04/05/2024
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I believe in each of you and I believe in a Living God. Let's get to work on our knees and within our finances. We will continually change lives within the Mental Health Rehabilitation realm🙏 😊 🙏
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https://www.gofundme.com/ML4lyfeFoundation
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Announcement:
Clubhouse Ghana 🇬🇭 (CHG) needs you in order to stay open. The facility is a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center that cares for abandoned patients from the Psychiatric Hospitals in Ghana. VISIT Clubhouse Ghana TODAY!
Clubhouse Ghana Rehabilitation Center. GPS Coordinates:
PRM8+7M4, Pantang West
Main intro video for CHG
https://youtu.be/mTksm_RGoRE?si=LWilBuMSJaGtb0_u
We provide Education, Employment through artisan and apprenticeship / skills training and Housing to all members of our community (EEH Model) Adopt a patient or member today and let's invariably work together to save the CHG building.
I'm available 24/7 to answer questions at +1 516 902 4011 or on [email protected] and please use any of the channels below to support the dreams of the nameless, faceless, blessed, yet unfortunate souls that suffer from a Mental Health ailment that should transcend the shroud of a stigma in its wake!
Thank you, kindly.
Details below.
All ML4Lyfe Group Shows, Campaigns and non-related Programs are on hold until we complete this Emergency Fundraiser by the end of the month.
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Ways to donate
1. U.S. Debit or Credit Card http://www.gofundme.com/ML4LyfeFoundation
2. Ghana Bank Account
*First National Bank*
In the account name of *ML4Lyfe DesBordes Clubhouse Ghana 🇬🇭*
(Named in full after my mother)
62001151860 GH Cedi
62001151878 USD
3. Or send Ghana 🇬🇭 Mobile Money 📱 Payments* 💰 directly from Ghana; or with American apps INTO Ghana from the U.S.: Remitly, WorldRemit, SendWave, Tap Tap, etc. to +233 20 935 8682
4. U.S. payment portals 🇺🇸
Zelle +1 516 902 4011
CashApp $ML4Lyfe2
Venmo ML4Lyfe
PayPal [email protected]
5. *Wells Fargo Bank info USA 🇺🇸*
*ML4Lyfe Blay-Miezah Clubhouse Ghana 🇬🇭*
Account number
6213935650
Routing number
111900659
Wires: Swift Code: $ WFBIUS6S
Swift Code: Non-$ WFBIUS6WFFX
Routing number for international wires: 121 000 248
Bank Address:
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
6. Benevity Verified Charity Portal for Worthy Causes:
https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-871749622
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The NGO is a 501(c)(3) Registered ®️ entity based out of Houston, Texas for the U.S. branch.
It has been vetted by the IRS to be a tax-exempt non-profit organization so that individuals can donate funds and receive a portion back of their donations to write-off during tax season each year.
The Ghana branch of Clubhouse Ghana 🇬🇭 is also a Registered ®️ entity located in Accra with Social Welfare licensing et al.
Both organizations have licensing and registration details for functional operations in both countries with corresponding NGO Bank Accounts at First National Bank 🇬🇭 and Wells Fargo Bank 🇺🇸
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*Full-write up*
CLUBHOUSE GHANA
*INTRODUCTION*
Clubhouse Ghana, a non-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has a mission to rehabilitate people living with Mental Health conditions in Ghana through advocacy, skills training, as well as the goal of helping them to access Free Basic Education and subsidized Health Care.
It is the First-Ever Clubhouse-Franchised Rehabilitation Center to be established in the entire West Africa. It focuses on re-integrating Mentally Challenged individuals back into society through *Education*, Transitional *Employment* and *Housing* Assistance: The *E E H Model* of the non-profit organization.
As a member of an internationally recognised organization of Clubhouse International, Clubhouse Ghana has adopted as part of its operations the 37 operational standards for its member institutions. 340 globally-located Clubhouses like Clubhouse Ghana of Africa; all operate under the auspices of Clubhouse International in Manhattan, New York (https://www.clubhouse-intl.org).
This article seeks to take readers through the modus operandi of Clubhouse Ghana. They are as follows.
*MEMBERSHIP*
At Clubhouse Ghana, we receive recovering patients, aka "Members" based on the recommendations of our Psychiatrists. There is no age limit. Our center is open to *anyone* with a history of mental illness.
In all Clubhouses, we refer to patients as *“Members“* in order to eradicate the stigma that is attached to mental illness. All Members have equal access to every Clubhouse opportunity with no differentiation based on diagnosis or level of functionality. That is why at Clubhouse Ghana, the CEO has purchased a smartphone and other items for all members not to feel left out in all areas of life.
