Atlanta rapper Lil Jon joins nonprofit to build school in Ghana
Ribbon cutting ceremony at a school in Ghana, which Lil Jon helped build. HANDOUT
Students in that community have been “taught in unfavorable learning conditions. Kindergarten students are learning in open pavilions with unfinished walls and dirt floors, and without formal doors or windows.” according to Pencils of Promise.
Lil Jon is known for hits like Get Low”, with the East Side Boyz, and “Yeah” with Usher and Ludacris. To help raise money he asked friends and fans to donate to the project in lieu of birthdays gifts ealier this year.
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The three-unit school, which will also have an ancillary office and washroom facilities. According to PoP’s website, the school will impact hundreds of students over the lifetime of the school.
In addition to the new kindergarten classrooms, repairs will be made and windows fitted to the primary students’ classrooms, providing the students with more light during class hours and better ventilation. The Abomayaw community committed to providing up to 20 percent of the labor and resources needed to complete construction.
Lil Jon is also helping build a second school in Ghana.
Pencils of Promise currently works in Ghana, Laos and Guatemala.
