Renae from Global Mamas sent the following update along with a slew of pictures of the progress made on the Free Trade Zone. As you have read in previous updates this journey has been filled with ups and downs and political tape to cut through but now you can actually see the fruits of all of your generous donations from 2015 first hand.
Hi Diane and Wayne,
I hope you and everyone are doing well. I have great news – the foundation has been laid for the first building and the walls are going up! The waterworks and electricity hookups should be done soon as well. We are SO SO SO excited! We could not have done this without your unwavering support over the years.
I might also have more good news. There is a new call for proposals for grants from the German Gov’t for construction and equipment to generate jobs for women in Ghana. Yup – you read that right. We are a perfect fit and I believe that we have a great chance to get funding to cover the cover of the entire dream – 200+ jobs at the FTZ. It is also a matching grants program and I’ve read that they should match “in kind” contributions, like investments in land and construction that is not yet completed, as part of our contribution. So, fingers crossed, all the fundraising for the land and building that you’ve already done will be matched!
The seed that Melanie planted so many years ago, with a lot of TLC (from SO many people) is finally sprouting J
Love, Renae
