Blog posts about Ghana

Pupils at Mwofo Primary School now have chairs and desks

Youth volunteers help provide desks and chairs for Ghanaian school without furniture

Children at Mwofo Primary School in northern Ghana struggled to learn without chairs or desks. Now, thanks to the work of VSO ICS volunteers, they are able to start studying.

New online platform aims to boost learning for Ghanaian children

Over 160 teachers from 20 schools have been given the chance to use a new online platform that is helping improve their teaching skills.

VSO volunteer Gilbert Niwagaba and student Priscilla in Ghana

Turning policy into practice for children with disabilities in Ghana

Gilbert Niwagaba is a VSO volunteer from Uganda, who has been working in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region of Ghana to help mainstream schools better meet the needs of children in their classes.

VSO ICS volunteers helped restore access to clean water

Youth volunteers restore access to clean water for community in rural Ghana

In rural Ghana, three cycles of VSO ICS volunteers have been working together to restore access to clean water for 500 local residents.

VSO ICS volunteer Raluca Moraru and Gifty Arthur conducting a quiz at Goriko school, Talensi District, Ghana

“If you have education, you can escape poverty”

Ghana’s inclusive education policy, launched last year, is helping to ensure the schooling of disabled children and vulnerable girls remains at the top of the agenda. VSO ICS volunteers Raluca Moraru and Gifty Arthur talk about their time in Talensi district in northern Ghana working on projects making education accessible to all.

Saying ‘no’ to forced marriage in Ghana

Imagine being locked up against your will unless you agreed to marry a man you had never met. This is exactly what happened to Jenny, a 17 year old girl living in northern Ghana.

Peter Okoth is a Kenyan volunteer supporting farmers in Ghana

Simple ideas make a big difference for Ghanaian farmers

Volunteer Peter Okoth is working with farmers, introducing new techniques to increase yields and incomes whilst conserving water.

Blessing a girl with down syndrome walks to school in Ghana

We will not succeed until every child with disabilities is in school

Joachim Faara, the Director of Ghana Education Services in Talensi District explains how children with disabilities are being brought to the classroom with the support of VSO

Mary volunteered as an education specialist in Ghana, supporting children with disabilities gain access to school

Finding Ghana’s hidden children

Mary Loureth Carnable is a disability specialist volunteering in Ghana. She's working to get vulnerable children such as girls and children with disabilities access to education.