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The 20,000 Calories Project

Chart for Cape Coast Children Food Priority >70%. AJANO 20,000 Calories Project

AJANO 2021 Pedu Children Survey

We surveyed 150 children in Pedu to find out what their greatest need is. Over 70% reported that food during their school vacation period is their highest priority.

We had discovered urban child food insecurity.

We decided to create the 20,000 Calories Project, because for each child, 1000 calories a day for the 20 days of their school vacation would be enough to replace the contribution of the school feeding program which is absent during school vacations. We also received advice on the nutritional content of the package from a nutritionist and agricultural economist.

John Mensah Surveying Pedu Kids. AJANO 20,000 Calories Project

Football Field Survey

Survey for AJANO 20,000 Calories Project

Pedu Community Survey

Survey at Water Pump

John Mensah with AJANO donations, John Mensah Ghana International School

AJANO 2022 Donation Drive

After the results of our survey, we embarked on a fundraising effort. We raised over Ghc 23,000 and also received donations in the form of bags of beans and bags of gari.

Special thanks goes out to Whytebage International and Abura MArket Women for their help.

AJANO volunteers carrying rice bag, Anthony Mensah Choate Rosemary Hall, John Mensah Ghana International School

Locally sourced food

Royal Aroma Rice and the other food items are made in Ghana

AJANO volunteers sorting and packaging beans

Sorted

Some donated foods (beans) needed to be refined to remove impurities

Repackaged

Rice, gari, beans, sugar were packaged into individualized ziploc bags

Individual Food Packages

Each 20,000 Calories package contained: 1 kg Royal Aroma Rice, 2kg Gari, 1kg Beans, Palm Oil, Vegetable Oil, Tasty Tom Tomato Paste enriched with Zinc, Cowbell Milk Powder, and Sugar. We wanted to provide individual packages so that each child would be certain to access the items. Packaging the items in resealable ziploc bags also encourages reuse of the bags.

Anthony Mensah distributing packages. AJANO 20,000 Calories Project, Anthony Mensah Choate Rosemary Hall

Philanthropy

In August 2022, we were able to supply 400 Pedu children with packages containing 20,000 Calories of nutritious food

Student with decorated planting sheet. AJANO 20,000 Calories Project

Creativity

We taught the children to reduce food waste by planting tomato seeds and rotting onions.

Some children got creative and colored the worksheets!

Media Coverage of the 20,000 Calories Project 2022

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