THE ASEMPA STORY

OUR STORY (The Brief Version)

Asempa Global is a small network of leaders nurturing self-sustaining Christian communities of all kinds focused on learning, restoration, and servant-leadership. Asempa Global Academy is one tangible way -- with the help of a growing list of partners -- that we live out this vision of positive influence.

Asempa Global Academy is a private Christian educational institution recognized by the Ghana Educational Service. It was started in January 2014 with six children and one teacher with the mission of giving good news to kids.

Within three years the school population increased from six to 97 with eight teachers, two cooks and one administrator. The overwhelming growth of the academy requires immediate and long-term support to strengthen the infrastructure for learning. We need your help! The Pandemic knocked us down but did not knock us out (when many "young" schools were simply unable to continue due to lack of infrastructure and funding). We are still rolling and have dreams to give good news to more and more children. BECOME AN ASEMPA PARTNER -- Join us!

Have you ever considered this: Helping launch a school may be the fastest and most efficient way to invest in people. Asempa Global Academy is located in a fast-growing suburb of Accra, Ghana, with a nearby university. The community also boasts a clinic, good water system, and electric supply. The reason the Academy chose to locate in this area was to maximize the ability to meet the needs of ALL children: those from families who are able to support their children's education and help others, and those families that require assistance.

We hope that since you are on this page, you are excited about joining us in giving good news to kids! Please reach out if you have any questions. This website will not be able to cover every detail of our story, but we hope that it gives you a good idea of who we are and what we dream of doing!

OUR "WHY" AND "HOW"

OUR WHY

"Asempa" means Good News.

Jesus is FOR us, and we consider that really good news!

OUR HOW

We are FOR you. That's it -- that's how we do everything.

We will go the extra mile to work with anyone and to get good news to kids.

OUR FOCUS AND VISION

WHAT WE DO -- OUR FOCUS

We nurture self-sustaining Christian communities of all kinds focused on learning, restoration, and servant-leadership.

The first Asempa Global Academy is based in Berekuso, Ghana, and gives good news to kids -- in heart, soul, mind, and strength -- through excellent Christian education.

OUR VISION

Educating young people to become good-news leaders who love others and seek excellence in all they do.

F.A.Q.'s for Asempa Partners

Please reach us at asempaglobalacademy@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

How did Asempa Global Academy start?

It started in 1992 with Kris Kunkel and Alex (BB) Lanbon and a boombox. That's the short version!

What do my gifts do?

Financial gifts are collected through a secure online portal and then sent to specific projects identified by our team at Asempa Global Academy. For the year 2023, the critical projects that match our vision and mission are the following:

Four Classrooms at a total cost of $32,000

For more information, check out our "Projects" page on this website, or click the link on the "Giving Link" page!

Please explain the logistics of fundraising in one country for a project in another country?

We believe in doing everything we can to remove obstacles to your partnership with Asempa Global Academy.

This includes providing a clear and transparent description of how the financial support works logistically:

Our partner, Hope Lutheran Church, in Seattle WA, has determined that Asempa Global Academy is part of their charitable mission.
This website exists as an information portal to help you understand what it looks like to be a charitable partner in the mission of Asempa Global to "give good news to kids."
By giving to Asempa Global Academy through the Hope Lutheran Church portal, you partner with many other individuals and groups to directly assist a charitable and educational cause in Ghana, West Africa through a governmentally-recognized private school.
This website will offer a transparent and consistent picture of how partner funds impact designated projects for each year. You can find out more about the projects on the "projects" page on this website.
Furthermore, we plan to include trips for partners to personally meet the staff and children of Asempa Global Academy and see the impact of their donations.

Is there an option to support specific children in need?

We are keenly aware of fundraising ethics and government legal requirements which are highly restrictive in this case (and for good reason). We want to make sure that we are carefully stewarding all funds.

For the foreseeable future, we are focused on building a safe learning environment for the children.

Your participation as an Asempa Partner -- sharing the Asempa story with your friends and family, and helping Asempa Academy financially -- makes this possible!

Can you come speak to us about Asempa?

We'd love to share more about Asempa Global Academy! We can do that in a virtual meeting with you and your friends or faith community. We are also very willing to meet with you in person. Just reach out to us (because of spam, we're not going to give you our number here) at asempaglobalacademy@gmail.com. We'd love to talk!

How do I stay in the loop?

Please sign up for our Asempa Partner E-newsletter and follow us on social media! We'll be communicating regularly about funded projects, inspiring stories, opportunities for trips, and how the vision to give good news to kids is being implemented at Asempa Global Academy. We can only make it happen together!

THE ASEMPA STORY

OUR STORY (The Brief Version)

OUR "WHY" AND "HOW"

OUR FOCUS AND VISION

F.A.Q.'s for Asempa Partners

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