My dad took me to the To Be library in Takoradi some 15 years ago, I was around 8 years and that became my home for almost two years. Today I am back in Takoradi as a lawyer, I was called to the Ghanaian bar in the year 2019, as the youngest person to ever achieve such feat and I owe a great deal of the reading habits, simple courtesy and good relationship skills to this magnificent initiative and this library. 

Children and parents are happy we have reopened the Centre and picked up where we left off with some of our activities. All within approved protocols and permission from parents for their children to spend time at the Centre. We have also decided to provide children with fun educational activities to take home. Once returned completed they will be awarded for work well done! 

"When the roots are deep there is no reason to fear the wind".....Like many countries around the world, Ghana is taking the necessary steps to control the Coronavirus. Schools are closed and social distancing is a government directive. Our Centres are closed until directives change. For now, it is important to stay safe and keep those around us safe! We will come out of this stronger! 

So nice catching up with Benjamina! She was a member of our Education Centre 10 years ago. We are humbled to have had such an impact on your life and are very proud of you! We can’t wait to celebrate with you when you get called to the Bar as a lawyer in 2020!!  Thank you for staying in touch and sharing how much your time at our Centre has shaped your achievements!

In April the Dutch To Be Worldwide Board and volunteers visited the Takoradi Centre. We spent an intensive 3 days working on various programs. Together with the I Want To Be Program Team we evaluated the program and made adjustments in preparation of the Summer 2019 session. We ran a workshop for our Alumni on "Life Skills", introduced  Mini Loco and met our new colleague Linda Sarfoah.

When we realised we could not find the right books to support our Reading Club Program we decided to develop our own books! Now we have a series of 12 books for our program. Most important is that these books reflect the children's own world. Thank you to our team of volunteers who helped develop these books!! Interested in our books? Let us know! This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.