On my return from the U.S., where I went for eye-shots and Christmas with my family, I brought back with me, as usual, a bunch of stuff. Included were 18 defensive pepper spray units for our girls at the Anansi House in Abura (they often walk home after dark from school and were expressing concern […]
People often ask me what life is like in Ghana. “What do you do all day?” I never know how to answer that question because each day is different and not always predictable. Some days are bad, others okay and some very good. Today was a good day. The morning started off with an email […]
Scholarships have been awarded to a new class of Anansi students. Here are the students, along with the essay they wrote on their application and their sponsor. We are honored to help these students improve their lives through education. Mary Otoo (aggregate 12), sponsors: Gail and Gary Fortenberry There are so many reasons […]
This week Mohammed and Anansi volunteer Megan Galley traveled to the village of Kruwa to do home visits for a group of students who have requested scholarships. These photos of potential students’ homes give you a picture of life in a small village in Ghana and show living conditions similar to that of most of […]
Updated Note 10/24/16: Several of these students were generously sponsored just before school started and they will be able to attend high school starting in the 2016-2017 school year. The other students will not be able to attend high school this year. They will enter the Anansi scholarship pool again next fall with the hopes […]
This past week we took a trip in my car to Kruwa, a remote village off the road to Kumasi. Check out the photos to get a feeling for this trip. Once there, we found Doris who has had to leave school because she was having seizures. She was selling “chips.” And her parents, whom […]
Kenneth Wyrick from Los Angeles came to Ghana for his first visit with a friend, Jacqueline Arkord. He came armed with a “Raspberry Pi” by World Possible, a device to access Rachel (research access computer hotspot education and learning). He wanted to share this free access to an educational digital library via the internet with the ICT departments in our […]
Friends and Supporters of Anansi, You have believed in our mission. You have supported us in our efforts to make a lasting difference in this world through education. We are grateful for all that we have been able to accomplish with your help. If you find that at the end of your fiscal […]
Their aggregates are based on the exit examination all Junior High School students take as a method for determining qualification for High School Placement. It is mostly a measure of how well they can memorize the material they have studied in Junior High School. The lower the score, the better the score. They are tested […]
It is that time of year again. We have selected seventeen new Anansi students who are now beginning school. Here are their names, photos and what they wrote about themselves on their Anansi Applications. Thank you to all sponsors! Michael Abaidoo Junior, Sponsors – Becky Bay and Leigh McDonnell I want to be given the scholarship from […]