About
Established in 1994, The Besoro Child Foundation is a small UK non-for profit organisation dedicated to providing transformative support to the youth living in the rural village of Besoro, Ghana.
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
With a population of approximately 30 million, Ghana is currently categorized as a high-potential, lower-middle-income country.
The youth make up 36% of Ghana’s population with approximately 46% living in rural areas*.
*Ghana Statistical Service 2018
The country’s educational system sends about 210,000 unemployable unskilled and semiskilled young Ghanaians into the labour market each year**.
**Ghana Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations 2014
A 2018 study revealed differences in the aspirations of young people in rural and urban settings***.
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Poverty influences young people’s hopes.
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Young people in rural areas have limited role models and experiences from which to develop aspirations compared with their urban counterparts, who are exposed to a much wider range of professions and options.
***The Youth Forward Initiative,2018
Our Mission
Providing equitable development opportunities that instil a sense of purpose, independence and community, empowering and enabling talented youth to forge a professional path and drive societal impact.
Our Vision
To unlock the limitless potential of the next generation, helping to reimagine their futures, and in turn, that of the village of Besoro.
Our Core Values
Integrity, Courage & Creativity
The Journey So Far..
1994
With the support of his wife and children, Charles sets up The Besoro Child Foundation with the aim of improving the
living standards of children in Besoro. A child sponsorship program is launched to help fund this aspiration.
2004
The Besoro Child Foundation ICT centre is built in Besoro, providing access to computers and IT skills development to all schools in Besoro and environs, free of charge.
2006
The Besoro Child Foundation awards full scholarships to all students from Besoro who are eligible to start senior high school. The scholarship covers academic costs for a period of 4 years.
2021
The formal launch of the BCF 'Futures Reimagined' Development Programme to
equip Besoro-based 14-16 years old with tools to compete effectively within a work environment, at the
national/
international level.
1947
Our founder and Chairman of the Besoro Child Foundation, Mr Charles Adomako Basoah, is born to Opanin Kofi Basoah and Obaapanin Akosua Kettey in Besoro, Ghana. He is the 8th of 9 children and 2nd male born in the family.
1967
Having shown academic promise at a young age, Charles follows the footsteps of his older brother and seizes an opportunity to further his studies in the UK. The two brothers are the only siblings afforded the opportunity to study abroad.
1981
After obtaining his BSc(Econ) at Hull University, Charles is trained and worked at KPMG (formely known as Peat, Marwick & Mitchell) London and Lusaka offices before setting up his own accountancy firm in London in 1986.