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PROFESA is a non-profit secretarial school that offers job training, education, and health information to students who have had to drop out of high school because they cannot afford school fees. The academy gives students the necessary knowledge and tools needed to obtain high quality jobs irrespective of age, educational background, or lack of finances. PROFESA’s goal is to reduce poverty by helping students develop and improve their professional skills.

Meshach Bonzie founder and director of PROFESA

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PROFESA has graduated more than 200 students. Over 80% of these graduates are now employed in the community.

Subjects currently offered include English, French, accounting, economics, computers, shorthand, typewriting and secretarial practice. The academy also trains students to achieve national certifications.

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PROFESA Movie

Check out the online version of the documentarty that won the viewer’s choice greenlight on Current.tv.

 
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Longitude Featured in Providence Journal Providence, RI - Read about Longitude’s beginnings and about the grassroots efforts in Providence that have helped fund education in Ghana...Morehttp://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/mc_ghana_07-23-08_A6AOEOK_v14.3cc9112.htmlhttp://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/mc_ghana_07-23-08_A6AOEOK_v14.3cc9112.htmlhttp://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/mc_ghana_07-23-08_A6AOEOK_v14.3cc9112.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1

PROFESA needs help to improve and maintain its school and programming.  If you would like to support PROFESA please donate to one of the school improvement campaigns on the right hand side of the screen, or click on the volunteer page to find out other ways that you can help.

Click here to see photos from the PROFESA Secretarial School

Support the PROFESA Capital Campaign The PROFESA Academy and the people of Abeka want a place where 21st century education can happen in their community. Longitude’s goal is to put PROFESA into its own school by the year 2009, but we need your help...MOREPROFESA_Capital_Campaign.htmlPROFESA_Capital_Campaign.htmlPROFESA_Capital_Campaign.htmlPROFESA_Capital_Campaign.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2

PROFESA Summer Volunteers Return with Many Stories and Much Accomplished

Judah Lakin, Amy Draizen and Eli Draizen have all returned to the states after a hot summer working with Meshach and the community of Abeka.

Follow the Longitude Blog to read more about Amy, Eli and Judah’s adventures.