GGye ye NNyameyameCCharity harity IInternationalnternational

Registered: Accra, GhanaRegistered: Accra, Ghana

G-18,114 June 29G-18,114 June 29thth, 2006, 2006

““The problem of humanity is that too many people do The problem of humanity is that too many people do nothingnothing because they think they can do so little” because they think they can do so little”

(Edmund Burke)(Edmund Burke)

Certificate of IncorporationCertificate of Incorporation

Certificate to commence BusinessCertificate to commence Business

Mission StatementMission Statement

‘‘Thinking globally, Thinking globally, acting locally’acting locally’

To adopt a Ghanaian village To adopt a Ghanaian village community for sustainable community for sustainable

eco-technological investment eco-technological investment & reconstruction, as a pilot & reconstruction, as a pilot

project & guiding model for the project & guiding model for the regional area – thereby regional area – thereby

influencing influencing nationalnational policy by policy by practicalpractical example. example.

EthosEthosCharacteristic spiritCharacteristic spirit

To help reduce Poverty in urban & rural areas of Ghana, and to influence To help reduce Poverty in urban & rural areas of Ghana, and to influence other ECOWAS countries, by example.other ECOWAS countries, by example.

To help alleviate the serious housing problems in Ghana and the sub-To help alleviate the serious housing problems in Ghana and the sub-Saharan region, by setting up Eco-Housing village initiatives.Saharan region, by setting up Eco-Housing village initiatives.

Fair TradeFair Trade not ‘spare’ Aid. not ‘spare’ Aid. As the birthplace of human evolution, the plight As the birthplace of human evolution, the plight of equatorial Africa is a of equatorial Africa is a globalglobal challenge that cannot be ignored by the challenge that cannot be ignored by the ‘developed’ world - ethically, morally or economically.‘developed’ world - ethically, morally or economically.

‘‘Making Poverty History’Making Poverty History’ requires the redistribution of wealth and requires the redistribution of wealth and cessation of political & economic corruption, in order that local communities cessation of political & economic corruption, in order that local communities can become more self-sufficient, and less reliant upon imports &/or can become more self-sufficient, and less reliant upon imports &/or influences that may undermine their culture & future development.influences that may undermine their culture & future development.

The following Objectives constitute our The following Objectives constitute our ‘Charter’‘Charter’ … …

MalariaMalaria OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE To induce capital investment To induce capital investment

through the production of local through the production of local documentaries for syndication documentaries for syndication via global media corporations, via global media corporations, especially in addressing especially in addressing HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS, MalariaMalaria, Poverty , Poverty and Famine.and Famine.

To seek sponsored provision To seek sponsored provision of mosquito netting & re-of mosquito netting & re-proofing kits, with the proofing kits, with the education & resources to education & resources to maintainmaintain effective preventative effective preventative measures against measures against MalariaMalaria..

AIDSAIDS OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVETo educate the population on sexual To educate the population on sexual

practices to prevent the spread of practices to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to seek sponsored HIV/AIDS, and to seek sponsored provision of free condoms through medical provision of free condoms through medical & community centres, churches, schools & community centres, churches, schools and colleges.and colleges.

To research the ethno botanical value of To research the ethno botanical value of indigenous herbs, plants, bushes and indigenous herbs, plants, bushes and trees (such as Neem) in the search trees (such as Neem) in the search towards a preventative treatment or cure towards a preventative treatment or cure for HIV/AIDSfor HIV/AIDS

Leprosy & Cancer Leprosy & Cancer OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE

To help with the devastating To help with the devastating effects of Leprosy, especially effects of Leprosy, especially in coastal urban areas of in coastal urban areas of Ghana, and to influence other Ghana, and to influence other ECOWAS countries.ECOWAS countries.

To alleviate the carcinogenic To alleviate the carcinogenic use of palm oil lamps by poor use of palm oil lamps by poor street traders, through the use street traders, through the use of solar-powered lighting for of solar-powered lighting for economic and domestic use, economic and domestic use, thereby enabling BioFuel thereby enabling BioFuel research & development.research & development.

