The first classroom completed! Summer hut#classroom#waiting room#meeting hall#performance area Amazing what can be done in 5 days with a formidable team of CFKP volunteers and paid skilled workers to construct a beautiful outdoor multi-purpose space. The first class included adult learners keen to learn English. Time to start, with Samuel, one of our volunteers. The class is filling up. (Our …
Author: Patriz Kerkenaar
Our Lady of Hope School, Australia
Our Lady of Hope School The Cans For Kids Project evolved out of the fundraising efforts of Year 5/6 students at Our Lady Of Hope School, South Australia. All kinds of recyclables were collected daily, cleaned and sorted before selling them to raise money, to support the education of children in need. As part of the Social Justice Program students …
Revenue / Funding
Funding / revenue for the Cans For Kids Project: The Project was initially funded through the efforts of our Australian recycling program called Cans For Kids Project. Students at schools in South Australia, recycled cans, bottles and drink boxes, to raise money, to help kids in underdeveloped countries go to school. The Australian Founder and Director, Patriz Kerkenaar purchased the …
Friends and Affiliations
Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning ‘humanity’. It is translated as “I am because we are”. It is about the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. Friends and Affiliations The Bridge Indonesia Adi Rare Bhuana Foundation Friends of the National Parks Foundation …
Ghana: Education Programs
2018-2019 Cans For Kids Project Ghana In October, 2018, the CFKP moved to Ghana to embark upon a new project, to create awareness of the need to recycle and for all children to attend school. The Light of God Academy is located within the urban slums of Kasoa, where many students experience family hardships that sometimes preclude them from attending …
David Wilson Webpage Designer
Ubuntu is about togetherness, and how all of our actions have an impact on others and society. We are all connected and one can only grow and progress through the growth and progression of others. The Cans For Kids Project is indebted to David Wilson for his generous contribution of this webpage design. He has indeed the spirit of Ubuntu. …
Ghana: Volunteer Program
Cans For Kids Project Volunteer Program April & May 2024 TBC $600 AUS per week Hankering to contribute to something meaningful? Longing to make a difference to others? Wondering how you might share your skills? Yearning for adventure? Craving an unforgettable cultural experience? Seeking companionship and social life? Does the singing, dancing and drumming of Africa make your heart pound? …
Ghana: Strategic Building Plan
The Strategic Building Plan The Strategic Plan includes the following steps to construction, timeline and anticipated costs. Stage 1 – 2019 CFKP formed a Board of Directors and Committee. A dedicated fee free bank account was opened with the Commonwealth Bank. Stage 2 – 2020 Mumford Campus A double plot of Stool land was purchased at Mumford early 2020. Land …
Architect plans – Army Donder’s school concept design
So what will the school and health centre look like? Learning is growth. Logo designed by Luke Wilkinson, OLOH School Architect’s drawing of the Mumford Health and Education Centre, (formerly the Gomoa Education Centre). Designed with the African environment in mind, featuring solar energy panels, water harvesting, grey water gardening, passive cooling and rammed earth walls. Designer: Army Donder. Army …
About the CFKP Team
Patriz Kerkenaar Naa Borley Atiaku III Director/Treasurer: Patricia Maureen Kerkenaar-Richards cansforkidsproject@gmail.com +61 (0) 421 212 629 Patricia is the founder and manager of the CFKP in Indonesia and Ghana, for the past decade. She works now as a temporary teacher in a part time capacity in various South Australian schools, and organizing multiple fundraising events, in the absence of recycling …