Ghana: Mumford Health & Education Centre

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 …

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: 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? …

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 …