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Our Chair, Martha Boadu, visited Goldington Green Academy in Bedford recently.   The school is twinned with Gyetiase Primary in Ashanti, and recently saved enough money to buy Gyetiase a set of drums. Martha told the children what it was like to grow up in Ashanti, and about the traditions and festivals the people observed. The […]

Kyebi is quite a large town, not far from Ashanti Development’s headquarters.  It’s very very poor, but it’s always seemed too big for us to start working with. Still, it’s nice to be able to do little things for them. The District Director of Health recently asked if we’d donate some furniture for Kyebi’s new […]

I’m sure you’ll agree that Ashanti Development is becoming a mega elegant organisation. Here’s a picture of our extremely up-market, on-trend offices in Gyetiase. One room will be an office for Nicholas, a second is an office for a microcredit supervisor, and there’s also a storeroom.

The District recently asked if we’d pay part of the cost of a latrine block beside Kwamang Hospital, for the patients. David was very keen – he’s invented a nifty new latrine design, much cheaper than the normal KVIP – so we agreed. Unfortunately, David’s design only partly worked because it involved the latrines standing […]

Volunteers Dawn and Paul are selling Ashanti Development jewellery again this Christmas. It is made by the women of Dadiase, the village they sponsor, and makes a beautiful gift, with all proceeds going back to Ashanti. Necklaces £8;  wrap necklaces £6; string necklaces £5; bracelets £2; earrings £3; and kente cloth pouches to put the […]

  The project to develop Bimma village was led by Rotarian Barrie Coates. He lives in the same street as four young children, Ellie, Gabby, Ella and James, who decided to organise a skateathlon to raise money for the children of Bimma. They succeeded in raising a magnificent £13 which, after discussion with the headteacher, […]

Money to drill and mechanise a borehole at Mpantuase was raised by M. Pierre Petitjean of Switzerland. He switched on the water a few days ago, and it is now available to the community. Mr Petitnean first visited the villages when he was working for a Swiss donor, BasAid, who sent him to inspect the […]

The Rotary Club of Leigh, who sponsor Bimma village, recently gave us £1,000 to spend on mosquito nets. The main beneficiaries were to be the Bimma community, but any nets left over could be given where most needed. First a community meeting was held, to tell people where the nets came from. The meeting also […]