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Christine Myers, a longtime friend of Anansi, recently visited Ghana and helped tutor in the Host & Teach workshops held for Anansi students. She wrote and shared the following essay about her experience. Thank you, Christine, for your energy, time, enthusiasm and generosity for Anansi Education and all our students. Ghanaian women in head […]
The first time I met Seidu Ibrahim he was a 17 year old surly teenager who in the company of his uncle Kwame said not one word to me. He just slumped on the sofa on my front porch with his feet and long skinny legs outstretched in front of him. Seidu’s life had changed […]
A crucial part of our Anansi selection process includes the “Home Visits.” We go to the remote villages where our students live and talk with the parents, the students, their teachers and visit their homes. I don’t know exactly how to share this experience with you as my words cannot paint an accurate picture, but I’ll try: […]
In the summer of 1970 when my son Stephen was in high school, he came home one night at 11 o’clock as excited as I’d only seen him once before when he first saw crashing ocean waves on a beach in Oregon. He had just learned how to program that huge computer taking up the space […]
Anansi Education Managing Director Daniel Osei has been doing some thorough analysis of Anansi’s scholarship and tutoring methods. He developed this presentation to showcase his analysis – please review, and if you have any follow-up questions, we would truly love to hear them! Download his analysis and presentation for yourself: ASSESSING THE ANANSI INTERVENTION
“Wie war’s in Ghana?” (written for German readers with little familiarity with Ghana) After my four-week stay in Ghana in December 2021, this short, friendly question was one I frequently heard. Answering briefly is, however, not easy. This would perhaps be my short answer: I encountered people who were for the most part dignified […]
In this video, Anansi Education Managing Director Daniel Osei speaks about how Anansi students are able to achieve success and what donations to Anansi make possible. ————- Please join us on May 1st at 1:30 PM for our 17th Annual Fundraiser, held virtually. To register, please provide your name, contact information, and any specific […]
Anansi Family! We will be hosting our 17th annual Anansi fundraiser, starting at 1:30 pm. PST on Sunday, May 1, 2022. To register, please provide your name, contact information, and any specific questions you might have at: https://forms.gle/LADGM6mz3edDr8Hf8 The first 25 households, within the United States, who pre-register by April 15th and make a $25.00 donation using PayPal will […]
December 2021 Dear Anansi Friends, Merry Christmas from me, and all our family and friends in Ghana. It is the time of year when everyone is inclined to reflect on the previous year. In reaching out to you, and reflecting on the journey of Anansi, I am compelled to summarize the incredible history of […]
Join us for a Webinar on “Anansi Education: Stories, Trivia and Q&A” March 14th at 1:00 PM PST, learn about the Non-Profit Anansi, their 17 years long work to educate young people in West Africa and why it should matter to you! There will be trivia, an opportunity for Q&A and the chance to join […]