‘‘Fairest Trade’Fairest Trade’ OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

To attract commercial investment & sponsorship. To To attract commercial investment & sponsorship. To encourage ethical profit-sharing, and global advertising encourage ethical profit-sharing, and global advertising for the provision of capital funding, vital resources & for the provision of capital funding, vital resources & technical expertise.technical expertise.

To facilitate free-market economics with the ‘developed To facilitate free-market economics with the ‘developed world’ (re: G8; World Bank; IMF initiatives)world’ (re: G8; World Bank; IMF initiatives)

To encourage the exportation of arts, crafts, clothing, To encourage the exportation of arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery, local/organic produce, etc - with the jewellery, local/organic produce, etc - with the improvement of logistics & regional transport to improvement of logistics & regional transport to commercial container ports, etc. (re: ECOWAS)commercial container ports, etc. (re: ECOWAS)

Educational Educational OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

To administer such health, To administer such health, information & communication centres information & communication centres based upon solar-powered satellites based upon solar-powered satellites linked to PCs, SmartBoards and linked to PCs, SmartBoards and large-screens for mass educational large-screens for mass educational training, qualifiable academic training, qualifiable academic courses and choice programs from courses and choice programs from the BBC, Open University, etc; using the BBC, Open University, etc; using various media formats.various media formats.

To provide formal education for To provide formal education for street children, and to support the street children, and to support the aged.aged.

To train & equip the vulnerable street To train & equip the vulnerable street children & orphans in vocational children & orphans in vocational skills.skills.

To advocate the Rights of the Child To advocate the Rights of the Child (UNESCO)(UNESCO)

Youth OBJECTIVEYouth OBJECTIVE

To stem the tide of youth migration to the cities To stem the tide of youth migration to the cities (and thus exposure to corruption, crime & drugs) (and thus exposure to corruption, crime & drugs) by creating local employment via sustainable by creating local employment via sustainable initiatives, that can be transferred through initiatives, that can be transferred through instruction to subsequent generations. instruction to subsequent generations. Ecotourism & the exportation of ‘Fair Trade’ Ecotourism & the exportation of ‘Fair Trade’ products are key factors.products are key factors.

To rehabilitate thousands of street children in the To rehabilitate thousands of street children in the urban centres of Ghana, and to encourage this urban centres of Ghana, and to encourage this within other ECOWAS countries.within other ECOWAS countries.

Employment OBJECTIVEEmployment OBJECTIVE

To create employment in To create employment in the construction, the construction, maintenance & maintenance & administration of administration of community, educational community, educational and medical centres using and medical centres using solar panels and wind-solar panels and wind-turbines for power, water turbines for power, water pumps & purification, pumps & purification, drainage & waste-drainage & waste-recycling, with recycling, with technological equipment, technological equipment, utilities & services.utilities & services.

Industrial OBJECTIVEIndustrial OBJECTIVE

To encourage the To encourage the locallocal processing, manufacture processing, manufacture & packaging of products (i.e. coffee & & packaging of products (i.e. coffee & chocolate), thereby reducing the economically-chocolate), thereby reducing the economically-inefficient costs & environmentally-damaging inefficient costs & environmentally-damaging impacts of exporting raw materials for the impacts of exporting raw materials for the demand of world markets, (whilst the importation demand of world markets, (whilst the importation tariffs and prices of quality consumables cannot tariffs and prices of quality consumables cannot even be afforded by the even be afforded by the sourcesource producers &/or producers &/or original suppliers!)original suppliers!)

Historical OBJECTIVEHistorical OBJECTIVE

To care for the sick & To care for the sick & elderly, whilst ensuring elderly, whilst ensuring that their unique that their unique knowledge is recorded & knowledge is recorded & archived for future archived for future reference, through the reference, through the production of syndicated production of syndicated educational & historical educational & historical media documentaries.media documentaries.

Agricultural OBJECTIVEAgricultural OBJECTIVE

To establish ecologically-designed greenhouse To establish ecologically-designed greenhouse cultivation of such indigenous plants such as cultivation of such indigenous plants such as Wormwood to enable research & development Wormwood to enable research & development into the treatment of Malaria and other diseases.into the treatment of Malaria and other diseases.

