Welcome to 2023! We want to thank everyone for the support and love they provided our organization last year. Purpose Global Village was able to help meet the needs of children in two countries. One of the countries was Gambia, located in west Africa, and Ghana was the second. We established a sister foundation in Gambia to increase our ability to serve and provide for women and children. We are excited about the new relationships created and established in Gambia and look forward to serving families.
We want to thank our loyal customers, friends, family, and new family members for making this year’s festival a huge success! The 64th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival took place at the Monterey Fairgrounds on September 23-25. It was an exciting and star-filled line-up of incredible jazz artists that included George Benson, Pat Metheny, Ledisi, Herbie Hancock, and Candace Springs, to name a few. The festival resumed this year after a year off because of the pandemic, and even though the festival attendance was significantly reduced because of COVID Restrictions the festival was a well attended sold-out event!
This was our first appearance as a non-profit, however, this was our 11th year in attendance as a business entity.
Another happy customer with a Bolga Basket!Monterey Jazz Festival 2021
We are grateful to the Monterey Jazz Festival and the many patrons that made this event a success! We are thankful for moving closer to accomplishing our goals for the children of Nyariga School in Ghana
Future Events
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2021 AT 11 AM PST – 2 PM PST
Virtual Global Village Market
Greenland Hills United Methodist Church
After a year off, because of the pandemic, the Global Market returns to Greenland Hills Church!
Purpose Global Village will participate Saturday, November 6&7 2021.
Visit our website to support us. We’re adding new items daily to our website for your purchase. You may also visit our other websites, CAJ Africa, Amazon Handmade Marketplace, and From The Cradle Crafts on Etsy! Thank you in advance for your support.
Alliance Black Marketplace
Sat, November 13, 2021, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Alliance
Come out and shop, meet and greet us as we display our latest finds from all over the continent of Africa! This is an outdoor event from 6:00 to 9:00 PM in southern CA.
WHERE
Alliance Community Cultural Center
406 W. 2nd Street
Pomona, CA 91766
Our Donors
PGV thanks the following businesses and organizations for their generous donations and support.
Nelson HPS
Thank you for your donation of laptops to Nyariga School in Ghana.
Dr. Boston
Thank you for your donation of supply-filled backpacks and clothing to the children of Nyariga!
Mr. & Mrs. Rochelle Bryant for your monetary contribution to the children of Nyariga!
Last year we expanded our support to include Rweru’s Women’s Group in Rwanda, a Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre in Botswana, and US-based Local Home-School Co-0p in Dallas. PGV was able to deliver much-needed school supplies to Nyariga Primary School in Ghana. Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were able to support women and children while expanding our reach across the globe.
Rweru Women’s Empowerment Group Rwanda
Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre Botswana
Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre BGBVC supports women, men, girls and boys experiencing and affected by GBV in Botswana by providing temporary shelter, counselling, community outreach and education, and staff and volunteer development.
NyarigaPrimary School January 2021
Nyariga Primary School First Day January 2021
PGV Team members delivered much needed school supplies when schools re-opened in January 2021. The donation included text books, a musical keyboard, school supplies and soccer balls. This year our goal is to raise funds for classroom supplies, teacher supplies, and clothing to those in need.
Future Events
International Women’s Day Clean Comedy
Purpose Global Village will participate in International Women’s Day Clean Comedy event on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Echoes In Los Angeles from 3:00-5:00 PM. If you’re in the Los Angeles area stop by and support this event and check out our new inventory! We brought many beautiful and壯陽藥 interesting items from Gambia, Ghana, and Senegal. If you would like to attend this event please email ladymacentertainment@gmail.com for more information about this event.
God bless and thank you to all donors for support we appreciate you!
This year has been full of twists and unexpected turns. However, we have managed to support women and children in 3 countries on the Continent of Africa. Our work started in Ghana at the beginning of the year and expanded to Rwanda and Botswana. We are thankful that we were able to expand support for more children and women through programs that support and promote sustainable living. PGV supplied women in Botswana with sewing machines and much-needed toiletries during the pandemic.
Many people here in the US and abroad have been widely affected by the worldwide Corona Virus Pandemic. The economic shutdown of businesses and the inability to work have been a major contributor to the widespread need among several communities.
Future Events
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 AT 11 AM PST – 2 PM PST
Virtual Global Village Market & Trunk Sale 2020
Greenland Hills United Methodist Church
Purpose Global Village will participate in the Virtual Trunk Sale this Saturday, November 7, 2020. Visit our website to support us. We’re adding new items daily to our website for your purchase. You may also visit our other websites, CAJ Africa, on Amazon Handmade Market Place, and From The Cradle Crafts on Etsy! Thank you in advance for your support.
Our Donors
PGV thanks the following businesses and organizations for their generous donations and support.
