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Project in Ghana

  • African Outreach

    Around 30,000 people live in squalid conditions in Agbobloshie, a slum in Accra where there is overcrowding, poor quality housing, dirty water and few sanitary facilities. The project aims to improve the quality of life for people living there by mobilising local people and the government to improve local conditions. They also train people in practical skills so they can earn an income, and help them form groups so they can negotiate better housing and take part in community improvements.

    Amount Awarded: £280218

  • Africans Unite Against Child Abuse

    Drought and poverty in rural northern Ghana has led many children and young people to migrate to towns. The project supports children who spend their days on the streets, by providing drop-in centres which offer a safe environment for children to learn, eat and play. Older children are offered apprenticeships and given micro-credit to start businesses. The project campaigns for equal treatment for street children, such as free healthcare, so that they can enjoy a more secure and stable life.

    Amount Awarded: £271626

  • Basic Needs UK Trust

    There is a lack of understanding or recognition of mental illness in Ghana and Tanzania. This project supports organisations of mentally ill people in these countries. The project supports self-help groups to engage with health services, to access essential drugs. The groups actively participate in campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination. They are also supported to develop livelihood opportunities for their members. This means that people who experience mental illness have the support to deal with their condition. This project operates in two countries, with a spend of £500,000 in each location.

    Amount Awarded: £500000

  • Hope for Children

    Poverty in Ghana has led to large numbers of chidren – mainly girls - being 'fostered' or sent to live with relatives. Many of them end up as domestic servants and miss out on school. This project supports them to get an education. It also targets girls 'at risk' of becoming sex workers and provides them with counselling. The project aims to reduce the incidence of this practice, and supports families who, out of poverty, are considering sending one of their children away.

    Amount Awarded: £520629

  • The African Women's Development Fund

    Women and girls living in some of Africa's poorest communities can be greatly disadvantaged. The African Women's Development Fund is an organisation based in Ghana that provides grants to support women's organisations across Africa to help girls into school, to tackle violence against women, and to promote women's leadership.

    Amount Awarded: £1560000

  • Voluntary Service Overseas

    Although most children in Northern Ghana now enrol in primary school, most - especially girls - drop out before learning to read and write.  This project aims to work with communities to demand good quality education, and with the Ghana Education Service to improve the delivery of basic education. Work will be done within communities to tackle barriers to girls completing their education. Trained volunteer teachers will be placed in schools where there are severe teacher shortages. Thousands of children will benefit, and there are plans to use this approach to influence Ghanaian government policy.

    Amount Awarded: £3000000