Currently, we can boast of staff strength of 13 individuals that handle an 'in-patient' capacity of 22 Members that reside on-site; plus several other individuals in an 'out-patient' day-to-day attendance program for therapy and ongoing community recreation.
*RELATIONSHIP*
The rapport between members and staff is a cordial one. In order to bond well with Members and for them to have a feeling of belonging, staff are not encouraged to do activities that are outside the center’s curriculum or "work ordered" day *familiarity schedules* for the Members. Responsibility for the operation of the Clubhouse lies with the Members and staff, and undoubtedly with the Clubhouse Administrator, as well.
Central to this responsibility is the engagement of Members and staff in all aspects of Clubhouse operations.
The Administrator ensures the day-to-day running of the center; in addition to the sustained livelihood and well-being of Members through a cordial collaboration with other staff.
*RUNNING OF DAILY ACTIVITIES*
The daily activities involve Members and staff together, side-by-side, in the running of the Clubhouse. The Clubhouse focuses on strengths, talents, and abilities; therefore, the day’s activity must not include medication, clinics, or day treatment within the Clubhouses. All treatment of Members are referred to nearby hospitals to handle. At Clubhouse Ghana, for instance, today, you will see Lucy, one of our Members, assisting the administrator, and on another day, you will see her interacting with different staff. She does that on her own volition with happiness and contentment.
Our Members choose the manner in which they utilize the Clubhouse and the staff with whom they work. There are no agreements, contracts, schedules, or stringent rules intended to enforce participation of Members (only guidelines of concern and effectiveness). We also want to state on record that Clubhouse Ghana is not a Psychiatric Hospital but a "Home away from Home" where Members feel a sense of belonging within a community setting.
*EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS TRANING, AND EDUCATION*
Clubhouse Ghana seeks additionally to facilitate the rehabilitation process of mentally challenged individuals that are unkempt and neglected without shelter, by taking them off the streets in order to ensure reintegration and restoration of their rights and human dignity through the provision of the following services:
For those that are functional, the center seeks to ensure their free Basic Senior High School (SHS) education through the involvement of the *Ministry of Education*. By virtue of the Rehabilitation Center’s objectives, the functional "Members” (no longer referred to as recovering “patients”); will also learn a skill or a trade as quickly as possible and find work and shelter with assistance from their assigned Social Workers within assigned apprenticeships.
The Rehabilitation Center seeks to take care of those who are assessed to be non-functional or completely dysfunctional by the Head Psychiatrists until they expire one day.
Medical services will be rolled into a specific Healthcare insurance plan. Duly, from the provisions of international funding and donor contributions, no challenged client will ever be turned away or rejected through the involvement of the *Ministry of Health* and *Mental Health Authority*.
Clubhouse Ghana seeks to serve as a Recreational Center for Members, as well. The center will facilitate sporting and entertainment activities amongst the Members, while individual talents and activities, such as music and other skill sets, will be harnessed as a means for the individuals to earn a living.
Upon request, counseling and psychotherapy services will also be provided to Members. This will be done with the assistance of Social Workers in Ghana, as well as *The Ghana Psychological Counsel* in Accra.
*PARTNERSHIP*
We are into partnership with Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Pantang Hospital, Ankaful Hospital, United Way, National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental Health America (Houston branch), The Ministry of Health, Rotary Club of Houston (RCOH) and a few other Clubs globally; as well as the Ministry of Information, Education and the Mental Health Authority of Ghana (MHA) in its entirety. We are working hand in hand to propel the ML4Lyfe Group’s non-profit NGO-arm, to succeed at all costs for the benefit of Ghana and Africa as a whole.
*FUNDING*
In the meantime, "in-kind" contributions and limited funds are trickling in from kind donors in the hopes of securing future and continual sponsorship for Member upkeep and staff salaries, etc. The project itself, the facility, and the entire operations of the NGO are currently self-funded by the CEO, ML Brookshire (Eghan) née Blay-Miezah, since the inception of Clubhouse Ghana in Accra.
*CONCLUSION*
The CHG project is one of great magnitude and epic proportions in the long-term. We are appealing to all and sundry to "put their shoulders in" by contributing to Clubhouse Ghana to make the project stand the test of time.
*No amount is too small.*
It should be noted that in putting up this information, reference was made to Clubhouse Ghana, the over-arching ML4Lyfe Group, the Foundation itself, and Clubhouse International websites, respectively.
Please visit the following pages for Clubhouse Ghana as a Verified tax-exempt entity and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based out of Houston, Texas:
https://g.co/kgs/Dn3hmJ
https://www.clubhouse-intl.org
https://www.ml4lyfe.com/clubhouse-ghana
THE ADMINISTRATOR
RUTH ADJEI-MENSAH
CLUBHOUSE GHANA
OYARIFA - GHANA
WEST AFRICA 🌍
