Continuing to Learn Despite the Limits
A student posing in the middle of a chaotic JHS classroom. One evening in Antoa, there was a crowd of children on our doorstep. They were...
Staff Development, Team Development, International Development
[endif]--One of the goals I had for myself when I took on the Senior Program Manager position was to establish a professional development...
Finding Home
The Expo staff house in Anota, formerly the village post office. As I write this blog post I am sitting outside a coffee shop in...
Developing Individuality in the Ghanaian Education System
Students at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Boys JHS play a game to practice synonyms. My boys are my boys. They're a product of everything...
Introducing the Ghana Scholars Associate: Grace Marfo
My name is Grace Marfo, and I’m from Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. I am a graduate from the University for Development Studies. I did...
The Power of Peer-to-Peer
One day, I was sitting outside - hiding from the sun under a half-constructed building that serves as the teachers' room when it gets too...
Ghanaian Day Names
When I arrived to Ghana, one of the first things I was asked by a fellow staff member was, “Do you know what day you were born?” I...
