Classroom session of White Father's Mission School. Navrongo. Ghana 27 November, 1936

In 1906, three zealous members of the Missionaries of Africa (a.k.a White Fathers) and a contingent of twenty Africans as helpers left Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) for a 180 km walk to Navrongo, Gold Coast (Ghana). Namely: Father Jean Marie Chollet, the head of the group, Father Oscar Morin and Brother Eugen Gall, arrived at Navrongo after a 33-day journey. The "White Fathers" had contacted the British colonial authorities earlier and been given permission to found a Catholic mission station with a school on condition that they would teach only in English. In April 1906, they established the first Christian mission of Northern Ghana in Navrongo, and in December 1907 a catholic school opened its gates for the first 26 native male pupils.

Missionaries of Africa (a.k.a White Fathers) - Roman Catholic society of apostolic life. Founded in 1868 by Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie (then Archbishop of Algiers, Algeria).The society focuses on evangelism and education, mostly in Africa. In 2021, there were 1428 members of the Missionaries of Africa of 36 nationalities, working in 42 countries, in 217 communities.

Founded in Algiers, Algeria

Head Quarters in Rome, Italy