DESIRE TO INSPIRE: TECH TO AFRICA

In the summer of 2019 upper school student David Ntim participated in an international medical mission in Ghana, West Africa with Give Hope Global, a Charlotte-based Christian organization. The mission took place in Pepease, a small rural community in the Kwahu East district of Ghana. The goals of this mission were to provide school health screenings to Pepease students and to set up the first computer learning center in Pepease while demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ. Along with volunteering in education and healthcare, David was the unofficial photographer of the group. He saw this experience as an opportunity to help others and to connect to his Ghana roots, as an American with Ghanaian parents.

The medical mission took place at the Pepease Health Center. The Give Hope medical team partnered with the Ghana medical team to complete health screenings on more than 200 school-aged children. Screenings included growth checks, blood pressure readings, visual and auditory testing as well as verification of immunizations being up to date. Children who

were found to have serious medical problems were referred to the nearest district hospital. The Ghana and USA health teams also collaborated in gaining knowledge on tropical diseases. David participated in the opening and commissioning of the clinic’s new wing. He helped set up the automated external defibrillator (AED) and trainer pack which was used to train health professionals and was later donated to the Kwahu Atibie Government Hospital.

At the Pepease Presbyterian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) center, David was able to help install computers. While a lot of work was completed, there is still a need for additional computers, accessories and software to meet the demand for computer learning resources and improve computer literacy. David partnered with Rev. Kennedy Twum-Barimah, the pastor and district minister of the