Monica’s Story
By Francis Ansah
We would like to introduce you to Monica Adjorator!
Monica is a 25 years old lady who hails from a village known as Asesewa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She is from a family of five, she being the eldest of the siblings. She never knew her father and is still in doubt whether he is alive or dead based on the stories the mother told her about him. Her mother was a peasant farmer and did not know the value of Education, therefore, all of the children automatically became farmers. They did not have any opportunity to go to school and have never even stepped in a class room. The worst part was that they were extremely poor because they lived on subsistent farming.
Monica, whilst in the village realized that if she did not leave the village to go in search of a job in the city in order to help support her siblings and mother, they would die from hunger. She took the bold step of moving down to Accra in the hopes that she would find a job. Unfortunately, nobody would employ her because she was just fourteen years as at time. She was also nable to find housing so she was forced to live on the streets, sleep in deserted places and beg for food. She managed to save ome money she had begged from passers-by and decided to become a street hawker by selling all kind of stuffs in other to eat. She did this for about eight years before she got a job as a house help. During this time she was sending money home to her other and siblings for their upkeep.
Monica would not stop there, she realized that to make it in this world one must have a skill, and not just be limited to being a house help. She became determined to acquire a skill and found a school where should would be taught how to design and make clothes (Seamstress). Her school matched perfectly to her taste because of proximity to work and the times she could attend lectures and training. She was enthusiastic to start, but her only challenge was school fees. Monica began praying fervently to God to show her how to get support and soon after was introduced to Engage Now Africa through a friend. We were excited to be introduced to Monica because she was a perfect candidate for our Technical and Vocational Education assistance program.
Today, Monica is a happy lady and we are proud to be sponsoring her!
In her words she said “Engage Now Africa is the Answer to My Prayer”.]]>
