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The Wulugu Project works to reduce poverty through education in a deprived area of Northern Ghana. It began with a chance meeting in 1993 between a head teacher from that area and Lynne Symonds from Norfolk. She heard about extreme poverty, lack of education, and the many children kept at home because there is no money to buy an exercise book, pencil or school uniform.

Lynne raised funds to send equipment to Wulugu Secondary School, giving the charity its name. Since then the Wulugu Project has built and equipped new schools, provided hostels for teachers and girls in rural areas and given small start-up loans so mothers can earn money to support their children's education.

By providing educational opportunities in more than 100 villages, over 200,000 children have been helped out of the cycle of poverty.

We have built and equipped nine primary schools and repaired/ provided desks for over 30 more. We have also built four vocational schools for girls, bringing girls back into education from virtual slavery and giving them a real route out of poverty.