 Education is recognized as one of the keys to fighting poverty, but despite the awareness of that fact too many children in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District are not in school.There are many reasons for that, not the least of which is poverty itself which forces families to put children to work or into other situations because they cannot afford to keep them at home and in school.In addition, some social customs deny education to girls, and children who are orphaned are almost always placed in situations that reduce their chances for education.