A Better Tomorrow
For Every Child, Every Family, Every Village
We are a faith-based non-profit organization that works in Ghana, West Africa, to help break the cycle of poverty by equipping the Ghanaian people with the knowledge and resources to become self-sustaining by creating economic development, access to education and healthcare and experience an opportunity to grow in their faith.
The mission of ODI is to see lives transform from barely surviving to thriving.
Our Story
ODI was founded in 2007 when Jim Sullivan, a retired pastor and businessman, went on a pilgrimage to Ghana. Jim was drawn to the people of Ghana because of their culture, traditions, and desire to move beyond the extreme poverty that has besieged their country for generations.
Our Projects
Kontonso Medical Clinic
There are only 23 nurses and one motorcycle to reach all 9 villages Ahyiayemu Healthcare Center serves. Villagers are dying because these dedicated nurses can’t get to them.
They have only one exam bed. Three women having a baby at the same time means two women will be on the floor to give birth.
They need an additional motor vehicle, nebulizers for breathing emergencies, vaccines for preventive care, additional beds, and more!
The Ahyiayemu Healthcare Center Serving Nine Villages
ODI has a goal of raising $20,000 to help this medical center in Kontonso with tools and equipment to accomplish its mission of providing much-needed health care in these surrounding villages.
Become a Champion for Kontonso on April 26th
Where: Smash Park in Roseville
When: April 26th, 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
What: Ticket prices include pickleball and corn hole tournaments (optional participation), axe throwing and duckpin bowling, and appetizers and snacks. Arcade and drinks* at your expense. (first drink courtesy of ODI)
What Would It Take to Have a Better Tomorrow?
It takes commitment, dedication, and the following core pillars of ODI to effectively serve every rural village:
Economic Development — helping develop their natural asset (such as the land) to become fruitful for Ghana.
Healthcare — assisting the villages with preventive and critical care including reducing deaths from malaria, typhoid, and childbirth.
Education — meeting the excellent minds in Ghana with the opportunity to go beyond the 1st or 2nd grade while making education a useful tool for the villagers.
Faith and Service — providing the Gospel message for eternal understanding.
Who We Are
Operation Dignity International (ODI) stands on four pillars of service
Faith & Service
We are a faith-based organization using our faith as a guiding principal for the work we do in Ghana. Click below to view our statement of faith.
Economic Development
Farming is a way that we can help the Ghanaians generate an income so they can support themselves and their families. Check out the Ghana Project for more details.
Education
Due to the extreme poverty very few children have access to education. We want to help provide education for these kids so that they are able to have more job opportunities in the future.
Medical
There is a significant need for medical assistance in Ghana. We have had the privileged of sending several medical teams over to care for the underprivileged and to teach basic healthcare and hygiene.
Get in touch.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Life in Ghana
Step into the lives and culture of the Ghanaian people. Here we take the time to show you what everyday life as a Ghanaian looks like as well as the stark poverty that is so common among most of its residents.
Get Involved
Looking for a way to make a lasting impact? We need passionate and talented people to partner with us and bring their unique skills to help us help others. We have various ways in which you might be able to help. By donating, joining us on a Dignity Trip, working in the background, or simply helping us spread the word!
Contact us if you are interested in getting involved.
Dignity Trips
Do you like to travel and do hands on work? Consider joining us on a Dignity Trip! We have taken multiple groups to Ghana with people just like you, looking to make a difference in the lives of others. While on a Dignity Trip you will have the opportunity to learn about the Ghanaian culture, see the beautiful landscape, and most importantly you will be able to use you God given skills to help the Ghanaian people take one more step out of poverty and into self-sustainability.
Exciting Opportunities
ODI has bought 500 acres in central Ghana. The goal is to develop the land into a training farm in order to teach people how to farm. This will help ease poverty, increase opportunities, and to change the outcome for many people who deserve to hope, dream, and live a thriving life of dignity and possibilities.
We are currently working on the agricultural development of this land. Click the link to visit our farming page and see updates on current projects and progress!
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”
— Unknown
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