Local selection
People who know the communities and local circumstances assess which students qualify for support.
Education in Northern Ghana
Further education opens a world of opportunity.
We support young people from Dagomba communities around Tamale with scholarships, with particular attention to girls and young women.
Vision
Education improves the prospect of a better life
We believe that everyone has a right to education in order to improve their opportunities for a better life.
Mission
More opportunities for young people around Tamale
The foundation seeks to increase participation by children of the Dagomba people and related communities in Northern Ghana in all forms of education after primary school.
Particular emphasis is placed on girls and young women. Better education improves their independence and social opportunities and can help reduce the risk of marriage at a very young age.
Why
Education as a foundation for independence
Primary education is now available in many villages around Tamale. Secondary and vocational education, however, must be paid for by families. Many young people therefore have to stop learning after primary school.
When a family can only afford further education for one child, boys are often given priority. Girls are then less likely to learn a profession, earn an income and make independent choices.
The foundation helps bridge that financial gap. We support both girls and boys, while deliberately placing particular emphasis on girls and young women.
How it works
A small organisation with short lines
A local committee in and around Tamale assesses applications and follows the students. The Dutch board and the local committee serve without remuneration.
Shared responsibility
Where possible, parents or guardians contribute part of the education costs. The scholarship helps bridge the remaining gap.
Focus on girls
The foundation aims for the majority of supported students to be girls or young women.
Our story
A connection with Northern Ghana dating back to 1966
In 1966, Atze van den Broek and Renske van den Broek-Spiessens moved with their family to Tamale. Atze worked as an agricultural specialist and helped establish village projects involving farming, drinking water, health care and education.
Renske was a trained teacher. Together with others she produced simple reading materials in Dagbani and organised classes that taught adults to read and write, first in their own language and later in English.
Many years later, the family found that primary education had improved greatly, but secondary and vocational education remained beyond the means of many families. The foundation grew from that observation.
Transparency
Reports and official documents
The foundation’s official documents are published in Dutch. The same authoritative Dutch PDF files are linked from every language version of this website.
Financial policy
Management of the foundation’s funds
The foundation’s guiding principle is that funds raised should be used within a reasonable period for scholarships and other approved support in Ghana.
Funds not yet transferred are held in an ordinary bank account. If temporarily larger balances arise that cannot immediately be used, the board will consider only solutions involving very low risk.
Relevant details about the management of funds are included in the annual reporting.
Foundation details
Contact
Contact person
Mr A.P.J. (Peter) van den Broek
Address
Wagemakerspark 39
4818 TV Breda
The Netherlands
Registration
RSIN / Dutch tax number
8568 18 215
Chamber of Commerce
67070884
IBAN
NL15 ABNA 0457 9014 97
Board
Chair
A.P.J. (Peter) van den Broek
Secretary and treasurer
A.J.G.H.M. (Astrid) van den Broek-Busch
Board member
A.P. (Atze) van den Broek
Objective
The foundation aims to:
- provide financial support to children of the Dagomba people and related peoples in the area around Tamale, Ghana, for education after primary school, particularly — though not exclusively — girls, so they can improve their independence and social opportunities;
- cooperate with social organisations in Ghana in assessing scholarship applications and implementing support locally;
- provide scholarships and other forms of material assistance;
- undertake all activities connected with or conducive to these objectives.
Remuneration policy
Board members receive no remuneration for their work. They may be reimbursed for costs incurred in carrying out their duties, subject to board approval.