The ‘Save A Millions Lives Campaign’ is one of the projects initiated by the Neko Tech Centre in the Ada region of Ghana. It is primarily a health project that deals with a wide range of issues affecting the community due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region.

Some of the casualties of HIV/AIDS are the orphaned children it creates when parents die due to the illness. The project deals with over 500 of these orphans and the number is growing. The centre helps these orphans is various ways, from emotional through to financial support. Two of the greatest challenges are, finding homes for them and finances to keep the orphans in school.

On a recent visit to Ghana, BBA member Andy Bailey of Enterprise Data Systems had an opportunity to see for himself some of the effects that HIV/AIDS epidemic has on these children. Princess Asie Ocansey (President of the NGO that runs the centre) explained to Andy Bailey that approximately £10.00 would keep one of the orphans in primary school for a whole year. Based on what he had seen first hand and wanting to help in someway, Andy and the Princess agreed to setup a school fund within the Save A Millions Lives Campaign specifically to finance keeping some of the orphans in school. Through his company Enterprise Data Systems, Andy kicked of the fund by committing to invest £500.00 per year for at least the next five years to the fund. He also committed to trying to find ways to enhance this investment on his return to the UK. The aim is to try and grow the fund to £10,000 per year so as to keep nearly all the orphans in school and assist with purchasing uniforms and shoes etc.

A second fund was also setup by the two partners to facilitate a condom programme to enhance the current STD education programme being run by the Neko Tech team to help reduce the spread of the epidemic. Andy is currently in positive talks with Durex (a condom manufacturer) in order to try and enhance the initial investment. 

The children are the future of our world and it is our responsibility to prepare them for what lies ahead of them. Please help us to support them.