Supports projects in the field of education and health care.
On the road from Nkawkaw to Accra lies the Suhum-West township containing a small community called Asantewaa Old Spot (Akorase), mainly inhabited by smallholder farmers. There is little infrastructure and there are many poor people, some of whom cannot even pay school fees (GHC 25 per year, for which they also receive lunch in the […]
For the first time in Ghana Sweat drips down my face, I look out the window, the car shakes from the potholes in the road. Outside I see people, many women with bowls on their heads full of bananas, water, nuts and much more. Even girls, children still, with all those kilos on their heads. […]
During our visit to the Provident God School in Yefri Tankor, we see the construction of a new building for the 160 at the school, financially supported by Help Ghana. Rose Murphy Konadu, the headmistress welcomes us. She proudly explains how the community has contributed well with water, bags of cement and accommodation for the […]
In the Krachi East District of the Volta Region, an association for the disabled was established in 2010, initially for individual members, but later more and more self-help groups and organizations for the disabled joined. The Lakeside Cross now works with 18 organisations for the physically handicapped and the blind. The aim is to train […]
In the remote Brong Ahofo Region lies the village of Nkwabeng. In 2014, Help Ghana received an application from the local Dayak Memorial Junior Secondary School to build a block of three classrooms for 40 children each. Our chairman Andrea Smit and secretary Cokky van der Venne were guests of honor at the official opening […]
We are proud to announce that our website has been updated. We have switched to Greenhost. Greenhost is a web hosting system that is much more energy efficient than comparable systems, with a fresh look at sustainability. The updated site works for both mobile and desktop versions. On our site we have also created an […]
A child who does not perform well in school or behaves deviantly is accused of laziness or witchcraft in Ghana, since there is little information about learning disabilities. Special Attention Project (SAP) Ghana supports these children and wants to improve their lives by standing up for their rights to a good education, by providing information, […]
In March 2016 I visited Ghana for the sixth time. “Abena, you are half a Ghanaian” was said to me several times. And that’s how it feels a bit. In Ghana, Abena refers to women born on Tuesday, at least in the South and Center of Ghana. Before you visit Ghana, it is therefore quite […]
The computer center is now fully equipped and can be used again. The local network had to be set up first, but there is now a good electricity supply. Help Ghana helped to update the computer center of the School for the Blind. With a contribution of €2,000, software was purchased to scan books and […]
The school in Akuma has now been completed and opened. The primary school Nana Adonteng Poku from the village of Akuma is located 7 km south of Nkoranza in the Brong Ahafo Region in central Ghana. Akuma was mainly inhabited by cocoa farmers until in 1982 most of the farms were destroyed by large fires, […]