What We Do
Since 2004 The Sankofa Center, a 501(c)(3) U.S. operated charity, has educated village youths and adults about how HIV/AIDS is transmitted and prevented, while changing perceptions using culturally comprehensive methods – African dance-dramas – in Ghana, West Africa. The Sankofa Center also conducts free counseling and testing and provides links to treatment and support services for thousands of women, men, and children in Ghana. Programs consisting of a local crew and cohorts of international interns from the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom run throughout the year.
The Sankofa Center’s programming is two-fold:
- Touring dance-dramas are aimed at educating marginalized villagers with little access to resources and information
- After-school programs target youth between the ages of 13-19+.
