Hannah and Joseph Salwen, ages 15 and 13, convinced their parents to sell their Atlanta mansion and donate half the money to help the poor in Ghana.
Centers will be set up in Ghana villages that contain food banks and libraries for the benefit of the townspeople, who survive on less than a dollar a day.
When Hannah Salwen saw a homeless man near her home in Atlanta, GA, she realized that she and her family of four possessed far more riches than they needed. She and her brother Joseph asked their parents to sell their house (which contained seven bedrooms and an elevator) and downsize to a more modest home so that they could help the poor.
“We really like the concept of ‘half’ I mean, if you took half the things in your room and gave it to Goodwill…probably half the stuff in your room you don’t even use,” Hannah suggests.
The Salwen’s house has not sold yet, but when it does, they will go according to plan and give half of the money they get to Ghana villagers.
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