On a warm summer afternoon in Charlotte, while many of her peers are soaking up the last moments of vacation before senior year, 17-year-old Kayla Nhyira Adarkwah is sorting through boxes of medical supplies, vinyl gloves, antiseptic, bandages, thermometers, crutches and a portable stretcher.
Her bedroom resembles a small clinic, but this is not a project for school.
It is a mission born of faith, heritage, and a vision for change.
She began by creating an Amazon wish list…." Kayla, a rising senior at Ardrey Kell High School, is the founder of the Mobile Sports Clinic: Faith In Action, a youth-led initiative that is already making a tangible difference over 5,000 miles away in Ghana, West Africa.
