In a small rural community once burdened by hardship and high youth unemployment, a quiet transformation is underway. Thanks to Aglow Farms and the HAPPY Project, hope is taking root—and lives are flourishing.
For Mavis Donkor, a mother of seven, life used to be a daily struggle. Feeding her children, affording healthcare, and simply surviving were challenges she faced alone.
“There were days I would cry, not knowing where the next meal would come from,” she recalls. “When my child fell sick, I couldn’t even afford to take them to the hospital.”
But her story took a new turn when she joined Aglow Farms just a year ago. Employed in the packaging department and supported to grow maize through the HAPPY Project, Mavis began to reclaim her life.
Today, she’s not only earning a steady income, but she also proudly supplies her maize harvest to Aglow for poultry feed production.
“I now walk into the hospital with confidence when my children fall sick,” she says with a smile. “I’ve saved over GH₵ 2,000 on my phone. I can take care of my children, hire labor for my cassava farm, and plan for a better future.”
But Mavis’s story is only one among many. In Gomoa Adedantem, Aglow Farms has done more than provide jobs—it has renewed dignity and purpose.
The youth, once vulnerable to joblessness and its consequences, are now earning, saving, and building their lives.
Even the birth rate, once high due to economic instability, has seen a drop, as young people find meaning in work rather than despair.
“Aglow has changed my story,” Mavis says. “Now, I won’t let any man deceive me for money—I earn my own. I’m strong, proud, and grateful.”
Her words echo the gratitude of a community lifted by opportunity and inspired by a brighter future. “On behalf of all the youth and mothers like me,” she adds, “I thank Aglow Farms and the HAPPY Project. Keep changing lives. Keep giving hope.”
In the heart of Gomoa Adedantem, a quiet revolution is growing—one harvest, one job, and one empowered woman at a time.
