Church of Scientology and Milano Youth for Human Rights Spearhead School in Ghana

The Milano Chapter of Youth for Human Rights International and the Church of
Scientology in Milano Organized Events and Raised Funds to Build and Support an
Elementary School in Africa Serving around 300 Students
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
The Church of Scientology in Milano, Italy, along with the Milano chapter of
Youth for Human Rights International, have spearheaded an elementary school in
Acra, Ghana for some 300 elementary school children. The students are now
attending classes at the UNTOMA Oxford International School.

Both the Church of Scientology and sponsors of Youth for Human Rights
International are dedicated to human rights awareness and ensuring basic human
rights as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Youth for Human
Rights educates youth on the subject of human rights using a music video called
UNITED, which tells the story of a young boy from an American inner city who
unites children from around the world to fight for the human rights of his
friends.

Through their human rights education events, Scientologists in Italy learned
about a man who had a dream of helping children in his native Ghana. He had a
very small school that was sorely lacking in facilities and space to help the
children in his area. His dream was to create a place where poor children could
receive an excellent education and join the job market with the skills they
would need to survive. Milano Scientologists took on this project and raised the
funds to create this new school. Working with other churches and community
groups in their city, the Church of Scientology and Youth for Human Rights
organized fundraising activities, including free charity concerts. Throughout
the project, the "UNITED" music video exemplified how people from different
cultures, countries, religions and ways of life united to help make this project
succeed.

The owner of the school heard about the project and came to Italy to meet these
volunteers. He visited with local government officials and agencies, which in
turn joined in the cause. The donations raised by the Church of Scientology of
Milano, Youth for Human Rights and other groups that joined in this project have
not only paid for the renovations of the new school, but have also provided
chairs and tables, blackboards and equipment for the children including exercise
books and pens.

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard once wrote, "Human rights must be made a
fact, not an idealistic dream." The groups that worked together to guarantee
basic education became a reality for the children of Ghana have proven that by
being united, people can make dreams come true.

To learn more about Youth for Human Rights International, visit our website at
www.youthforhumanrights.org.

Church of Scientology
Wendy Beccaccini, 323-960-3500
wendyb@scientology.net

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