Support: From struggle to empowerment

CALLING ON MY COMMUNITY

I need your help My goal is 5,000 dollars by June 15th 2025— and I truly can’t do this without you.

Hi, my name is Aniya, and I’m 14 years old. I’m a student, an entrepreneur, and a young Black girl who is learning to embrace her strength, her beauty, and her truth. I have the chance to travel to Ghana, West Africa — a place that holds the stories of my ancestors and the history of where we come from before the world tried to forget.

This isn’t just a trip — it’s a journey to reclaim what was taken. I want to walk through the doors of no return, visit the slave castles at Cape Coast and Elmina, and finally understand what it means to stand on the soil of the land my ancestors were stolen from. I want to feel their presence, honor their pain, and carry their legacy forward — not with sadness alone, but with power and pride.

We will visit the W.E.B du Bois Center

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, exp

ore Authentic Ghanaian drumming lessons and dance, visit schools and much more. This will an opportunity to establish project relationships amd community.

In a world that often tries to define Black girls by stereotypes or silence us, I want to define myself. I want to discover my roots, my culture, my power — and rise with it. Ghana is a place where I can begin to heal the parts of myself that feel disconnected, to see that Black history didn’t begin with slavery, but with kingdoms, queens, community, and brilliance.

This trip will be a reminder that Black is not only strong — it is beautiful. The food, the people, the music, the colors, the stories — all of it shows how deep and rich our culture truly is. As a young girl working to build a future in business and health, this experience will give me a perspective that no book or classroom ever could. I want to use what I learn in Ghana to inspire other young girls to stand tall in who they are — to see their skin, their heritage, and their dreams as something sacred.

What Your Support Will Help With:

✈️ Airfare and transportation

Passport and visa fees

Lodging and meals

️ Entry to historic sites, museums, and slave dungeons

Cultural tours and local experiences

This dream will not be possible without your support.

As a 15-year-old, I don’t have the resources to do this alone. I’m working hard through my business and saving what I can — but it’s not enough. That’s why I’m reaching out to my community, to people who believe in culture, in healing, in Black history, and in investing in the future of young girls like me.

If you believe this story matters — if you believe Black girls deserve to know who they are and where they come from — I’m asking you to help make this dream real. Whether it’s $5 or $500, every single dollar brings me one step closer to Ghana. If you can’t donate right now, please share this with your friends, your family, or on social media. Every voice counts.

Let’s show the world that Black girls deserve to know where they come from — and deserve to bloom because of it.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me turn this dream into reality.

I am homeschooled and love serving my family and community

With strength, gratitude, and love,

Aniya ✨

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