To en-courage local farmer co-operatives to set To en-courage local farmer co-operatives to set up ‘Fair Trade’ practices, markets & logistics.up ‘Fair Trade’ practices, markets & logistics.

Reforestation OBJECTIVEReforestation OBJECTIVE

To reduce the destruction of To reduce the destruction of woodland through the use of woodland through the use of parabolic solar cookers and parabolic solar cookers and ecologically low-impact ecologically low-impact technology, thus promoting technology, thus promoting generative re-forestation & the generative re-forestation & the stabilization of enriched soils.stabilization of enriched soils.

To plant Neem trees and other To plant Neem trees and other plants for research into plants for research into botanical anti-AIDS properties, botanical anti-AIDS properties, and the prevention of and the prevention of MALARIA.MALARIA.

Reclamation OBJECTIVEReclamation OBJECTIVE

To ‘recycle’ abandoned To ‘recycle’ abandoned churches & derelict properties, churches & derelict properties, and to develop the neglected and to develop the neglected site & land for the construction site & land for the construction of ecologically-sustainable of ecologically-sustainable housing, educational & social housing, educational & social centres, eco-agriculture, and centres, eco-agriculture, and local industry.local industry.

To prevent the encroachment To prevent the encroachment of water bodies by estate of water bodies by estate developers, and the dumping developers, and the dumping of refuse by communities for of refuse by communities for conservation purposes.conservation purposes.

Networking OBJECTIVENetworking OBJECTIVE

To link with ‘twinned’ schools & colleges worldwide; and To link with ‘twinned’ schools & colleges worldwide; and to provide to provide globalglobal media corporations with authentic media corporations with authentic ‘reality TV’ programs based upon the progress & ‘reality TV’ programs based upon the progress & development of the development of the locallocal school & community. school & community.

Satellite communication with Microsoft Office PC/s, Satellite communication with Microsoft Office PC/s, administration, networking & media facilities.administration, networking & media facilities.

To liaise with government and other NGOs to carry out To liaise with government and other NGOs to carry out development programmes that will enhance the living development programmes that will enhance the living conditions of the vulnerable and the marginalised in conditions of the vulnerable and the marginalised in society.society.

Collaboration with organisations offering work & cultural Collaboration with organisations offering work & cultural experience, such as the experience, such as the Peace Corps.Peace Corps.

START-UP FINANCINGSTART-UP FINANCINGGlobal AppealGlobal Appeal

Initial Funding & Investment through educational Initial Funding & Investment through educational multi-media documentaries of endangered multi-media documentaries of endangered village cultures – to be syndicated & marketed village cultures – to be syndicated & marketed world-wide as true world-wide as true ‘‘RealityReality TV’. TV’.

Grants from Individual & Corporate Patronage, Grants from Individual & Corporate Patronage, and Sponsors (e.g. Bono, Geldof, Ure, Gates, and Sponsors (e.g. Bono, Geldof, Ure, Gates, Kofi Anan, Kofi Anan, MicrosoftMicrosoft, , NokiaNokia, , SmartBoardSmartBoard, etc), etc)

Ethical bank loan for initial 10 year financial plan, Ethical bank loan for initial 10 year financial plan, linked to World Bank, IMF, WTO, UN, etclinked to World Bank, IMF, WTO, UN, etc

TIMELINE – 2006: Phase 1TIMELINE – 2006: Phase 1

To confirm Gye Nyame Charity International’s LOGO To confirm Gye Nyame Charity International’s LOGO and Name with the Registrar General’s Office in Accra, and Name with the Registrar General’s Office in Accra, by September 2006.by September 2006.

To establish an official Bank Account by October 2006, To establish an official Bank Account by October 2006, in accordance with Charity Commission regulations.in accordance with Charity Commission regulations.

To register & certificate GNCI with Social Welfare office; To register & certificate GNCI with Social Welfare office; and to identify immediate priorities by November 2006.and to identify immediate priorities by November 2006.

To prepare a temporary office compound for both the To prepare a temporary office compound for both the Board of Directors and Projects Implementation Team Board of Directors and Projects Implementation Team (PIT) by December 2006.(PIT) by December 2006.

