Eight students from Ashesi University in Ghana have spent over 30 hours of their time educating and mentoring youth at the Shelter for Abused Children and the Boys Remand Home through the Astrient Foundation’s Educational Outreach Programme. The Foundation’s Educational Outreach Programme seeks to promote the spirit of volunteering and the involvement of young people in the betterment of their communities and the lives of other young people.



The Astrient Foundation volunteers taught English, mathematics, and entrepreneurial skills. They also participated in family tracing and Counseling for the Boys in the Remand Home. Although the volunteers were a little concerned about working with the boys in the remand home, their concern quickly dissipated. In fact, a few of the boys at the Boys Remand Home shared their experiences with the students. The volunteers took the opportunity to provide some counseling on anger management and in the end one of the boys agreed to give it a try.

Here is a testimonial from one of the volunteers, Akuba Agyemang, about her experience:


Working at the home exposed me to a lot of things that I used to take for granted. There were kids whose own parents had abused them and thrown them out of their homes. There were kids who had run away from home because they were being abused by relatives. These kids did not have the basic things that children need to grow up.

The service has opened my eyes to the need for education and a return to societal values and the havoc that family break ups are causing.



Through the Astrient Foundation, these children have been able to receive additional training that their current facilities have not been able to provide. To volunteer, contribute resources (such as food, clothing, bedding, educational material or currency) and/or found out more information about the Astrient Foundation’s Educational Outreach Program, please email edmund@astrientfoundation.org or call +233-(0)28-953-718

Global Entrepreneurship Week begins Nov 17th. Cities around the world (including the US and Ghana) will be celebrating Global Entrepreneurship week with a variety of activities to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among those under the age of 30. This week offers an opportunity to network from like-mind entrepreneurial spirits, learn from successful business owners and to participate in developing pro-entrepreneurship policies.

To find out about activities near you, check out http://unleashingideas.org/

The Astrient Foundation is pleased to announce that Hemant Sharma has been named as Treasurer. Hemant will manage the finances of the Foundation, oversee all fiscal matters, provide the annual budget, and ensure the development and review of financial policies and procedures.

Hemant has demonstrated a commitment to the public interest in his legal career. As the Assistant General Counsel at the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), Hemant manages broker liquidations, recovery for harmed customers of failed brokerages, oversees outside counsel, reviews complex customer claims and disputes, makes presentations to brokers, and assists in various corporate aspects of the institution.

Hemant is a Columbia Law School graduate and a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. The Astrient Foundation is proud to welcome Hemant and confident that his talents will strengthen the Foundation as it continues to grow.