The right equipment can save lives

Infant mortality in Ghana is about ten times higher than in the Netherlands (32 deaths per 1,000 births). That is why we were pleased when receiving the request from the Cape Coast University Hospital to furnish an intensive care unit for premature babies with medical equipment and baby cods. In good and intensive consultation between […]

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A safe place to sleep for the girls

The Kumawu Technical Institute provides vocational training for underprivileged young people and has seen an enormous growth in the number of students in the past year. Because many students live far away from the school, many of them also stay overnight. The girls’ dormitory is due for a major makeover, including the woodwork, painting and […]

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People with disabilities earning an income

The Lakeside Disability Rights Advocacy Initiative (Lakeside) is a community based organization in the Oti Region for the empowerment of people with disabilities. In order to raise money for the families of local disabled people, Lakeside wanted to start a communal agricultural project, growing crops for the local market. To prevent problems with water shortages, […]

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Newborn babies getting a good start

The Esther Dankwah Foundation contacted us to let us know that the maternity ward of the Fumso Ketewa CHPS Compound in the Ashanti region, was in desperate need of an upgrade of the maternity ward. There was a lack of equipment to guarantee a healthy childbirth. With a donation of Help Ghana, all equipment could […]

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Reading made easy
Children with the phonic books

Help Ghana received a request from the Frako Initiative organization to support the purchase of phonic books for 16 primary schools in and around Accra. Phonic books are often used in the British education system to enhance the reading skills of children at Kindergarten level.With our donation of GHC 10,000 the organization was able to […]

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Our first microcredit project

It is difficult for many hairdressers and beauticians in the Eastern Region to generate sufficient income. They are therefore often looking for opportunities to earn some extra money. For that reason, the Compassion4Humanity foundation in Adawso has set up a training course where up to 20 women have learned to make liquid soap. They have […]

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Education, even when it rains

The Otareso M/A Basic School in the Eastern Region of Ghana hasasked for our help for the construction of a roof on the two classrooms.At the moment of the request, it was only possible for students to take classes when theweather permitted.With our contribution of GHC 23,250, Mrs. Obuo Anoff Ahwireng, theprincipal of this school, […]

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Sleep Better at School
Sekondi School for the Deaf

The Esther Dankwah Foundation in The Netherlands has made a request to support the Sekondi School for the Deaf near Takoradi. During one of her recent visits to Ghana, Esther became aware that the boarded children do not have sufficient facilities in their housing situation. She started a campaign in the Netherlands to raise funds […]

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Royal Academy in Okorase

The Royal Academy School in Okorase near Koforidua applied for assistance in constructing three new classrooms on their premises. A total of 370 children currently populate the seven year old school. The construction which took approximately 40,000,00 GHC, has been completed in October 2021. It was also the last construction project for the Help Ghana […]

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Orthopaedic assistance through OTC in Nsawam

After the previous activities in collaboration with Lakeside Disabled “Rights Advocacy in Dambai (VR, see completed projects) and the Orthopedic Training Center in Nsawam (see completed projects), funds have been made available to support individual young people through an operation. These are performed by Dutch surgeons who regularly visit Ghana. In 2019, our contact person […]

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