About Us

Hope for Education Ghana (HFEG) is a non-profit organization established in 2015 to offer educational scholarships to underprivileged yet talented boys and girls living in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Formerly known as the MeReJeD Foundation, the organization embraced a new identity in 2016 as Hope for Education Ghana (HFEG)—a name that reflects both its mission and its heartbeat.

We all carry within us dreams of becoming great, of finding purpose, of touching lives and leaving the world better than we found it. Yet the path to those dreams is not equally shaped for everyone. Some are born in circumstances that limit their chances long before their potential can even speak.

HFEG exists to change that story. Our mission is to empower underprivileged children with access to education—opening doors to the futures they imagine and deserve.

Nearly a century ago, Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey, one of Ghana’s most visionary sons, championed the cause of equal education for girls and boys at Achimota College. He reminded the nation that “the surest way to keep people down is to educate the men and neglect the women. If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation.”

His wisdom continues to guide and inspire our work.

Rooted in this legacy, HFEG focuses particularly on nursing and teaching education—fields that multiply impact. By providing scholarships, tuition support, and essential educational resources to gifted children—especially within the Ahafo region—we help shape confident, courageous, and independent young people. Our hope is that they will go on to make informed choices for themselves, uplift their future families, and transform their communities.

At HFEG, we do more than support education.

We nurture hope.

We invest in dreams.

We help build a nation—one child at a time.

We SHAPE Lives & Futures.

Interesting Facts About the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Once known as one of Ghana’s most vibrant and culturally rich regions, the Brong Ahafo Region was officially created on April 4, 1959, with Sunyani as its capital. Spanning 39,557 square kilometers—about 17% of Ghana’s total land area—it stands proudly as the second-largest region in the country.

Home to approximately 2.3 million people, Brong Ahafo makes up about 9% of Ghana’s total population. One striking demographic feature is its child dependency ratio: about 73 children for every 100 working-age adults. To put this in perspective, the same ratio in the United States is 28%. This high ratio tells a compelling story—it reveals both the region’s youthful energy and the significant responsibility placed on its workforce.

Education remains a major challenge. Nearly 40% of residents aged six and above have never attended school, with girls and women being disproportionately affected. Even more striking, only 1% of the region’s population has attained education beyond high school—the lowest in the country. Access to digital tools is also limited, with only 5% of residents owning a laptop.

The region is deeply rooted in its rural character. More than 70% of its people live in rural communities, and over half of the working population relies on subsistence farming, forestry, and fisheries for their livelihood.