{"id":4535,"date":"2019-11-23T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2020-09-10T17:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T17:07:23","slug":"children-of-the-light-beacon-of-hope-for-atewa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/children-of-the-light-beacon-of-hope-for-atewa\/","title":{"rendered":"Children Of The Light: Beacon Of Hope For Atewa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4535\" class=\"elementor elementor-4535\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a06f997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a06f997\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e486dd\" data-id=\"7e486dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcfe88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bcfe88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Atewa-Collage-made-with-recycled-materials-Copy-rotated-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eaed7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eaed7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3065e\" data-id=\"5a3065e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a025847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a025847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e7528e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e7528e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0524818\" data-id=\"0524818\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05b052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a05b052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\np{font-family:open sans;color:black; font-height:1.5em;font-weight:400;font-size:17px;}\nspan{font-style:italics;}\n<\/style>\n<p>\n<p>\nIt is often said that young people are tomorrow\u2019s leaders but looking at the global destruction made to life on Earth, there may not be a future to lead if the young wait until tomorrow.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nIt is for this reason that Children of the Light have decided not to ignore the impact of this predicted destruction. In their little but impactful way, these children whose abode lays not too far from the Pepease Forest in the Eastern Region of Ghana have embarked on several activities to create awareness on the need to conserve the environment.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-935dbd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"935dbd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10a35e2\" data-id=\"10a35e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0118a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0118a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a98c13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a98c13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a69810\" data-id=\"8a69810\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc4ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc4ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.052.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.052.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.052-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.052-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a66a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a66a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e4d25c\" data-id=\"8e4d25c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b679c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b679c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\np{font-family:open sans;color:black; font-height:1.5em;font-weight:400;font-size:17px;}\nspan{font-style:italics;}\n<\/style>\n<p>\n<p>\nIt is often said that young people are tomorrow\u2019s leaders but looking at the global destruction made to life on Earth, there may not be a future to lead if the young wait until tomorrow.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nIt is for this reason that Children of the Light have decided not to ignore the impact of this predicted destruction. In their little but impactful way, these children whose abode lays not too far from the Pepease Forest in the Eastern Region of Ghana have embarked on several activities to create awareness on the need to conserve the environment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe recycling competition is an opportunity for the children to learn more about recycling, responsible use of resources, and sustainable living through creative exploration.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a8438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70a8438\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff8e279\" data-id=\"ff8e279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e50118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e50118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\np{font-family:open sans;color:black; font-height:1.5em;font-weight:400;font-size:17px;}<br \/>\nspan{font-style:italics;}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<p><\/p><p><strong>\nCheck out some of the breath-taking artworks by COTL\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1752b72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1752b72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b64220c\" data-id=\"b64220c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e2810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05e2810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.1052.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4564\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f605bb\" data-id=\"7f605bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c88916b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c88916b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.052-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4563\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-144f7fb\" data-id=\"144f7fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9277c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9277c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.10533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4568\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9012e7f\" data-id=\"9012e7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e57b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e57b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-18-at-14.1054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4566\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df7d290 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df7d290\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-090897b\" data-id=\"090897b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3b79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3b79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><em>These items where created using recyclable materials<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74280be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74280be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d5daf6\" data-id=\"0d5daf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294ceca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294ceca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>\n<strong>Atewa<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCOTL is not just enthused by the beauty of the Atewa forest; they want it to remain for generations yet unborn\u2015so other children like them, in future, may enjoy the goods that the forest has to offer. To make this a reality, they have added their voices to the call to save Atewa Forest from bauxite mining.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97a8a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97a8a44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc755d9\" data-id=\"bc755d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22893e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22893e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Waste-to-Art-by-Children-of-the-Light-COLT2.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f720396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f720396\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6c286a\" data-id=\"d6c286a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580eb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"580eb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>COTL has since been involved in several campaigns to secure the forest including; writing letters to Ghana\u2019s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the need to make Atewa a National Park; an Atewa Exhibition and the organisation of a whole session to educate children on all they need to know about the forest. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b104ef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b104ef9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a27cd\" data-id=\"d1a27cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2554388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2554388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLT-LETTER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLT-LETTER.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLT-LETTER-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLT-LETTER-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94bb6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94bb6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfeeb89\" data-id=\"dfeeb89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8dd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8dd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nThe school has also been involved in almost all programmes affiliated to the campaign to safe the forest from activities that would destroy it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe at A Rocha Ghana are inspired by the steps these children have taken and believe they are a beacon of hope for the preservation of the Atewa Forest and the conservation of our environment as a whole.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe place them on our radial so others\u2015both young and old, great and small, rich and poor may draw inspiration from them.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f263d97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f263d97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-969c3d7\" data-id=\"969c3d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f489e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f489e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pics.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pics.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pics-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90ef5de\" data-id=\"90ef5de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d70a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d70a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2a297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2a297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa89f4\" data-id=\"0aa89f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcf7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fcf7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af15161\" data-id=\"af15161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615a652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"615a652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4-1.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pic4-1-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8e24ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e24ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4cf0e\" data-id=\"1c4cf0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e66a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e66a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ce8a97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ce8a97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38ad673\" data-id=\"38ad673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8475fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8475fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<strong>About COTL<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ad009 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ad009\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1f3915\" data-id=\"a1f3915\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc5035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc5035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLYTE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLYTE.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.atewa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/COLYTE-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">COTL\u2019s love for nature is worth emulating<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d66b024\" data-id=\"d66b024\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4660711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4660711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Children of the Light is a registered charitable organisation that has been operating in Ghana, West Africa, since 2005. They have a passion to help children break out of the harsh cycle of inadequate education and poverty so that they may grow to reach their full potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9190081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9190081\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a644e3\" data-id=\"1a644e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256c6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256c6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The organisation runs year-round educational programs, for children aged 4 to 16 years in one-on-one and small-group learning settings. In addition, children also enjoy numerous special programs which include language arts, performing and fine arts, social studies, mathematics, science and sporting activities.<\/p>\n<p>\nFind out more about COTL  <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofthelightghana.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n<strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is often said that young people are tomorrow\u2019s leaders but looking at the global destruction made to life on Earth, there may not be a future to lead if the young wait until tomorrow. 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