ACEF, Inc.
8555 N. Gower Ave.
Kansas City, MO
64154-1274
United States of America

816-436-5953
info@childofafrica.org

Our adoption services partner: www.Africancradle.org

programs

ACEF is currently running the scholarship and international adoption programs. In 2008 ACEF will open two orphanages in Ghana, one for boys and the other for girls. Also, in 2008 ACEF will begin construction on a K-12 elementary school in at Old Offinso Township in Ghana. The following list highlights what has been accomplished thus far, and what is projected for the future for ACEF.

1. Sponsorships and Scholarships:

Ghana Representatives for ACEF have recommended approximately 50 children in need of sponsors. The selection criteria include:
    a. family poverty status
    b. academic performance
    c. character references
    d. potential for future leadership
    e. orphan status
    f. must maintain a grade of C or better in all subjects taken at current school
    g. must be drug free and sign a contract to be drug free

Children who have police or criminal record, a history of pregnancy for girls, a history of fatherhood for boys, are not eligible to participate in ACEF. Children who are confirmed as being orphans receive a higher ranking than those who are not orphans.

ACEF currently has 15 American citizens sponsoring 21 children in various cities in Ghana. Sponsors make monthly or quarterly contributions, which are then transferred directly to the schools in Ghana or to ACEF country representatives who ensure the funds are distributed for the intended purposes. End of Semester grade reports are sent to all sponsors.

Correspondence between sponsored children and sponsors in America is encouraged. ACEF Inc issues an IRS Form 1099 at end of the year to all sponsors for tax deductions. In FY 2008, ACEF intends to increase the number of sponsored children from 21 to 42. Average cost to sponsor a child in Ghanaian K-12 schools is $50 per month or $600 per year. This contribution covers tuition, transportation, uniforms, school lunch, furniture fees, computer user fees, bed user fees, examination fees, etc.
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2. International Adoptions:

In FY 2007, ACEF Inc partnered with African Cradle Inc of Modesto California to process deserving orphaned children for adoption in America. ACEF Inc registered as a charitable organization in Ghana to identify orphans and needy children for scholarships and adoptions. African Cradle Inc is a registered adoption agency in the United States. For more information on how to adopt a child from Ghana, please contact ACI at Africancradle.Org. Please be advised that the international adoption process for Ghana could be up to one year from beginning to end.
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3. Orphanages:

In 2006, ACEF Inc acquired two 5-bed room homes for use as orphanages, one for boys and the other for girls. The remodeling project will be completed in January 1, 2008. Estimated cost to sponsor a child in the orphanage is $100 per month month or $1200 per year. This contribution covers meals, salaries for housemothers and housefathers, staff salaries, books, utilities and building maintenance.
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4. K-12 School:

In 2000, ACEF Inc acquired 10 acres of land for the future site for the Leadership Academy for Boys and Leadership Academy for Girls. Design and technical drawings are commissioned to begin in 2008, construction in 2009, and enrolment of students in January 2010. This school will have state of the art high tech dormitories, kitchen, dinning hall, classrooms, libraries, computer labs, playgrounds, a deep well with uninterrupted water supply, a church, a nursing clinic, at least 2 school buses, electrical generator for uninterrupted electrical supply, and an auditorium.

Current estimated cost for construction of the school is two and a half million US dollars [$2,500,000]. Contributions to this effort may be made to ACEF Inc through this website and marked as “contribution for Leadership Academy School project”. Estimated annual operating budget after opening in 2010 is $200,000 which includes teachers and staff salaries, building and vehicle maintenance, meals, library books, computer equipment and supplies, utilities and fuel expenses, travel, conferences for staff, etc.

Class size is estimated to be on average no more than 20 students per class. Estimated teaching staff required is 13 teachers plus a Principal. Students will be prepared for entrance to colleges or universities worldwide or for vocational trades leading to self-employment upon graduation. Annual sponsorship of one student in the Academy is estimated to be $1200, or $100 per month. Contributions may be made on this website towards school construction or student sponsorship.
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