A new year with lots of changes  

  After all good preparations for Christmas in the PCC – Hand in hand Community    

  A Guest column, written by Sofanne Ravensbergen        

  In Ghana (PCC) as well as in The Netherlands (Hand in Hand) a group of volunteers is busy with both ...

  On October the 21st we welcomed Peter as a new resident of our Community.  

  Today the last episode of the life story of Run-Away-Man, also known as Yaw Peter 

  For over 25 years Alice was one of the residents of PCC – Hand in Hand

  Today we have a guest column written by Inge Maters, member of the PCC Network and “our” physiotherapist.

  The people from PCC are always prepared to have a nice party

Offering humanitarian aid (if possible) is both gratifying and complicated.

  Three new children and…. Yaw Peter

  All Daycare programs have been updated again!  

  The saying “Every cloud has a silver lining”  

  Unfortunately the last quarter of 2022 will be remembered for long as a dark and sad period for our Community.

  It is nearly Christmas 2022 and the question which arises is:    

  The grief in PCC has become even bigger    

A sad week for PCC.    

PCC has completely lost its way…!!??

Today some interesting news about Ghana and PCC.    

  People who have visited Ghana know how difficult it is to get a decent network connection here.

This time another column written by a guest, this time from Jeannette Klein.

  This time a GUEST—COLUMN in Alberts Corner about the Easter celebrations in PCC, written by SOFANNE RAVENSBERGEN

In this AC I would like to tell you the stories of two young people with special needs.      

  Because of various circumstances it was 5 years (!) ago that children were christened in PCC for the last time.

  A Christmas in PCC – Hand in Hand worth remembering

  It is the year 2100, the end of the 21st century!

Although it will not come as a surprise to any of the readers of this column, nevertheless, I would like ...

Many Europeans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the meantime, however, in Africa this is certainly not the case.  

PCC still going strong  

In Memoriam Theresa

  Because of the stormy weather in the Netherlands (see AC/April last) and COVID-19 it has taken me a while before ...

Storm in Ghana and in Holland  

    A new resident in PCC: Maame Serwaa, (“Aketè = The Little One”)

Finally, it is 2021, hopefully a new year full of opportunities and new possibilities for all of us and certainly also ...

    Adwoa left PCC in 2020, after working and learning for about 5 years in the Sheltered Workshop

Born: 10.11.1988 Financial adoption: TekstHagar came to the workshop in 2006. She is a very calm and quiet girl. Because she dislikes ...

Born: 1994   Kwame Evans left PCC in 2020 for Nkoranza, after staying in PCC for almost 13 year. Back to Residential children

  From the crown of corona to the light of Christmas Eve      

  A new PCC- sister for Emmanuella    

It has taken a while, but finally, finally…: after an 8-month-absence forced on us by Covid-19 Jeannette and I have been ...

  Finally! Ghana is open for visitors again!

  While the whole world is continually being confronted with the effects of COVID-19 in various ways, fortunately, for most of us ...

  How are Ghana and PCC doing in this era of corona?

  Corona / COVID-19 is sweeping the world but fortunately life still goes on in PCC, though in a bit different ...

PCC – a miracle from above!      

  Finally the big day broke: the day that two of our caregivers, Michael and Gertrude, would solemnise their marital vows ...

  Those who have been to Ghana know how dark the nights can be over here    

  It’s always very special to experience the arrival of new residents in PCC,

An update on PCC, November 2019

  The name of the town of Kintampo had been in the air for weeks

Last summer Inge Maters, our expert on physiotherapy, visited PCC for the fourth (!) time since 2015

A long cherished wish of PCC has finally become true

When walking around in PCC and seeing so many happy and smiling faces there,    

You know, this is Ghana….

Only a few weeks ago our Community had to bid a final farewell to Peace and already so soon after ...

This time a column with various actual newsflashes about the PCC residents.      

On the 18th of March PCC was stunned and shocked by the sudden death of Peace

Bob Maram has passed away  

Things happen. We had thought to travel to Ghana and PCC by plane but suddenly I found myself in a ...

  It is almost Christmas 2018. All over the world long parades of people are setting themselves in motion in the ...

  We are very pleased to announce that we welcomed 4 new residents in PCC by the end of October!    

A new edition of the PCC Journal.

Our unrivalled care-director Joe Emma spent a month-long visit in Europe

Once again we had to say a final goodbye to one of our residents in PCC.    

Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, welcome to the greatest show on earth!

About two years ago through this column we informed you about Abass who by then had to deal with a ...

This time an Alberts Corner with information about some noteworthy and recent events

Easter 2018 is rapidly approaching.  

The most important reason for being of PCC is the fact that there is a lot of superstition and prejudice    

Today, on February 20, 2018, PCC is in deep mourning after the untimely death of our dear sister HAGAR KWASI.   

How can I ever succeed in giving you a good idea about how we celebrated the Silver Jubilee?

For the 25th time since the foundation in 1992 PCC can celebrate Christmas

Gradually the climax of this PCC Jubilee year comes closer: the official celebration of the Silver Jubilee by the end ...

