Archive
26 February 2013
Awanya Village Chief Gets What He Wants
37 household latrines, probably used by over 370 people, have now been completed at Awanya – a village so desperate for latrines that the Chief rang us persistently on his mobile till he got what he wanted. The latrines were sponsored by our Crowdfunder friends, with extra help from one generous donor. Completion of the […]
24 February 2013
Gyetiase Eye Clinic
The clinic at Gyetiase is pretty well finished. We’re looking for a part time eye nurse and a part-time optician to screen a short list of cataract patients. Dr Peter Osei-Bonsu, the Komfo Anokye Hospital eye surgeon, will then visit twice a month to operate. Meanwhile, Nana Ab Roy (see his picture below) is starting […]
19 February 2013
At last – clean water at Gyetiase
One of our biggest projects right now is to develop the borehole drilled a couple of years ago in Tadiesa village. It provides enough good quality water not only to meet the needs of Tadiesa, but also to be pumped uphill to supply Gyetiase too. The photo shows (no, not another household latrine…) the pump […]
17 February 2013
Master’s Death
We are very sorry to announce that Mr HK Marfo, otherwise known as Master, died ten days ago in Kumasi Hospital. Master was Ashanti Development’s first volunteer in Ghana, and worked for us for many years, initially with no pay. At first he was responsible for all our work, from building the ground floor of […]
16 December 2012
Four Friends and Two Villages
Four friends recently joined forces to sponsor the neighbouring villages of Dadease and Mpenya in Ashanti. Ashanti News 19 tells the story of how, having funded household latrines, they set up a small jewellery-making business for the women in Dadease and are now selling bracelets and necklaces in the UK. It’s hard to think […]
18 November 2012
News from Ashanti
Six members of the Leigh Rotary Club visited Gyetiase last week to inspect the work Ashanti Development had done for them at Bimma Village. They seemed well pleased with the 108 household latrines, the kindergarten and food processing plant, the free school dinners, the farm support scheme and school playground they had funded. For its […]
21 October 2012
Tree-Planting Project
Low rainfall this summer meant that many saplings, planted as part of our tree-planting project, didn’t survive. The project depends on children in their last three years of school being given a sapling to look after, with prizes for the best. The photos show enthusiastic school children queuing up for or planting their replacement saplings.
30 August 2012
A Dream of Africa – Gala 2012
We hope you will join us at our 2012 Gala to raise awareness and funds for Ashanti Development, and enjoy an evening of beautiful ballet and music.
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