Gordon raised £2,044.33 in London Marathon

A huge “THANK YOU” to Gordon Wanless for raising £2,044.33 by running in the Virgin Money London Marathon.  This is a fantastic result and we are enormously grateful to all the wonderful, generous people who sponsored him.  After deducting the cost of the...

Congratulations Gordon!

On Sunday 24 April 2016, GCT supporter Gordon Wanless ran the London Marathon to fulfil a personal ambition and to raise much-needed funds for the Ghanaian Children’s Trust.  Here is Gordon’s account of his experience.  Well done Gordon, and a huge...

Golden Wedding bonanza

Two of our trustees, Jean and Nana Kwabena Edusei, celebrated their Golden Wedding in December 2015 and generous friends and relatives donated £865 to the Ghanaian Children’s Trust in lieu of gifts to the couple.  Thank you to everybody for their very generous...

Youth unemployment – a big problem for us

As the older young people at King Jesus Charity Home (KJCH) complete their education, they face the problem of finding work so they can support themselves, move out of the children’s home and lead independent lives. Despite their education, Ghana has many...

High inflation affecting orphanage

The high inflation rate in Ghana is having a serious effect on King Jesus Charity Home (KJCH).  They are having to pay more for food and some of the small businesses that were previously donating food have gone out of business because of the economic difficulties in...