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Nicholas reckons that Nyinampong is one of the poorest villages he’s ever seen, so there was great rejoicing last week when he was able to tell them that a sponsor had been found for their household latrines.  The meeting was well attended, although many people were preparing for marketday the following morning.  It was attended […]

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

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 […]

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?

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

There’s a lovely video about Gyetiase by Linda Livni at http://animoto.com/play/EQdLNC6r9JCwlRd0FONPTw