It seems rather appropriate to look back at the origin and development of PCC during this festive year of the ...

When the sheltered workshop started in PCC in 2004

The earth is resounding with a heavy thud that is literally and figuratively felt in PCC. 

Obviously you are all aware of the fact that (but I’d like to be absolutely sure) the year 2017 is ...

As you may remember we started our Outreach work in the large Nkoranza District with PCC as its base back ...

It was a long-term and great desire: the renovation of PCC’s swimming pool.

It seems just a short while ago that we celebrated Christmas and in the meantime we are well underway in ...

This column is written to inform all readers of Albert’s Corner about some interesting and nice new developments in PCC. ...

Friends are important to all of us

The new year has had a good kick-off.

For over 2,000 years we have celebrated Christmas

This time I would like to share some entertaining and interesting news facts from PCC

We will continue our series of “How are they doing …” again,

Caregivers Day in PCC

In my last column I have written about the various delicious meals all residents get in PCC during the week.  

The world is full of questions, but one of the most important questions posed in many households is a very ...

Elianne made a request to write once about three residents of PCC she still remembers from the year 2000 (!)

Regular readers of this column will definitely remember the major improvement in physiotherapy

Some of our most experienced caregivers left for diverse reasons the past period 

Please find a new episode in the series of columns on the ups and downs of our Community and its ...

It is a well-known fact and proven yet again this year that PCC is a good and very stimulating environment ...

In this column we will continue our series of “How are they doing …”

Hurray, there is Light in the Darkness again in PCC!

I am writing this column on the 23rd of March, the day after the bloody terrorist attacks in Brussels.

An Albert’s Corner with a number of interesting messages from Hand in Hand.

Once in a while we will organize a Sports & Games Day in PCC, which is always an occasion of ...

There are many good caregivers working at PCC and today I would like to put one of them into the ...

Sometimes we are really amazed at how many Ghanaians can travel together in a small car

The latest AC ended with the description of a wonderful PCC Christmas Play,

It is all in the past now, but it has been wonderful and good again

It’s only a few days from now and then it will be time for Christmas again in PCC

It’s time again for a column full of interesting and real life news facts from PCC

The exact reason for this is not at all clear to us, but it is remarkable 

Although it is already 3 years ago that they were here for the last time

For years PCC – Hand in Hand has tried to offer intellectually disabled or multiple handicapped children

It has been only a short while ago that I informed you of the arrival of PCC’s 88th resident

PCC is still growing and blossoming, which remains a wonder, each and every day!

In this Albert’s Corner you will find a number of entertaining and important news items about PCC.

In October 2014 we took particular pride in opening the wonderful and new Physio Palace!

It has been more than 2 years ago since we had a christening service here in PCC

For years guests travel to PCC regularly,

A revival of the olden days. We all know the stories from former times  

In this column you will find the next edition in the series of “Tell me, how are they doing…??”.

Today a special column in Albert’s Corner by our guest writer Jeannette

Baffo has been intensively involved in Hand in Hand for about 20 years (!!) now,

  We are often asked for information about our children by sponsors

This time an Albert’s Corner with BREAKING NEWS

Sunday mornings are a bit different from all other days in PCC.

Many of our guests of recent years will certainly know Elizabeth.

When you are born in Ghana and intellectually disabled

On Good Friday many people on earth and also everybody in Hand in Hand commemorate

Walking independently is quite natural to nearly all people.

An Albert’s Corner full of happy highlights from PCC this time.

Of course, PCC is and will remain a healthcare community to our residents

Ghana’s (and of course PCC’s) climate is characterized by tropical heat and high humidity.

In May 2014 a girl of about 6 to 7 years old was found wandering the roads

One Friday morning in PCC in December:

What are still our certainties today? What is it we can always rely on?

No doubt that this Christmas these well-known words will be heard again

Kwaku Jacob has lived in Hand in Hand for over 4 years now,

The outbreak of EBOLA in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone

Water and electricity are two of the fundamental necessities of nearly everybody here on earth. 

We are very happy and proud in PCC, because several facilities in the new centre of PCC

It is only about 10 weeks ago that Miriam was put and abandoned at our gate.

Jeannette and I have been back in PCC since last week after an absence of 6 weeks.  

We have recently welcomed a few men from Ghana, Germany and the Netherlands in Hand in Hand.  

When about 2-year-old Quinten arrived at Hand in Hand 14 years ago,

Party’s in PCC   Often you can read in my columns something like: “ … and finally we enjoyed a ...

A new SKIP experience for PCC   Just like the past 3 years 12 medical students from England came this summer ...

    Thursday evening around 19.30, one hour after sunset.

An important visitor came to PCC!

The largest constructional change in PCC that is planned for this year

In this Albert’s Corner we would like to share with you some fine and interesting news about PCC.  

  If the frequent smile of a child is a good indicator of a comfortable and pleasant children’s life,

Ghana, the Netherlands and the World Cup By the time this column is published on the website the World Cup in ...