About Us

Asankrangwa Kroye Kuo is a registered 501(c) organization in Virginia with the goal of providing charitable assistance to citizens of Asankrangwa in Ghana, West Africa

Asankrangwa Kroye Kuo is a Virginia-based Non-Profit Organization with a development agenda to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of the people of Asankrangwa based on the principles of grounding, connecting and inspiring. 

1. In Grounding the organization uses analysis of data to identify and undertake projects that impact a vast and diverse portion of the population.
2. In Connecting the organization provides a platform for continued engagement between the diaspora and residents of Asankrangwa of all ages and backgrounds for building a relationship of mutual respect and shared knowledge to further the development of the people and the town of Asankrangwa.
3. In Inspiring the organization provides a platform for the people of Asankrangwa to come together in the spirit of community to create an environment of support and sustained growth through training and education with the objective of building a community of social and economic independence.

OUR GOALS

• Poverty Alleviation: To identify and undertake projects which create a pathway for economic empowerment. For example, micro lending to farmers, small business owners, education and introduction of new technologies and trends to help small firms and farmers gain wider market access.
• Education: To identify and undertake projects which leads to an improvement of already existing schools, facilitates the building of new schools, scholarships to increase and sustain enrollment, while expanding access to reading and technology through partnerships with relevant organizations and institutions.
• Health & Sanitation: Good health and well-being cannot exist outside of proper sanitation. In this area, the organization will identify and undertake projects which includes education, awareness, and technical assistance in the field of proper sanitation techniques and practices, well-established protocols in hospitals, ownership, and responsibility towards general cleanliness starting with the individual and extending to the community as a whole.
• Sustainable Community: Underscoring the philosophy of Ubuntu-"I am what I am because of who we all are," the organization looks for opportunities to foster shared knowledge and mutual respect by organizing, sponsoring activities that promote social equity, broad-based citizenship, and celebration of successes of the community as a whole.

Asankrangwa is a town surrounded by several cities and villages in the Western Region of Ghana. By focusing on Asankrangwa, the nearby villages and towns also stand as direct beneficiary of the projects of this organization. The economic and social success of Asankrangwa as a converging town will spread to the other neighboring cities and villages, thus expanding the reach and benefits of the organizations influence.