The Story So Far

Alma Mater Education opened its first school in Wioso, Ashanti Region, Ghana in September 2015. The location was chosen strategically with local partners because approximately 90% of children in the area don't receive education beyond primary school, and no other senior schools exist within 20 miles.

The school initially charged around $100 per term to half of its students, while offering bursaries to the rest. By the third year, fee-paying enrolment had declined significantly, prompting us to become fully free in late 2018.

Over ten years, the school has expanded to include nine classrooms, a library, offices, sanitation facilities, a kitchen with dining area, and separate boarding houses for boys and girls. Three classrooms have been adapted as a science lab, ICT suite, and home economics room. The school now accommodates 600 students.

We're currently raising funds for a second story on classroom blocks, sports facilities, solar panel upgrades, and new boreholes for the farm to achieve energy self-sufficiency. Reduced UK aid funding and worldwide economic factors have made this harder, with a disproportionate impact on women and girls' access to education.