A chief founder: For more than 30 years, Dr. Ousmane Ba has dedicated his career to educating and mentoring students in the United States while remaining deeply committed to Africa's future.
Donna Craig: A international Teacher, STEM and math specialist, and former volunteer university educator across Liberia, Ethiopia, and Mali, she now serves as the Managing Director of Education Programs and CEO in Tanzania. She is actively organizing shipments of books, educational tools, and resources to support communities in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Direct donations can be made online, or you can email her directly at [dcraig651@gmail.com] for Cash App details.
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For more than 30 years, Dr. Ousmane Ba has dedicated his career to educating and mentoring students in the United States while remaining deeply committed to Africa's future. Today, he is bringing that experience home through Global Hand Gateway 26, helping establish Concept Schools and community resource centers that equip young people with education, practical skills, entrepreneurship, and hope. He believes Africa's greatest resource is its people, yet too many young people are left behind despite the continent's vast wealth. Your support will help transform that vision into opportunity, empowering the next generation to become leaders, innovators, and builders of thriving communities.
In loving memory of Valeria Dority Crutcher an extraordinary African American founder from Chicago, a visionary, and pioneer. For over 20 years, she served as a dynamic CEO and administrator—a true creator of solutions and an active force in problem-solving who did it all. She lived by the empowering belief that "no" was never an option, always reminding us: "We can do it—let's work it out."
To honor her memory and support this ongoing work, donations can be made online, or you may email directly at dcraig651@gmail.com for Cash App details.
Above hear the story of another of our African American Founders from Chicago. Today, as one of the American women founders—often called Ms. Phy—I came to understand what a true calling from God means. A calling reveals itself when purpose is born from experience, when God makes you a witness.
I was born in Chicago, on the South Side. I was not born blind to the reality that if you are poor and Black, you can be overlooked and forgotten—and that even when Black communities gain wealth, the systems meant to support them can be questioned, tracked, or shut down.
Still, everything changed when I accepted a job in Ghana after only a short vacation there. I was hired simply because I spoke English and held a degree. What followed was an awakening: I stepped into a world I could never have imagined existed.
EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY KEY TO MAKE LIFE CHANGES. GATEWAY CHANGES THE PICTURES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
WELCOME TO LISTEN AND READ ALONG. Thanking You!
Give through the platform you are most comfortable with. Your contribution directly supports Global Hand Inc.’s projects—shipping books and school supplies, establishing living schools and community classrooms, and expanding access to education where it is needed most.
We rely primarily on volunteers and modest stipends so resources can go as far as possible. Funds support essential project needs, including infrastructure, transportation, communication, educational materials, vocational and STEM training, and sustainable community and livelihood programs.
Our goal is long-term empowerment through education, skills, opportunity, and self-reliance—addressing basic needs when necessary so people can learn, build sustainable livelihoods, and create stronger communities. We are not a refugee program; we work to address the poverty, instability, and lack of opportunity that can contribute to desperate migration.
Every contribution helps build opportunity, strengthen communities, and keep good alive.