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mikef
6 January 2014
Gala for Ghana
An evening of dance, featuring members of The Royal Ballet including Principals Edwart Watson, Lauren Cuthbertson, Sarah Lamb and Rupert Pennefather, will be performing in aid of Ghanaian charity Ashanti Development. Sunday 2 February 2014 Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, SW7 2BS Box office: 020 7591 4314 www.boxoffice.rcm.ac.uk Ticket prices: £35, £28, £25 www.ashanti-development.org
14 December 2013
Three Little Maids from School
Comfort, Yah and Janet are very happy because their village, Adutwam, recently joined in our microcredit project. They’ve been through the training, worked out business plans, and now they say they’re earning good money with their loans. Better still Swiss donors, BasAid, have just made Adutwam a grant to buy a gari mill, producing long-life […]
9 December 2013
Paul Becomes Chief of Awanya Village
The photo shows Paul becoming Chief of Awanya Village. Awanya invited him to take this on in thanks for his effort in collecting (via Crowdfunder) enough money to give every household its own latrine. Paul was born in Ghana, and given the Ghanaian name of Kwasi Mensah at birth. In Awanya, he took the vacant […]
8 December 2013
Lake Bosomtwe
Lake Bosomtwe, near Kumasi, is a beautiful place to spend a weekend. This is the view from our bedroom windows.
6 December 2013
Presents from Ashanti
Ashanti Development @AshantiCharity 6m http://animoto.com/play/Eme1O0zVHxYVARJLrtCc5A … describes the jewellery industry in Dadease and Mpenya, Dawn and Paul’s sponsored villages. Have a look. This may be the answer to all your Christmas present problems?
3 December 2013
More About SpecSavers
Misery – can’t transfer my photos from my iPad to my computer without skilled teenage help. I’m hoping to get some tomorrow (ie teenage help) but meanwhile here’s a SpecSavers video, made for Ashanti Development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE-IGNKHwpk
14 October 2013
Gyetiase Visit
There’s a lovely video about Gyetiase by Linda Livni at http://animoto.com/play/EQdLNC6r9JCwlRd0FONPTw
8 October 2013
Bumper Crops for Bimma Farms
Corn farmers had bumper crops this year. The photo is of one of the farms near Bimma Village, which is supported by the Rotary Club of Leigh.
Ashanti Development