2023 Fall update Food Programs

Lisa and Janet, Clinical Nutrition Assistant. Before we buy, checking food prices in the Bolgatanga market.Loading bags of maize, beans, and rice for delivery to one junior high.Some recipients of the lunch program at the Girls Junior High in Kongo.2023 Fall updates...

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Fall 2023 project updates for Yakote Women Farmers!

Barbara is a scholarship recipient for her studies at Savannah College of Education A contingent of 6 volunteers will travel to the Nabdam District of northern Ghana in January 2024. In this first update, please let me tell you about our biggest program, college...

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January 7, 2020: Work with farmers

We are extremely fortunate to have Tom Demeo with us on this trip. He has a strong background in colluding a PhD related to agriculture and forestry. He’s now visited 15 farms and organized two workshops. One workshop occurred last Friday, another for this Thursday....

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January 2, 2020: Five volunteers bristling with energy

This is our third day in the village and already there’s lots of work underway. Teachers David Stone and Julie Aquilizan are intensely preparing to give a two day teachers workshop targeted to new teachers that have completed the teaching college scholarship program....

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October 27, 2019: Why?

Why? Why do fewer young Nabdam women apply for YWF college scholarship programs? Why do girls in the Nabdam district get lower scores than boys on country-wide achievement exams? Despite roughly equal enrollment of males and females at all levels of schooling, why are...

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February 6, 2019: Bolga Baskets

Always on our minds during trips to Ghana is, “How many baskets can we fit into our luggage as we return?” By purchasing baskets we help support forty women in two weaving cooperatives, one in Kongo and the other in Yakote. To make enough money for all of their...

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