Purpose Global Village in partnership with One Africa and Rich Hearts fed hundreds of people in Rweru Village, located in Rwanda at the beginning of the month. Rich Hearts is a group of young men and women who survived the Rwandan genocide. These dedicated individuals continually support and give back to the community through volunteer work. Despite the fact that Rwanda is in lockdown, permission was granted to provide services and food to the families in the eastern village of Rweru.
Imahkus Okofu(in middle of photo) of Cape Coast Ghana, is the owner of One Africa hotel/ resort in Cape Coast. Imahkus repatriated to Ghana more than 30 years ago and has a popular oceanfront resort in Cape Coast. Imakus was invited to Rwanda to organize and lead a women’s entrepreneur training program. Rweru’s Women’s group provides women an opportunity to create a business. PGV donated sewing machines to Rweru Women’s Group. The women use the sewing machines to make clothing that they will sell. The women also learned how to create a sustainable business to support their families. PGV is happy to sponsor women and families to make a difference!
COVID-19 has shut the world down and caused us to pause and social distance ourselves. To many it’s brought about a panic across the globe to stockpile and hoard goods in some cases.Here at PGV we are busy connecting and planning with our team members even though the world is at a stand still. We are in close communication with our partnerships abroad and using this time to rethink how we will meet the needs of the children and families that benefit from our support. Thanks to technology and wonderful platforms like Zoom & WhatsApp we are able to meet and communicate with team members across the country and world wide.
We are relieved to report that our partners in Ghana, in the village of Nyariga have no cases of the virus. In Uganda, Botswana, and Rwanda, no cases are reported; team members share that they are not affected by the COVID-19. Team members in the Greater Accra area, Kumasi and neighboring municipalities are in quarantine. Accra and Kumasi are busy metropolitan centers that have lots of international visitors. Bolgatanga to the northern end of the country is not on lockdown because the location is far away from the metropolitan centers of Accra and Kumasi. We are optimistic and look forward to returning to Ghana as soon as the borders open and the U.S travel ban lifts!
Future Events
Each year in June PGV holds its annual fundraiser to support children and families in the villages of many African countries. The yearly event celebrates Black Music Month. On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter decreed June as Black Music Month. Since 1979, the United States has set aside the month of June to appreciate the musical contributions of its African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters. This year we have postponed our annual Concert 4 A Cause because of restrictions brought on by the current global pandemic. Stay connected and sign up for our newsletter to receive up to date and current information on events.
Motown Concert 4 A Cause June 2019
Motown Concert 4 A Cause June 2019 Photo Credit U. McCarty
Current Happenings on the Continent
President Kagame lighting the flame of Remembrance
April 7, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda. April 7th is the beginning of a national period of mourning.
Our Travel
We purchased tickets to travel to Madagascar before the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic and we have plans to wait a little longer to see if travel restrictions will change in the US and in countries we are planning to visit on the continent of Africa.
Our travel plans are contingent upon the United States opening the borders and lifting travel restrictions.
Our Future Tours
We have two future tours in the works. One is planned for December 2020 to Ghana west Africa and the other is slated for June 2021. The June 2021 Tour will include many bucket list countries on the continent so stay tuned for updates! Staff safe and God bless you!
This is the year we expanded our partnerships throughout the global village! We have expanded from education in the K-12 setting to supporting the entrepreneurial training of women in micro-business. Purpose Global Village has joined the Rweru Women’s Empowerment Project in Rwanda. We were able to purchase sewing machines for women involved with Rweru Women’s Empowerment Project. In turn, many of the women involved in this program are learning entrepreneurial skills to create and develop their business. Partnering with local artisans gives us an opportunity to support, grow and collaborate in the country of Rwanda. We are thrilled for the opportunity to return to Rwanda and have a closer relationship and presence within the community, it’s been 5 years since we traveled to Rwanda, we’re really excited to return to this beautiful country.
Rweru Women’s Empowerment Project in Rwanda
Our Relationships
In January we traveled to Ghana to reconnect with our partners and plan our work for the new decade. We have learned the needs of our schools in Bolgatanga Ghana and we look forward to raising funds to provide sports equipment, textbooks, school supplies, and other educational supplies. Upcoming teacher collaboration and workshops will also take place in the coming year. It feels incredibly good to make a positive impact on the global community but the real blessing is received by PGV because we are able to see beautiful places and meet lovely people while on our journey. It’s always a marvelous adventure with memorable experiences.
Kasane, Botswana June 2019
Our Travel
By the end of the year, we will have traveled to over 15 African Countries and we really look forward to returning to the continent of Africa each year. We are passionate about traveling and sharing the beauty of Africa with our customers and clients! In January, we led a group tour to Ghana and the proceeds went to Purpose Global Village Fund! We plan on returning to Ghana in June 2020 as well as other countries, so check out my Instagram or Facebook page African Travel and More for the big reveal of where we are going next!
Purpose Global Village is a non-profit organization, but more than that, it is the culmination of years of love and service. Stay connected to us here to get information on what we’re doing, where we’re doing it and how you can help to get it done.
