with a commitment to supporting communities where children and other vulnerable people face barriers to accessing essential services.

Speaking to the media, the Secretary of KAERBO for Africa, Joseph Oduro, said the organisation has played an important role in community development through feasibility studies aimed at identifying areas of need and guiding its interventions in Ghana.

He said KAERBO for Africa began its community intervention work in the Volta Region, where the organisation identified a major challenge affecting schoolchildren.

According to him, some children were unable to attend school regularly because they depended on boats to cross the Volta Lake. On occasions when a boat was unavailable, the children were unable to cross the lake to attend school.

Mr Oduro said, recognising that transportation was directly affecting the children’s education, KAERBO for Africa provided an outboard motorboat to help them cross the lake and gain access to school.

The organisation also supported the school with essential teaching and learning materials. In addition, solar lamps were provided to improve the children’s ability to study, particularly in areas where access to reliable electricity was limited.

He said the initial intervention reflected KAERBO for Africa’s approach of identifying practical challenges that prevent children from receiving an education and providing direct support to address those challenges.

Following its work in the Volta Region, KAERBO for Africa expanded its activities to the Central Region, particularly Nyanyano.

One of the organisation’s major interventions in Nyanyano was the construction of the Nyanyanoman Secondary Technical School.

The school represents an important investment in education and the future of young people in the community. By supporting access to secondary and technical education, KAERBO for Africa seeks to create opportunities for young people to acquire knowledge and practical skills that can contribute to their future development.

KAERBO for Africa has also recognised that children’s education cannot be separated from their health and wellbeing.

The organisation therefore supported children attending Nyanyano Methodist Primary School by registering them under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme, helping them gain access to healthcare when needed.

In addition, KAERBO for Africa has provided medical materials to the Nyanyano Health Centre to support the facility in its efforts to serve people within the community.

Another important aspect of KAERBO for Africa’s work is supporting children who have lost parental care or are otherwise vulnerable.

The organisation currently supports approximately 15 orphaned children by providing monthly financial assistance for their upkeep.

The support is intended to contribute to their basic welfare and help ensure that they receive the care and assistance they need.

KAERBO for Africa believes that every child deserves the opportunity to grow in a safe and supportive environment, regardless of their circumstances.

The organisation’s work in Ghana focuses particularly on supporting children who face barriers to education, providing teaching and learning materials, supporting educational infrastructure, improving access to secondary and technical education, and providing practical assistance that enables children to study.

It also supports orphaned and vulnerable children by providing monthly assistance for their upkeep and identifying children and communities requiring additional support.

In healthcare, the organisation supports children’s access to medical services through National Health Insurance registration, provides medical materials to community health facilities and promotes the wellbeing of children and vulnerable community members.

KAERBO for Africa also conducts feasibility studies to identify community needs and develops practical projects based on those needs, working directly with communities to address challenges affecting education, healthcare and children’s welfare.

The organisation believes that sustainable community development begins with listening to communities and understanding their actual needs.

Its projects are therefore based on identifying practical challenges and developing interventions that can make a direct difference in people’s lives.

From providing a boat for children who needed to cross the Volta Lake to reach school to constructing a secondary technical school in Nyanyano, supporting children’s health insurance and providing assistance to orphaned children, KAERBO for Africa’s work is centred on giving children and communities opportunities for a better future.

Over the course of its work in Ghana, KAERBO for Africa has supported communities through a combination of education, healthcare, child welfare and community development initiatives.

Its key interventions include providing an outboard motorboat to help schoolchildren cross the Volta Lake, supplying teaching and learning materials to schools, providing solar lamps for schoolchildren, constructing the Nyanyanoman Secondary Technical School, registering children of Nyanyano Methodist Primary School under the National Health Insurance Scheme, providing medical materials to the Nyanyano Health Centre, supporting approximately 15 orphaned children with monthly financial assistance, and conducting feasibility studies to identify community needs and guide development interventions.

The organisation’s vision is to see a future where every child, regardless of their circumstances or where they live, has access to education, healthcare, protection and the opportunity to build a better life.

Its mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable children and deprived communities in Ghana by supporting education, healthcare, child welfare and practical community development initiatives.

KAERBO for Africa remains committed to working alongside communities in Ghana to identify challenges, develop practical solutions and create opportunities for children and vulnerable people.

The organisation believes that investing in children, education and health is an investment in the future of communities and the nation as a whole.

Despite facing infrastructure challenges, Gomoa Nyanyano Secondary Technical School has continued to record encouraging academic results.

Meanwhile, the Ankobeahene of Gomoa Nyanyano, Nana Ayi-Quaye I, has expressed appreciation to KAERBO for Africa for its support and appealed for the construction of additional school blocks.

According to him, the school’s infrastructure deficit could affect the academic performance of students if urgent measures are not taken.

He therefore called on KAERBO for Africa, the government and other stakeholders to support the school with the necessary infrastructure to sustain and improve its academic performance.

“Oliver Twist always asks for more,” Nana Ayi-Quaye I said, stressing the community’s desire for further support.

KAERBO for Africa says it intends to build on its experience in Ghana by supporting communities where children and vulnerable people face significant barriers to education, healthcare and basic welfare.

Through partnerships, community engagement and support from donors and development partners, the organisation seeks to expand its ability to reach more children and communities in need.

KAERBO for Africa — Investing in Children, Supporting Communities, Building Futures.