Water, Books, and Hope: Uhuru For All Brings Life-Changing Gifts to Jusbua Foundation

There are days that change the story of a community forever. For the children, teachers, and families of Jusbua Foundation in Gomoa Wassa, June 21, 2026 was one of those days — the day Uhuru For All came to town, and nothing was the same afterward.

A New Name, A New Chapter

The timing couldn’t have been more fitting. Just before the big day, Jusbua had completed its own transformation, officially re-registering from Jusbua Educational Centre to Jusbua Foundation. So this celebration wasn’t only about the gifts about to arrive — it was about a community stepping into a new identity, ready to grow.

The Surprise Nobody Saw Coming

When Uhuru For All first visited, they came to do one thing: drill a borehole. But as one community member put it, they “also saw our needs, even for that, they said nothing about it.” That quiet observation would turn into the biggest surprise of the year.

The team mentioned they might return — with a car, and since they’d be paying for fuel anyway, they didn’t want to come empty-handed. What they actually brought left everyone speechless: exercise books titled Uhuru For All Ghana Schools, complete with the children’s own photographs printed on the covers. Pencils, erasers, crayons, pens, rulers, and brand-new school bags followed. For children who had struggled just to own a single schoolbag, walking home with a full bag of supplies was nothing short of a dream.

As one speaker reflected, an NGO usually looks at the impact a community has already made before deciding to support it further. For Jusbua, having a real building full of children learning was that proof — and everything that followed felt like divine timing.

Water Is Life

Before that day, children walked long distances just to fetch water for their families and their school. Dry throats, tired legs, and lost learning time were simply part of daily life.

Uhuru For All changed that with a mechanized borehole, now sitting right on the school compound. Safe, free-flowing water — no more long walks, no more waiting. As one grateful voice from the Jusbua Foundation staff put it: “Water is life, and you have given us life.”

A Poem Straight From the Heart

The children didn’t just say thank you — they performed it. Comfort Asmah and Kelin took the stage with an original poem, Uhuru For All, that captured the whole journey:

Once we walked so far for water to drink, our throats were dry, our eyes would blink. But now you have given us a borehole — free water flows, exhaust our soul.

The poem moved from the story of the borehole to the story of the books and bags, closing with a promise from the children themselves: to learn, to grow, to shine — because, as they said, “Uhuru For All, your love is divine.”

Gratitude, Scripture, and a Promise

In the formal remarks, staff and leadership of Jusbua Foundation welcomed Nananom, invited guests, and the wider community with full protocol observed, before turning to the heart of the message: gratitude. They pointed to Proverbs 19:17 — that whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be rewarded — as the scripture that best captured the spirit of the gift.

The Foundation made a public promise: to take good care of every item donated and to use it exactly as intended — to educate and uplift the children of Jusbua.

Special recognition was given to the individuals and couples behind Uhuru For All’s generosity:

Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. James and Lael Beer
Mr. Sunney Patpatia
Mrs. Agnes Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Shelley Kline
Mrs. Jennifer Steeley
Mr. Malique Amenhotep
Mr. Roger Greer

To each of them, the community offered a heartfelt “Ayikoo” — a word of deep respect and thanks — along with prayers that their foundation would go from strength to strength, and that more doors would open for them to bless other communities.
Watch the full ceremony: