African youth fight poverty through education
By: Jared Knoll “I believe that this young, brave and educated generation can make change in society and make the world a better..
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Sister Cities: A Model for Development in Ashaiman
Honourable Ibrahim Baidoo is the Mayor of Ashaiman- a city of over 200,000 people located 30 km outside Accra, Ghana’s capital. Baidoo..
On Ghana’s gold, “galamsey” miners and government action
By Iain Marlow ACCRA, GHANA—There’s a lot of gold in Ghana’s hills. Problematically, there’s also a lot of “galamsey.”..
Mamas know best: an organization in Ghana profits with fair trade
Ashley Terry is a senior producer with globalnews.ca. In the spring of 2013, she served as an expert trainer with Journalists for Human..
Obruni Chief
Ghana is full of people who came to the country, fell in love with it and its people, and ended up staying. Rod McLaren’s story is a..
“Mind the gap” – The crippling impact of HIV/AIDS on family composition and elderly Malawians
The old “respect your elders” adage has customarily been an important part of Malawian culture, with the elderly able to depend on the..
When beggars should be choosers – How the promise of remuneration is heading off freedom of movement and free choice of employment in Malawi
Not long after cutting their teeth, North American children are encouraged to call forward their dreams and consider the question, “What..
Who Owns the Land?: Deconstructing Joma
Clemente’s house is one of the few buildings in Joma with a roof. In fact, it’s one of the last structures still standing in the..
The cynic in me gets a slap in the face
Every once and awhile the generosity of strangers can floor you. The community of Fishula is a 15-minute drive outside the bustling..
Monkey business in Northern Ghana
I snapped photos of the setting sun over Ghana’s Mole National Park, not wanting the day to end. As I turned around I realized I..
Building Homegrown Health Care, Brick by Brick
Thousands of freshly molded reddish-brown bricks lie baking under the hot Malawian sun. “Self-help project! Self-help project!” one..
Creating a Sustainable Childhood
“I don’t want to grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid”- does this jingle ring a bell? Sadly, for most children in Malawi, the opportunity..
Development Through Drama
Since jhr believes in the power of the media to change lives and aid development through awareness of human rights, while in Cape Coast, I..
The Benefits of Weaving
The shelves of the weaving centre in Bangwe are filled with spools of brightly-colored yarns, making a colourful backdrop to what would..