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18 Jan

General Afrifa’s Mistake

In 1968 General Afrifa was installed as Ghana’s new head of state but he was overthrown three years later. He retired to his home village, Krobo, until 1979 when he […]

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6 Jan

Ashanti Development Must Get A Move On

The quarterly statistics below are patient-throughput figures for the four clinics (excluding the eye clinic) we have built in Ashanti. The first two, named after founder David Williamson and donor […]

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14 Dec

GiveasyouLive!

Shopping online for gifts? You could win £875 worth of beauty treats from LOOKFANTASTIC courtesy of @GiveasyouLive! Enter the competition this week and generate free donations for us every time […]

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10 Dec

A little help with medical equipment.

Kyebi’s quite a large town in Ashanti.  We haven’t given it clean water or latrines and hygiene training because we always felt it was too big for us to tackle.  […]

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19 Nov

The moment the people of Krobo have dreamed of!

It doesn’t show on their faces, but this is the moment the people of Krobo have dreamed of.  For years the community has been asking us for latrines and hygiene […]

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18 Nov

Ashanti News 41, November 2020

Climate change, Hunger comes south, A mask for all seasons, A poet’s village Ashanti News 41, November 2020

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29 Oct

Improvements at Nyinampong

The borehole at Nyinampong has just been mechanised, so now people can turn on a tap and have the water pour straight into a bucket for carrying home.  

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19 Oct

Masks for Christmas presents!

Ashanti Development’s dressmaking school in Gyetiase is currently making masks for us to sell as Christmas presents.  (£6 each plus £1 postage and packing.)  They’re very popular, and well made. […]

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