To find sponsorship for 2 4WD vehicles re: LogisticsTo find sponsorship for 2 4WD vehicles re: Logistics

TIMELINE – 2007: Phase 2TIMELINE – 2007: Phase 2

To equip the office with at least 5 computers linked to telephone/fax To equip the office with at least 5 computers linked to telephone/fax on broadband to the Internet; printers, photocopier, scanner; A/V on broadband to the Internet; printers, photocopier, scanner; A/V suite, and suite, and SMARTboardSMARTboard equipment, etc - by January 2007. equipment, etc - by January 2007.

To have established a To have established a WebsiteWebsite domain, host and Homepage with domain, host and Homepage with email addresses by January 2007.email addresses by January 2007.

To seek, interview & recruit Ghanaian staff & key workers whose To seek, interview & recruit Ghanaian staff & key workers whose professional competencies are critical to GNCI.professional competencies are critical to GNCI.

To begin Networking for funding & support, by February 2007.To begin Networking for funding & support, by February 2007. To implement full Shareholder analysis by March 2007 To implement full Shareholder analysis by March 2007 (the 50(the 50thth

anniversary of the democratic independence of Ghana)anniversary of the democratic independence of Ghana) To complete a Motivation & Remuneration package appraisal for To complete a Motivation & Remuneration package appraisal for

Directors, staff & employees by May 2007Directors, staff & employees by May 2007

URGENT NeedsURGENT Needs Central administrative ‘home’ office complex within Central administrative ‘home’ office complex within

secure compound – logistically close to a port; roads; secure compound – logistically close to a port; roads; services; utilities; local area inter-networks & telephonesservices; utilities; local area inter-networks & telephones

Solar panelled roof conversions to facilitate energy self-Solar panelled roof conversions to facilitate energy self-sufficiency for the home/office & support community.sufficiency for the home/office & support community.

Solar/Wind-powered Water pumps & Solar/Wind-powered Water pumps & purificationpurification plant/s, with ecologically-controlled Waste recycling.plant/s, with ecologically-controlled Waste recycling.

2 x 4-wheel drive vehicles with trailers; Diesel Turbo 2 x 4-wheel drive vehicles with trailers; Diesel Turbo Transporter van (modified for Transporter van (modified for Bio FuelBio Fuel))

Construction equipment, tools & maintenance utilitiesConstruction equipment, tools & maintenance utilities Technical engineers & Servicing advisors.Technical engineers & Servicing advisors.

IMMEDIATE NeedsIMMEDIATE Needs

Donated Supplies of:Donated Supplies of: Industrial Batteries & 12v InvertersIndustrial Batteries & 12v Inverters Solar Roofing Panels & Street lightingSolar Roofing Panels & Street lighting Wind-turbinesWind-turbines Mobile phonesMobile phones Hardware: PCs, Printers, Scanners & PhotocopiersHardware: PCs, Printers, Scanners & Photocopiers Software: CD ROMs and relevant programsSoftware: CD ROMs and relevant programs Supply of toner, paper, and office stationarySupply of toner, paper, and office stationary Receptors & Satellite dishesReceptors & Satellite dishes Whiteboards & large-screens with projectors for Whiteboards & large-screens with projectors for

Educational classes & presentationsEducational classes & presentations Medical resources for volunteers/employeesMedical resources for volunteers/employees

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

““The greatest misfortune is when Theory outstrips Performance” The greatest misfortune is when Theory outstrips Performance” (Walt (Walt Whitman)Whitman)

““Remember your Remember your HumanityHumanity – and – and forgetforget the rest” the rest” (Albert Einstein) (Albert Einstein)

We are either part of the problemWe are either part of the problem- or its or its solutionsolution

CHOOSE!CHOOSE!

For further information, please contact:For further information, please contact:Graham Russell-Pead, Graham Russell-Pead, B.Sc.,PGCE,Dip.Sec.,TEFL,MOSB.Sc.,PGCE,Dip.Sec.,TEFL,MOS, at, at

gramrussell@yahoo.co.ukgramrussell@yahoo.co.uk

ContactContact

BankBankBarclaysBarclays of Cape Coast of Cape Coast

EmailEmail

office@gnci.co.ukoffice@gnci.co.uk WebsiteWebsite

www.gnci.co.ukwww.gnci.co.uk