About REDEPP

Rural Education And Development Programme LBG (REDEPP)

Serving Rural Communities for Over Two Decades

The Rural Education and Development Programme LBG (REDEPP) is an all-volunteer non profit organization based in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District in the Central Region of Ghana. REDEPP was legally incorporated in November, 1999 and granted NGO status by the Department of Social Welfare in April, 2001.

REDEPP provides opportunities for the rural communities to work voluntarily together to enhance standard of living. REDEPP assists and supports the rural communities in areas of education, environment, health, poverty alleviation, water and sanitation as well as any other developmental activities important for
them.

About REDEPP

The membersof the board of REDEPP and the officers are either current residents of the district or were born and raised there, left to pursue other careers, and have nowjoined with REDEPP in an effort to improve the lives of people in the district. REDEPP has received funds from the Ghana AIDS Commission for education in HIV/AIDS, New England Biolabs Foundation (USA), the Cottonwood Foundation (USA), America Jewish
World Service (USA) Nyarkoa Foundation (USA) and World Bank (small grant) Service for assistance in improving the physical environment of the district through tree planting, clean up, improving water supply and community education on gender issues.

In 2016, REDEPP was asupporting partner of the Environmental Justice Foundation-UK (EJF) Postcards From Frontiers project and Home Truths- Climate Witness Network. i.e (EFJ climate campaign to secure international action depicting environmental abuses or destruction through photography.

Trust

We serve our communities with consciousness and trust, building relationships rooted in honesty and mutual respect.

Diligence

We approach every programme and project with diligence and efficiency, ensuring our work is done.

Competence

Our volunteers bring skill and competence to every initiative, from Public Health to Education and Environment.

Collaboration

We work with team spirit and collaboration, achieving our programmes and projects together with the communities.

Vision
To ensure that the present generation provides the foundation in socio-economic dimensions for the future generation to build on.
Mission
To provide resources and leadership to help the people of the rural communities learn to use their knowledge, abilities, skills and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.
CORE VALUES/
OBJECTIVES:
Making sure that our volunteers and target audience have the team spirit as well as the collaboration in achieving programmed activities/projects timely, promptly with consciousness, trust, diligence as well as efficiency coupled with competence in serving their communities.
Meet the teachers

Experts in giving your children best start

Ella Stark

Lead teacher and 1-2 year olds

Harriet Bailey

Teacher: 2-3 year olds

Melinda Schiller

Teacher: 3-4 year olds

What Our Community Says
REDEPP came to our community and didn't just bring resources, they listened first. Because of their work repairing our borehole, our families now have clean water close to home.
— A Local Citizen

More Than Just an Organization — A Community

Working alongside Rural Communities since 1999, through Public Health, Education, and Environment.

Volunteer
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