title: Growing Up in Africa: The true life story of an African child who made it through against all odds
author: John Anyang
description: John Anyang was born in Agogo, Ghana. He and his wife, Margaret, have four children, Joycelyn, Godfred, Elizabeth, and George. John holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the CEO of Kwaebibirem Community Bank in Ghana, a position he held until he moved his family to the United States in December, 1999. He also authored a book entitled, "Our Dying Churches And The Missing Link".
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  Dedication 
  To every African child with a dream to light up the world 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
  I give all the glory to God for the success of the project and His Grace that 
  helped me in the writing. To my parents for their priceless attention to detail 
  and encouragement. Thanks also to my mentor and adviser David Jaiyeola, 
  CEO, McDavids solutions, who believed in me and helped me make the 
  seemingly impossible happen. To my spiritual father, Past. Femi Olayinka for his 
  support and prayers and to my siblings for cheering me on. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
  THE AFRICAN CHILD [A PURSUIT OF PASSION] 
  Introduction 
   
  According to recent statistics, in sub-Saharan Africa alone, a child is born 
  less than every second, 72 children born every minute and about 4,344 every 
  hour. This is where the journey of each child begins and given the varying 
  differentiation in GDP and poverty prevalence in these countries the chances of 
  every child born, counting as