ECONOMIC GROWTH
Good farming practices improve livelihood
Joseph Nyabiase has been a rice farmer since 2006. He previously used local seeds and the traditional method of broadcasting the seeds. This led to haphazard plant distribution and to plants not receiving enough air. It also made it difficult to pick out weeds from among the rice plants. Story
OTHER STORIES
- Helping Farmers Hold Government Accountable
- Ghana 's new papayas are golden
- Artisans scale up to keep abreast with modern trends
- U.S. loan guarantee helps Ghana port acquire forklifts
- Pineapple farmer on the brink of bankruptcy turns farm around
HEALTH
Family Planning Service Receives Enthusiastic Response
Mary is a young mother with six children. She knows about many types of family planning methods available to Ghanaian families, but her family budget is limited and she cannot afford to pay for contraceptives. That is why Mary is very happy to have received a free, long-lasting contraceptive as part of a USAID program..
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OTHER STORIES
- Triage Training for Clinic Doctors Saves Lives of Mothers and Babies
- Ghana: With Scheduled Deliveries, Health Facilities Gain Better Access to
- Quality surveillance detects fake anti-malarial drugs in Ghana
- Cell phone supports stigma reduction among MSM in Ghana
- A step takes the rural dweller to a health care provider
EDUCATION
Community school teacher becomes a professional teacher
Mahama Harruna had never considered becoming a certified teacher when he first volunteered to serve as an educator in his rural community. Most trained teachers refused to teach there due to harsh living conditions. Story
OTHER STORIES
- Congregation applauds class two pupil for reading the Bible
- Eugene shows colleagues way to form reading habit
- Daborin community realizes dream for a formal school
- "Lazy teachers'school" becomes model in Ghana's second largest city
- I have every reason to be full of joy for Quality Improvements in Primary School has really made me great
DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE
Visually-impaired woman elected assembly member
The people of the Adaboorobisi area in Ghana 's Upper East Region have placed their trust in a 39-year-old visually impaired woman as their representative in the local government assembly. Story